I’m in DC this weekend for the Africa Gathering social entrepreneurship conference. (Video of the London meeting above.) If you’re in the Washington area, come here me give a talk on African music and its place in the international industry (something we’ve covered on this site before.) Then, I’m headed back to NY for this.
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