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
<br /> 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
<br /> 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
<br /> 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
<br /> 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.
