Alif :: The World Game & Hip Hop

On the road in an unfamiliar corner of the world, how do you walk into a raucous crowd yelling a language of which you don't understand a word, and make an immediate lasting and friendly impression? The World Game. Whether playing with barefeet kids on remote tropical beaches; kicking a fluorescent Finish ball in the snow; juggling a ball at a Lombok bus stop or being invited to join a tournament in remote Indonesia - I can only speak of positive experiences. Even playing table soccer with non-athletes or discussing politics with Mexican punks selling "Football Is The Opiate Of The Masses" stickers.

Same goes for music, today in the shape of the hip hop. Like football, hip hop is a diverse and wholistic culture. If you look at what you see on television alone, you have no idea. The girls pictured above are Alif from Senegal. Check out the rest of their label Out Here Records.

More to come...