In light of the pandemic, The Middle East’s largest street culture festival SOLE DXB has just launched a new mixed-media platform, sole.digital, dedicated to music, fashion, the visual arts and sports from the Middle East, India, Africa, the Caribbean and their diasporas.
Interviews
American rapper Kurtis Blow and Black Star’s Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey are some of the global artists who are featured on the new platform.Podcasts
Fans of podcasts will certainly enjoy listening to in-depth conversations with the likes of American fashion designer and DJ Heron Preston and US radio presenter Minya Oh, known by the stage name Miss Info.Poetry
Award-winning Jamaican film actor, author and poet Sheldon R. Shepherd penned a poem titled “Dummy,” which he also narrated for the platform.Essays
The new platform features thought-provoking essays that tackle important issues of race, colorism, sustainability and other social issues.Music
Music lovers will find mixes from celebrated DJs such as US-based Fly Hendrix and sister duo Mai.Photography and Film
Short film “Taga Rito: An Exercise Club in III Acts” by Dubai-based filmmaker Amirah Tajdin is now streaming on the website. There’s also a photo essay from photographer Maxwell Aurélien James.
