Kanye and Russell make a trip down to support the protesters at Occupy Wall Street.

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Members of the legendary Tuareg group, Tinariwen played a set with JeConte on harmonica at a fundraiser for the 'Essakane Film' in NYC. The film documents the production of the festival Tinariwen helped start 11 years ago, 'The Festival in the Desert.'

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Manny Ansar, the director of Festival in the Desert (the annual music festival held in the Sahara Desert) tells Okayafrica about the logistical difficulties of putting on the festival and why it's well worth the effort.

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Okayafrica interviews the filmmakers of 'Punk In Africa' Keith Jones and Jeffrey Brown. They tell us about the development of punk music in Southern Africa during the early years, as well as its political and cultural relevance.

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In 2008 Focus Features launched Africa First, a program geared toward building independent filmmaking in Africa. Each year Africa First grants $10000 to emerging filmmakers from across the continent to make a short film. As part of the program, the participants are flown to New York City where they are paired up with an established industry professional to develop their scripts. Program Director Kisha Cameron-Dingle invited Okayafrica to join the filmmakers and advisory board on a private tour of the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, New York.

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Celebrate Brooklyn & OkayAfrica Presents: The Roots Live @ Prospect Park, Brooklyn NYC Bluntgutsnation.com

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Okayafrica TV: Kenya's Just A Band on their first visit to New York.

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Iyadede performs traditional dance from Rawanda

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Celebrate Brooklyn! presents OkayAfrica World Cup Celebration ft. headliner TALIB KWELI live @ Prospect Park Bandshell, BKNY! Other acts included The Roots, Bajah + The Dry Eye Crew, Zakee, Dragons of Zynth, Sahr w/ Super Human Happiness, and so many more. Exclusive raw vido footage courtesy of HUMANcinema. Keep on dancin'! You gotta keep on dancin'!

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Celebrate Brooklyn! presents OkayAfrica World Cup Celebration ft. guitarist CAP'N KIRK DOUGLAS powered by THE ROOTS @ Prospect Park Bandshell, BKNY! Other acts included Talib Kweli, Bajah + The Dry Eye Crew, Zakee, Dragons of Zynth, Sahr w/ Super Human Happiness, and so many more! Exclusive raw video footage courtesy of HUMANcinema.

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Celebrate Brooklyn! presents OkayAfrica World Cup Celebration ft. surprise guest performance by NICE & SMOOTH @ Prospect Park Bandshell, BKNY! Other acts included The Roots, Talib Kweli, Bajah + The Dry Eye Crew, Zakee, Dragons of Zynth, Sahr w/ Super Human Happiness, and so many more. Exclusive raw video footage courtesy of HUMANcinema.

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Celebrate Brooklyn! presents OkayAfrica World Cup Celebration ft. headliner THE ROOTS live @ Prospect Park Bandshell, BKNY! Other acts included Talib Kweli, Bajah + The Dry Eye Crew, Zakee, Dragons of Zynth, Sahr w/ Super Human Happiness, and so many more. Exclusive raw vido footage courtesy of HUMANcinema.

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Celebrate Brooklyn! presents OkayAfrica World Cup Celebration ft. surprise guest performance by NICE & SMOOTH @ Prospect Park Bandshell, BKNY! Other acts included The Roots, Talib Kweli, Bajah + The Dry Eye Crew, Zakee, Dragons of Zynth, Sahr w/ Super Human Happiness, and so many more. Exclusive raw video footage courtesy of HUMANcinema. You can't have your cake and eat it too girl!

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Hugh Masekela performs at SummerStage in Central Park. Video shot and directed by Yahya Ismail.

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Okayafrica TV interviewed some of the designers backstage at the Arise Magazine "Made in Africa" show at New York Fashion Week. The show featured the designer's Spring 2012 collections. Video shot and edited by Jay Sprogell - www.jaysprogell.com

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The good people at OkayAfrica brought Nneka to NYC where she performed unplugged at SOBs. With "Vagabonds in Power," Nneka fires shots aimed directly at those few that seek to control and oppress the many. Filmed and edited by Edward Pages.

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?uestlove and Black Thought of The Roots take DNA test to find out where in Africa they come from.

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In this video Seun rips today's commercial hip-hop artists a new one, talks about polygamy and monogamy ("one wife too many"), his dream collabo, and how he'll keep the afrobeat flame alive forever. According to Rolling Stone, Seun Kuti's sophomore album, From Africa With Fury: Rise - co-produced with Brian Eno, "burns."

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?uestlove, Moby, Kweli, Kanye West, Russell Simmons, Bilal, Angelique Kidjo, and Gbenga Akinnagbe (from The Wire!) stand in solidarity with the #Occupy protests on Wall Street and across the country. For more information on how you can help and get involved, check www.okayplayer.com/wallstreet

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A look back at the African fashions that inspire today's designers.

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www.SOCIETYHAE.COM - Society HAE's n'dada vaz catches up with MC Blitz The Ambassador at the Celebrate Brooklyn/OkayAfrica World Cup Launch at Prospect Park on July 11, 2010. Blitz waxes poetically about what he calls 'The African Renaissance'. Fore More Info on Blitz The Ambassador and The Mighty Embassy Ensemble visit www.embassy.mvmt.com

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Angélique Kidjo sings Tracy Chapman's 'Talking About A Revolution' to show her support for Occupy Wall Street.

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Senegalese music legend Baaba Maal states his solidarity with the 99% and the Occupy Wall Street movement

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