| Ntone Edjabe | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1970 Douala |
| Occupation | Writer, journalist, DJ |
| Nationality | Cameroonian |
Ntone Edjabe is a writer, journalist, DJ and founding editor of Chimurenga magazine.
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Ntone Edjabe was born in Douala and he moved to Lagos where he began his studies. In 1993 he interrupted his studies to move to South Africa.[1] He works as journalist, writer and DJ and basketball coach.[2] He became co-founder and manager of the Pan African Market in 1997, a commercial and cultural space located in Long Street in the centre of Cape Town. In 2002 he created the Chimurenga magazine. In 2004 he is facilitator[3] of Time of the Writer and in 2007 he participated in its 10th edition at the Centre for Creative Arts of the University KwaZulu-Natal.[4] Edjabe is co-founder and member of the DJ collective Fong Kong Bantu Soundsystem. In 2009 he was Massachusetts Institute of Technology Abramowitz Artist-in-Residence.[5]
In 2011 Edjabe won the Principal Award of the Prince Claus Awards, with his Chimurenga platform.
In 2002 Ntone Edjabe became founder and director of the Chimurenga magazine and curator of the series of publications African Cities Reader with Edgar Pieterse. He collaborated with radios and publications. He became co-presenter of Soul Makossa, a programme on Bush Radio 89.5, a radio station based in Cape Town.[6] He is curator with Neo Muyanga of the Pan African Space Station (PASS). Among the publications he contributes to Politique Africaine, L'Autre Afrique, BBC Focus on Africa.