Afrobeat scion, Made Kuti and his band The Movement, are putting on a one-of-a-kind showcase at the New Afrika Shrine … More
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BE THE CHANGE: Women Making Music 2021
A study titled Be The Change: Women Making Music 2021. that reveals the challenges, experiences, inspirations and the ambitions of … More
Dice Ailes releases ‘Money Dance’
Afrobeats and hip-hop music hotshot, Dice Ailes is striding triumphantly into the hits list with the release of his single … More
Interview with Yemisi Shyllon: Hope in the signs of the times
For Africa’s leading renowned art collector Omooba Yemisi Shyllon, it is not all gloom and doom in the visual arts … More
Reflections on Cultural Exchange in Africa
Bolaji Alonge is the Rapporteur of the Pan-African Creative Exchange – PACE Entangled 2020 – held from 25 to … More
Obase-Aboli – A West African xylophone prodigy
Ghana-based Cameroonian chromatic xylophone virtuoso, Obase-Aboli Namolongo is a contemporary pan-African singer, songwriter, composer and entertainer brandishing his soothing traditional … More
Afrobeat from down under: King B-Fine releases Zombie 2.0
King B-Fine and his Afrikaya band recently released ‘Zombie 2.0’, an Afrobeat composition that addresses police brutality in the US … More
Open Call: Beauty for a Better World 2020
Beauty for a Better World 2020 launches an open-call for creatives to share their representation of pure beauty. Organized by … More
Pan-African Creative Exchange (PACE) Entangled 2020
The Pan-African Creative Exchange (PACE) is holding its 2020 biennial from 25 to 29 August. PACE is an initiative of … More
ARS ELECTRONICA 2020: Kennii Ekundayo presents “Pandemic-Pandemonium!”
Lagos-based curator, Kennii Ekundayo will be joining 119 other international partners to participate in this year’s 41st edition. “Pandemic-Pandemonium!” is centred on the collective response of Africans living in Africa to some of the prevalent issues that threaten humankind — racial discrimination, violence against women and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Osogbo Disco(very)
The 1950s saw the desecration of the Osun-Osogbo Grove and prohibited actions like fishing, hunting and felling of trees in the grove took place until the abuse was stopped by Osogbo people with the participation of Susanne Wenger.
Eko Theatre Carnival: The arts are alive
Over 25 events held during the seven days of the carnival