Background
Ntone Edjabe was born in Douala, Cameroon, and he moved to Lagos, where he began his studies.
Ntone Edjabe was born in Douala, Cameroon, and he moved to Lagos, where he began his studies.
In 1993 he interrupted his studies to move to South Africa. He works as journalist, writer and DJ and basketball coach. In 2002 he founded Chimurenga magazine.
In 2004 he was facilitator of Time of the Writer, and in 2007 he participated in its 10th edition at the Centre for Creative Arts of the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
In 2009 he was Massachusetts Institute of Technology Abramowitz Artist-in-Residence.
In 1997 he became co-founder and manager of the Pan African Market, a commercial and cultural space located in Long Street in the centre of Cape Town. Edjabe is co-founder and member of the DJ collective Fong Kong Bantu Soundsystem. In 2011 Edjabe won the Principal Award of the Prince Claus Awards, with his Chimurenga platform.
