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A Surprisingly Good Edit From Someone You Probably Haven’t Heard Of

Afends welcomes Tito Lavole.

cinema // Apr 6, 2017
Words by stab
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The good folks at Afends stumbled upon Tito Lavole at a not so secret sandbar a touch north of Hossegor. He caught their attention by spinning through the air with flagrant disregard for his ankles, knees and general wellbeing, sans stickers, branding, or any formal recognition for that manner. Blowing every other neoprened, entitled individual out of the lineup. 

Intrigued, Afends discovered that Tito hails from the windswept French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, and has been doing his thing bereft decals for quite some time now. Filling a majority of his time with studying, playing synth at dingy cellar gigs, and obviously plenty of surfing. With a self-proclaimed penchant for the underdog, Afends quickly threw Tito some official recognition. Today, Tito continues his daily grind, but with a little help from his new crew.

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