Brussels, Belgium, 15 June 2019
For the second time, HAPE participated in Cubalandz - Festival of contemporary Cuban art.
This year, HAPE Collective presented one of its favourite DJs in Havana: DJ Cami Laye Okun and her funky Afro-Cuban groove, followed by the frenetic beats of DJ SebCat of Rebel Up! Collective
Ndjamena, Chad, 10 June 2019
5 stars review on Songlines, mentions and interviews on the Guardian, BBC, RFI, Rai Radio2... and airplays in more than 25 countries! Two months after the release of Desert to Douala, we are mesmerised by the success of Pulo NDJ’s debut album. And if you have not listened to it, or want to check what the media have said about it, here you can find all the reviews, radio shows and podcasts who talked about us.
Brussels, 8 June 2019
Giraffes & Penguins and HAPE collective joined forces for a night of underground african and hip-shaking dancehall vibes with legendary DJ/producer Poirier (CA) and DjDoctor Pepper Jamaica (JM/BE) !
Miami, USA, 5 May 2019
Together with CubaOne and CET HAPE has presented Creativas2 , a unique meet-up event that will bring four of Havana’s brightest women entrepreneurs to the Miami Light Project on Sunday, May 5th, at 3pm.
Lauren Fajardo, Cristina Figueroa, May Reguera and Marta Deus presented a topic of their work and its impact on a new generation of Cubans in Havana.
N’Djamena, Chad, 29 March 2019
Announcing our first album, Pulo NDJ's "From Desert To Douala" - a collaborative record between Nickodemus, HAPE & a group of local musicians recorded in N'djamena, Chad. Our friends at Afropop Worldwide have the very first taste of the album with "Clandoman" - an uplifting track paying homage to the Taxi Motorcycle drivers in Chad's dusty capital.
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Havana, Cuba, 16 March 2019
HAPE, Friends of Havana and Estudio50, presented “La Habana Creativa”.
The event celebrated the closing of “Hablemos de Las Industrias Creativas de La Habana”, two days of talks and work-shops, where international experts discussed with the Cuban counterpart about the ways of unleashing the potential of Havana’s creative economies
Havana, Cuba, 16 February 2019
On February 16th, HAPE and La Marca, Havana’s first body art studio came together to celebrate, La Marca’s fourth birthday in “Ponte en Cu4tro”.
La Marca’s art installations decorated Estudio50. The show started with a performance by El Individuo and Dj Lapiz, named by Billboard as “Cuban artists you should listen to” and leading voices of Cuba’s new hip-hop and rap movement.
HAPE Collective’s Ben and DJ Landeep’s music lit up the dance floor.
