The FOKN Bois spent some time in Hungary last summer whilst on tour and collaborated with Irie Maffia Sound System(another powerful music collective who specialise in reggae, hip hop, funk and cumbia amongst other genres) to make a song called “We are the Future” which you can listen to HERE. (unfortunately embedding of the tune has been disabled)

(UPDATE – you can now download the song at the link provided and the album will be available on on all digital outlets NOW)

Check out the video below for a behind the scenes look at Aspecks printing a few of the designs for our forthcoming Spring Collection, which will be available in the Aspecks Shop from March 2011. There is also a couple of commercial print jobs at the start for the  MiC Boyz out in Accra and the Nu:Sense massive from Norfolk! Check our gallery for more photos of the new designs and a big shout out to Kaizen Star for making the beat with Aspecks own “pick-up” maestro!

M3nsa‘s album No.1 Mango Street has been released to itunes with critical acclaim. Check out the video for the lead single “No One Knows Tomorrow” below, which is also available on itunes along with remixes here.

After the “read more” button you will find some footage from an album showcase he recently performed with his band The Light Offs which features performance of tracks from his album, No.1 Mango Street including: “Afrofunkin” “Show Me How” “Adjuma” “No One Knows” and “Kelewele Pimpin”!
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As we mentioned in the post below; we have been working with UK artists Jamm Tyme on some collaborative efforts. They keep busy and always have something new on the go, check out their latest video and freestyle they put together for us as well as footage from a recent performance of theirs that we attended below:

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Well we have been away a while so first of all apologies to all our regular blog readers but rest assured Aspecks has been busy over the past couple of months planning and preparing for the year to come. But we have missed a lot of global events that reflect the ever changing world in which we live, including; student protests in the UK over tuition fee increases, the Wikileaks debacle, the mass protests and uprisings in Tunisia and the continuing unrest in Egypt, the ever increasing price of staple products (including cotton), the financial meltdown of some major economies, and the vote that has helped to create South Sudan – the newest country in Africa, to name but a few. Therefore it is only appropriate at the start of the Chinese New Year that we offer a little insight into some of the things we’ve been up to so far in 2011.

We have started a process of consolidating the Aspecks network so that we can embark on a wider and more diverse range of activities. This means that we are delighted to be able to announce some new affiliates including the 4WD Foundation and Kaizen Star both of whom we have been working with for a while now, as well as artists JAMM TYME and Silas Zephania. We have also been continuing our work with social activists Paula Mendez and Aquiles Vales who have introduced to us a variety of art and cultural movements including Chilean graffiti artist Otto Schade who we will be collaborating with in the near future!

So what does this all mean? Well, for a start we will be creating an events page on the site so that we can promote everything that we and/or our affiliates are involved in. The introduction of a new strap line “Independent Social Entrepreneurs & Creatives Collective” seeks to explain all that Aspecks does in a simple sentence. Consequently, we will be again revamping the website to add further clarity to our inspirations, ideology, services and products. Those of you who are fans on facebook may have already seen our “Small World” design, however this is just a small snippet of the new creative fire we have in store for 2011!