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@_.sinatra

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Septemba!!!!
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Bits from day 1 & 2 of @spotifygreasytunes @studio18ke @the_b.a.g_ πŸ•ΊπŸΎ
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#Nairobi: The #Out #Film #Festival 2026: Tumekuwepo, Jun. 17-20 2026 @ Goethe Institut Nairobi Dates: June 17-20, 2026 Venue: Goethe Institut Nairobi #OFF26
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@friendsoftheartist shot on @yesterjoys at the FOTA birthday fest πŸ©΅πŸ’™
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Karibu Nairobi: Stamped and Approved asks a simple question with sharp consequences: what happens when a nation’s official image no longer matches the reality its people live? β€œI was drawn to the stamp because of that gap between official narrative and lived experience.” In this series, Nairobi-based multimedia designer Sinatra Chumo ( @_.sinatra) reclaims the postage stamp as a site of cultural critique. Once used as miniature ambassadors of national identity, stamps become, in his hands, a way to document the Nairobi that official symbols rarely hold in full, from inequality and political tension to the improvisations that keep the city running. Working within the visual language of mid-century philatelic design, Chumo draws on period typography, distressed textures, archival palettes, and the formal structure of the stamp itself. The works look official, and that is what makes them land, exposing the distance between branded identity and lived experience rather than projecting a polished national myth. For Chumo, the project is not about cynicism but about honesty, about what becomes visible when design stops smoothing things over and starts documenting what is actually there. Read the full Q&A with Sinatra Chumo at the link in bio. Images courtesy of the artist. Credit: Sinatra Chumo, Karibu Nairobi: Stamped and Approved (2025/2026).
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what kind of friends we are a year later. birthday fest tickets available on @mookh.africa & via the link in our bio πŸ©΅πŸ’™ director @youngmcdonalds producer @debbiebosiboriiiiiii photographer @channel.fay muse @thepurpleflacko πŸ“ @thevillagecreativegroup_ke
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π‘»π’‰π’Šπ’” 𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒔 π’Šπ’π’‡π’π’–π’†π’π’„π’†π’… 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’„π’“π’†π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’ 𝒐𝒇 π’Žπ’π’“π’† π’†π’™π’‘π’†π’“π’Šπ’Žπ’†π’π’•π’‚π’ π’Žπ’–π’”π’Šπ’„ π’ƒπ’š π’ƒπ’†π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒂 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔, π’ƒπ’š π’”π’‰π’π’˜π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 π’Šπ’” 𝒂 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’‚π’„π’„π’π’Žπ’Žπ’π’…π’‚π’•π’†π’” π’Šπ’•.Β  πŸ“ΈΒ Sinatra Chumo @_.sinatra is a visual artist based in Nairobi, Kenya, with a passion for various forms of creativity, including digital art, graphic design, and photography. A typical chaotic, bass-heavy night out at The Mist, capturing the essence of an underground club environment, full of life and dynamic energy. This photo, taken in Juli 2023, is part of the place photo series and part of the new Norient book that reflects on the meanings of place in sound and music. Purchase your personal copy at norient.com/books πŸ“š πŸ“’π‘―π’π’Žπ’† π’Šπ’” 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 π‘Ίπ’•π’“π’Šπ’—π’†π’” πŸ’¬edited by @alienationist_ @vertigobruja @thomasburkhalter @hannes.liechti @vinzentpreuss πŸ’» featuring essays, poems, articles, artworks, photos and sound pieces by 85 contributors from 38 countries πŸ“š book and cover design by Maria UtheΒ Β Β @perfumecaravanΒ and Arief Wibisono πŸ“Έ cover photo by @ronja_falkenbach 🎬communication by @vertigobruja πŸ–ŠοΈcopy editing by Tash Siddiqui and Meredith Slifkin πŸ—“ published 06/2025 at Norient Books πŸ“¦available in the Norient Shop, Bandcamp and BigCartel EUR 29.–  #HomeisWheretheHeartStrives #NorientBooks #club #dance #photography placephoto Nairobi TheMist
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in summary: 1. all legs 2. the artist & the muse @bintibantu 3. karyendasoul 4. made africa’s first club magazine as a commemorative project for the continent’s biggest electronic music club. i love you @debbiebosiboriiiiiii 5. red 6. dancing at the crib 7. fay’s favorite 8. the family 9. @goetheinstitut_nairobi invited me to spend a week with some of the most brilliant people i’ve ever met. an honor 10. mag missions 11. drinks of the year 12. the first flower 13. valentines 14. favorite artist, favorite person, favorite show 15. wedding in all black 16. beautiful bonfire at the beautiful getaway with my beautiful girlfriend 17. why am i standing like that? 18. moments before collapsing 19. cute butt insane year! just the start.
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Ngara in 360 #CulturePassKE #HackingTheFuture #UKKenyaSeason2025
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whatever can, will
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October lately
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Throwback from the @friendsoftheartist hang out at @studio_canv in July πŸ’™ #whowhatwhereonsite
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