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In anticipation of this years' edition of the important international hiphop dance festival Summer Dance Forever, taking place online August 18-26, Patta presents a trio of interviews with key figures in the world of dance. We're kicking off with Kelly B , who forms part of the XGENCREW. Get Familia

We had a chat with London-based, online comedian - Munya Chawaw a about his influences, creative process as well as his daily routine/motivation. Find the full interview below: How did your relationship with comedy begin? I grew up in Zimbabwe and my grandparents still lived in England. They’d alway

We recently got to interview one of our talented Patta running team members, Jake Catterall. In this interview, he tells us all about his adventures that have shaped him and his mindset in the past years, as he is preparing for one of his biggest challenges so far. Jake believes in dreaming big and

We sat down with London based music artist Rushy to discuss his journey so far as well as upcoming projects, daily routines and dream goals. Read the full interview below: How did your relationship with music begin? I’ve listened to music my whole life. It’s just something that I’ve been interested

We had a chat with Rotterdam-based artist Elijah Waters about all things lifestyle and music . We discussed favourite artists, major influences as well as dream goals/projects and collaborations. Read more below: How did your relationship with music begin? Music was always around my house growing up

When the time came to find someone to pose in this season's camouflage styles, the first person that came to mind was Joris Dirven, aka Reggie Satanas, longtime friend of the brand and major collector of camouflage. Joris has a big fascination with the obscure, something that immediately becomes evi

We recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of our Patta Milan store with the release of Ladri di Patta, a short film written and directed by Victor Ponten. Victor has a long history of directing Dutch rap videos, creating marketing campaigns, short films and is responsible for two feature films

We had a chat with London based artist Rasharn Powell about all things from upcoming projects & plans to favourite chairs and TV series. See what they had to say below: Rasharn, how did your relationship with music begin? My earliest memories are being in my grandparent’s house, in a room full of re

This Saturday June 6th, Patta will be streaming live from café De Duivel, with DJs Empress Messenjah, Ike Melchizedek, SP, Bao G, Margie, Waxfiend, Edson, Lil' Vic, Sandor Dayala and DJ Turne. Needless to say, de Duivel has had a few rough months. This small bar in the centre of Amsterdam was the fi

Hey Lyle, please introduce yourself to our readers. I’m Lyle Lindgren, London based filmmaker and gold teeth encyclopaedia. How did you start making films? I started out as a runner on music videos for artists like Wiley making bad coffee and worked my way up. The first music video I directed was fo

As an extension of our long standing Get Familiar blog series we’ve been speaking with some of our UK based family to see what they’ve been up to and what they’ve got planned. We caught up with London based Grime artist Big Zuu to talk about influences, future plans and all things music. Find out wh

"For me, the portrait is a theatrical play with eyes, nose, mouth, and the light as principal actors. Comedy or drama, equally interesting. I feel that in essence, every portrait is a self-portrait too, I don't want to please nor do I aim at merely creating a realistic representation. I like to capt

Meet BOJ on the microphone, one of the sexiest Afrofusion voices and co-founder of the Alté scene that celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. He is an OG in the rising Alté scene and keeps on launching music; alone, with his collective DRB Lasgidi and in collaborations like those with Ajebutte

The Alté pioneer Teezee, also known as Teni Zaccheaus JR, has always been the type of slightly below-the-radar artist that fans connect with in a fiercely personal way. This sense of intimacy is in part fueled by his DRB collective’s role as pioneers of Nigeria’s alternative music scene which values

Amsterdam based artist collective Order consists of five fine gentlemen, all with different backgrounds, combining their expertise to create, well, everything. Tattooing, graffiti, photography, music, painting, it's hard to put a label on ORDER, and at the same time, they are hard to miss. We caught

For OSCAM's second art exhibition in their new location, Patta curators Violette Esmeralda (head of photography) and Lee Stuart (brand director) have selected a variety of artists from Gilleam Trapenberg, Wes Mapes, Stacii Samidin, Serana Angelista, Shertise Solano, JeanPaul Paula to Dion Rosina. Th