Pierre Kwenders‘ music ranges from icy R&B to futuristic hip-hop, and the peculiarity of his sound is rooted in Congolese rumba. Pretty much like Kwenders himself, the genre’s identity transcends location in a thrilling fusion of pre and post-colonial sounds. Kwenders is set to release his new album later this year, the follow-up to 2014’s ‘Le Dernier Empereur Bantou‘ LP. In the meanwhile check the brand new Sexus Plexus Nexus video below:
The offering is relaxed yet polished. It includes rugby shirts, lightweight shell jackets, and everyday T-shirts that speak to the brand’s modern-prep influences.
James Edward photographed by Jess Segal and styled by Heloise Chauvenhei, with creative direction by Charlotte Carter, in exclusive for Fucking Young! Online.
Turn the page. Breathe deep. Your pupils are already dilating. The high is coming.
Issue 26 brings together two electrifying covers that take the dopamine dive from Sadiq Desh captured by Cris Cerdeira to multidisciplinary visual artist and photographer Tomás Pintos’ cover story, Besos hasta agotar stock (Kisses Until Sold Out), developed from the live performance creating a space where glamour
meets exhaustion.