
Blitz the Ambassador shares his love for filmmaking and the importance of having native voices behind the lens telling their stories.
Aug 01, 2011 | Categories: 120 SECONDS, FWL BLOG, VIDEO | Tags: africa, behind the lens, Blitz the Ambassador, filmmaking, ghana, hip hop, love, mc, native voices, red clay, stories | Leave A Comment »

Docs We Love :: Bikelordz >> Magic in a bottle! In this case, the magic is freestyle bmx and the bottle is Ghana.
Jul 21, 2011 | Categories: FWL BLOG | Tags: 2Face, Accra, africa, African dance Busking, Amponsah, bicycles, bike, Bikelordz, bikes, bmx, dance, flatland, ghana, Nana, Ofori, Samini, tricks, West Africa, Yoo | Leave A Comment »

Grammy-nominated, Nigerian musician Femi Kuti explains the importance of African unity and awareness given the continent’s colonial history and current political systems as the impetus for his new album, Africa for Africa.
May 16, 2011 | Categories: 120 SECONDS, MOST RECENT, VIDEO | Tags: 120 seconds, africa, africa for africa, afrobeat, colonialism, fela kuti, fela!, Femi Kuti, nigeria, the shrine | 1 Comment »

Nas + Damian Marley | Distant Relatives “Patience” – HOLY FUCKING NABIL ELDERKIN!!! Do me a favor, watch this video and tell me these cats ain’t changing the game. So many layers…So little time. Talk about a game changer. I’ve said it before, and i’ll say it again…Nabil ain’t playing!
Feb 09, 2011 | Categories: FWL BLOG | Tags: africa, amadou, bob marley, Bruno mars, com, Damian Marley, distant relatives, game, hip hop, jamaica, miriam, moon, music, nabil, Nabil Elderkin, nas, patience, rap, reggae, sabali, universal, Videos We Love | 1 Comment »

By seeing his Ghanaian family become successful in this country, Stanley Lumax learned that hard work and passion open your life to infinite possibilities.
Mar 30, 2010 | Categories: 120 SECONDS, VIDEO | Tags: 120 seconds, africa, anomaly, basketball, com, converse, country, fela kuti, fela!, ghana, hard work, hip hop, kids, krs-one, life, nike, passion, photographer, Stanley Lumax, travel, work | Leave A Comment »
Jon Stewart sits down with William Kamkwamba who at the age of 14, rather than accept his fate, started borrowing books from a small community lending library located at his former primary school. He borrowed an 8th grade American textbook called Using Energy, which depicted wind turbines on its cover. He decided to build a windmill to power his family’s home and obviate the need for kerosene, which provided only smoky, flickering, distant and expensive light after dark.
Oct 08, 2009 | Categories: FWL BLOG | Tags: africa, books, Books We Love, com, Jon Stewart, ted, the boy who harnessed the wind, using energy, William Kamkwamba, windmill | Leave A Comment »

“Funk Aid for Africa” is a charitable mix compiled by our good friend DJ ObaH who has been gracing our local clubs for years. All proceeds from the sale of this compilation are going towards the construction of a “green” playground for the children of Youth with a Vision (YWAV), a South African organization that [...]
Aug 03, 2009 | Categories: FWL BLOG | Tags: 120 seconds, 7 Miles per Hour Band & Kay-Dee records, africa, Amayo’s Fu - Arkist-Ra, Chico Mann, Daisuke Naito, Dario Boente, dj, DJ Kiva, dj moni, dj obah, dub spot records, El Pueblo, friends we love, friendswelove.com, funk, funk aid for africa, Happy Mayfield, Huge in Japan, J Boogie’s Dubtronic Science & OM recordings, King Britt, Kokolo Afrobeat Orchestra, love, Meta & the Cornerstones & 54 Sounds, mike vargas, moni pineda, music, nappy g., next aid, nuyorktricity, Ocote Soul Sounds & ESL Records, production company, Sbirro Funk, The Lions, The Pimps of Joytime & Wonderwheel Recordings, The Pleasuremaker Band, Ticklah & Easy Star Records, TM Juke & the Jack Baker Trio, Ursula Rucker & Five Star Media, video producers, web series | Leave A Comment »