Down and Out in the MP3 Market

Posted by Jonathan On May 31, 2012 3 COMMENTS

Read the full 3bute… I recently discovered this new 3bute adapted from a blog post by Chris Kirkley (on Sahel Sounds), in which he recounts a visit to an MP3 market on the streets of Nouakchott, Mauritania. Kirkley’s brief but vivid account perfectly illustrates the radical digitization of the urban African landscape over the past  [ Read More ]

3bute for Virus

Posted by Jonathan On February 18, 2012 1 COMMENT

Below is an adaptation of my short story ‘Virus,’ created by Bunmi Oloruntoba of 3bute.com, ‘a mashable anthology of African modernity.’ The result is an impressive piece of hyperfiction; a three-page comic strip layered with several links to relevant multimedia from around the web: You can view the full 3bute here… While you’re up there,  [ Read More ]