Glam Africa: The Revolutionary Edition (2019)
2019 has been a special year for so many reasons, and Glam Africa is bringing the year - and the decade - to a close with our most ambitious edition ever: The Revolutionary Edition. In this edition, the reality TV phenomenon is front-and-centre, with Love Island star Ovie Soko joining us for his first ever cover shoot, as well as a fashion cover featuring Big Brother Naija and Dancing on Ice stars, power couple Mike and Perri Edwards. To pull off this one-of-a-kind issue, we said sayonara to our in-house editorial team (temporarily) and enlisted a diverse group of talented, young content creators for our first ever ‘digital takeover’, which sees online personalities including bloggers, presenters and YouTubers adapting their digital expertise for print media. Very few publications can boast such a diverse range of content, and whatever it is you're looking for, GA has got you covered. We might as well have called this ‘The Egalitarian Issue’, because there really is something for everyone.
2019 has been a special year for so many reasons, and Glam Africa is bringing the year - and the decade - to a close with our most ambitious edition ever: The Revolutionary Edition. In this edition, the reality TV phenomenon is front-and-centre, with Love Island star Ovie Soko joining us for his first ever cover shoot, as well as a fashion cover featuring Big Brother Naija and Dancing on Ice stars, power couple Mike and Perri Edwards. To pull off this one-of-a-kind issue, we said sayonara to our in-house editorial team (temporarily) and enlisted a diverse group of talented, young content creators for our first ever ‘digital takeover’, which sees online personalities including bloggers, presenters and YouTubers adapting their digital expertise for print media. Very few publications can boast such a diverse range of content, and whatever it is you're looking for, GA has got you covered. We might as well have called this ‘The Egalitarian Issue’, because there really is something for everyone.
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The RENAISSANCE
MEN
BY BOIPELO JEAN CHABABA
2019 has been an interesting
year for us as black people.
At Glam Africa, we're used to
celebrating remarkable women
and putting their achievements
on full display, but for this
edition we wanted to specially
acknowledge some of the strides
being made by men, that are
changing the world in big ways.
From music to TV & film, and
even the world of sports, here
are a few that have wowed us
this year.
Burna Boy, The glue between Old
Africa and New Africa
Whether the title is self-professed or fanbestowed,
it is certain that the Nigerian-born
‘African Giant’ is indeed the giant we needed
to bridge the gap between the old sound
of Africa and a new one, which has now
gone global. Burna Boy draws inspiration
from musical legends like Fela Kuti and Hugh
Masekela to create a unique sound that has
captured international ears like none other.
Akon, Lighting up the way
Every now and again we find ourselves
wondering where Akon is, and what he is
up to, but with each instance, the answer
lies somewhere with his contributions to the
growth of the African continent. In 2015 the
Senegalese artist launched a solar project that
was projected to provide electricity for around
600 million people. Very few men in recent
years have come close to matching Akon's
contributions towards eradicating poverty and
improving the lives of African people.
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