The Cavemen. & Peace Hyde on seeking creative candescence
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The new oil out of Africa is our IP. Peace Hyde, producer of 3 season Netflix runaway success Young, Famous and African speaks to Georja about tackling myopic views about Africa by tapping into the diaspora to focus on the continent's innumerably cosmopolitan, sexy and exciting facets. Georja also heads to IGW in Morocco to speak to Nigeria's Highlife high flyers, The Cavemen. They're doing their bit to level up Africa's creative clout, one goosebump giving riff at a time.
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