#loalu

@djzinhle by @laolunyc We spent a day with the exceptionally talented @laolunyc (go take a look if you don't know him, African artist blowing up in NYC), he was in town to promote the custom @belvederevodka bottle he designed. @culoedesong and @djzinhle were the canvases for his work this time, scroll to see a time lapse of the process and some more shots. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Laolu collaborated with Beyoncé recently on Lemonade, through his Sacred Art of the Ori, a type of ritual body art that is said to facilitate a spiritually intimate experience. In Yoruba, Ori literally means your essence, soul and destiny ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #culoe #loalu #zinhle #artist #africa #bodypaint #portrait #photography #yoruba #nigeria #portraitphotography #portrait_vision #djzinhle #timelapse #blackandwhite (at Sandton, Gauteng) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxucyhCnxVz/?igshid=1sgwntiv4su7o

We spent a day with the exceptionally talented @laolunyc (go take a look if you don't know him, African artist blowing up in NYC), he was in town to promote the custom @belvederevodka bottle he designed. @culoedesong and @djzinhle were the canvases for his work this time, scroll to see a behind the scenes video. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Laolu collaborated with Beyoncé recently on Lemonade, through his Sacred Art of the Ori, a type of ritual body art that is said to facilitate a spiritually intimate experience. In Yoruba, Ori literally means your essence, soul and destiny ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #culoe #loalu #zinhle #artist #africa #bodypaint #portrait #photography #yoruba #nigeria #portraitphotography #portrait_vision #djzinhle #timelapse #blackandwhite (at Sandton, Gauteng) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxrjtz1HqDG/?igshid=1w1ii9h9ylu5y

We spent a day with the exceptionally talented @laolunyc (go take a look if you don't know him, African artist blowing up in NYC), he was in town to promote the custom @belvederevodka bottle he designed. @culoedesong and @djzinhle were the canvases for his work this time, scroll to see a time lapse of the process and some more shots. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Laolu collaborated with Beyoncé recently on Lemonade, through his Sacred Art of the Ori, a type of ritual body art that is said to facilitate a spiritually intimate experience. In Yoruba, Ori literally means your essence, soul and destiny ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #culoe #loalu #zinhle #artist #africa #bodypaint #portrait #photography #yoruba #nigeria #portraitphotography #portrait_vision #djzinhle #timelapse #blackandwhite (at Sandton, Gauteng) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxrUd2EHYnp/?igshid=v7bd8nqji2j4

Here we have a track I really like, but have slightly mixed feelings about, because how it works is so obvious. Yet it touches me on a certain level. The main and remarkable thing is the beautiful female vocal in a foreign language. The language really is quite important I think, because if you don't understand it, the focus on the voice itself and the emotions its sound transports automatically gets bigger. The longing, a bit melancholic effect of the voice is well enhanced by the bells in the background. Combined with a bass-heavy beat it makes for a perfect house track sure to fascinate many people.