Ntone Edjabe (born 1970) is a

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ian writer, journalist, DJ and founding editor of '' Chimurenga'' magazine.

Life and career

Ntone Edjabe was born in Douala, Cameroon, and he moved to

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, Nigeria, where he began his studies. In 1993 he interrupted his studies to move to

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. He works as a journalist, writer, DJ, and basketball coach. In 1997 he became co-founder and manager of the Pan African Market, a commercial and cultural space located in Long Street in the centre of

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. In 2002 he founded ''Chimurenga'' magazine. In 2004 he was facilitator of ''Time of the Writer'', and in 2007 he participated in its 10th edition at the Centre for Creative Arts of the

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. Edjabe is co-founder and member of the DJ collective Fong Kong Bantu Soundsystem. In 2009 he was

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Abramowitz Artist-in-Residence.

Recognition

In 2011, Edjabe won the Principal Award of the

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, with his ''Chimurenga platform''. In 2017, he was a member of the international jury that selected

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as recipient of the Golden Lion for best national participation in the

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Works

In 2002, Edjabe became founder and director of ''Chimurenga'' magazine and curator of the series of publications ''African Cities Reader'' with Edgar Pieterse. He co-presented the radio programme ''Soul Makossa'' on Bush Radio 89.5, a station based in Cape Town. He is curator with Neo Muyanga of the Pan African Space Station (PASS). Among the publications to which he contributes are ''

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'', '' L'Autre Afrique'' and ''

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''.

Essays and articles

"In Search of the Lost Rhythm"
in ''Coffeebeans Routes cc'', Cape Town.

''Artthrob'', n. 71, July 2003. * "Corps ville violence Why blackman dey carry shit", in ''

'', Issue 100 ''Cosmopolis: de la ville, de l'Afrique et du monde'', ed. Dominique Malaquais, Karthala Editions, 2006.

Notes

Bibliography

* Dídac P. Lagarriga
"Chimurenga: who no know go know; An interview with Ntone Edjabe"
in ''Africaneando, Revista de actualidad y experiencias'', 2004. * Trebor Scholz
"Chimurenga: Cape Town Now! Politics, Music, Culture: An interview with Ntone Edjabe"
CTheory.net, 19/06/2002. * Ntone Edjabe
"Chimurenga, Felasophy and the Quest for Lightness in the New South Africa"
conferenza, MIT, 31/05/2009.
"The New South Africa with Ntone Edjabe - Kwaito's Influence on SA Lit"
7:12m, Studio 360 (radio), 25/06/2010. *

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and Rob Spillman
"The continental shelf"
in ''Vanity Fair'', July 2007. {{DEFAULTSORT:Edjabe, Ntone Cameroonian journalists People from Douala 1970 births Living people Cameroonian DJs Cameroonian expatriates in South Africa