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Photography by Hugo van Noort & Olivia Witmond Gevluchte Kunst is an initiative from Simone van Ommen , Anna-Sophie Kummer , Josephine Kleinendorst and Hasan Al-Raheem . They believe in creating a positive image of people with a refugee and/or status holder background and are achieving this by creat

Bony Fly , Don Mateo or if we're doing up government names Mateo Echeverria is one of the most refreshing sound selectors in the contemporary music landscape. After seeing him live and getting to know him last summer in Croatia, he came to visit the Patta family in Amsterdam so it was about time tha

Following up with another heavy-hitter: mayo! With an excellent new release on United Identities under her belt, she’ll take care of the next hour with her uncompromising punk attitude, enjoy! We caught up with mayo late last year - get familiar with where she is and where she is going here .

Today it is quite difficult to imagine that there once was a time when sneakers were frowned upon in many workplaces and on formal occasions. Even worse, wearing sneakers was almost a guarantee to catch the gasface and get you denied at clubs and bars for "not being dressed appropriately" on your ni

We caught up with BXKS earlier this year through our Get Familiar series. She is back with her unique contemporary rap sound which perfectly marries her unrelenting vocal styles with trap beats. Forever innovating, BXKS pairs up with Oscar #Worldpeace on the "321" for this latest single from her sec

Finn Foxell is Shepard's Bush-based but bound for international pastures. The young contemporary artist has dropped a stream of consistently impressive records alongside a series of visuals that align with his vision. As we enter another lockdown it was time to catch up with Finn Foxell and get fami

Now if the name Raven Artson rings any bells for you it's because he has been a key player in recent lookbooks for Patta. With his Get Familiar article released earlier this year alongside his lead role in ‘ The Performer (And Some Brief Thoughts On Beauty From Upper Management) ’, a movie directed

Minikingz just came off stage at the latest Patta x Deviation event . Consisting of North-London based artists Ragz Originale , Oscar #Worldpeace and BenjiFlow , Minikingz have been out here, making waves in their community and beyond so it was time to get familiar and show some love to the crew. Ra

Amsterdam’s rising dark horse / talented misfit / rising talent mayo presents her debut EP for United Identities . “ Sad Violin Music '' holds three dirty jams, driven by her self-built modular synth. mayo created opener “Dystopian Dialect” during the slow winter of 2020. It became a hypnotising slu

Can you introduce yourself to our readers please? My name is Maha and I’m a creative from the north of the Netherlands. How do you feel about representation within Dutch media? If you’re talking about Black Muslim representation, I’d say there isn’t. But if you take them separate, there’s plenty, so

Lola Edobor is an Amsterdam-born restaurateur, with Dutch and Nigerian roots. She is the owner of Pamela , a queer and BIPOC safe space in the city center with plenty of high quality drinks, music and food to satisfy your needs. She loves the nightlife and the feeling of freedom it gives her and it

Bar Bario is the new kid on the block in Amsterdam's city center. Founded by 21 year old Sierra in the middle of a pandemic, they have grown through word-of-mouth based on the unique take they bring to nightlife and culture in the city by pushing BIPOC and queer kids to the front and providing a saf

Emory Douglas is a key figure in the Black Panther Party. From 1967 to the 1980s, Douglas was involved with the Party after recognizing the need for self-defense, which is what the Panthers focused on from the beginning. After linking up with the co-founders Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale just mere

Every once in a while you can find an artist who is genuine in their expression. Combing their environment and their craft, seamlessly. Saman Khoshgbari aka Flourboy is one of those artists. Born in the concrete jungle of Tehran, Iran and living in Maastricht, The Netherlands, he loves to create som

Luca Durán follows a series of stellar EPs with his first solo album, released via his own Akoya Circles imprint. The uncategorizable Swiss-Colombian producer embarks on a wide-ranging electronic journey throughout ‘ Libertas ’, a diverse sonic exploration of the concepts of freedom and independence

One breakthrough contemporary artist who's been our radar for a long time is Singer-songwriter Murkage Dave . Based out of East London, he has been pushing the boundaries between Brit-pop and R&B with his own unique flare and flavour so much so we just knew it was time to get familiar with the man h