To take it statistically, one out of four Africans is Nigerian. Also, Nigeria is the 8th most populous country in the world. And when it comes to its inhabitants, it might be interesting to know that more than 20 % of the total Black population lives in Nigeria, which makes it one of the most [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Afrobeat’
August 23, 2009
Edge09 Panel Discussion on Afrobeat footage
So here is the Art’s Own Kind footage from the Panel discussion entitled Afrobeat: A Culture , with Lemi Ghariokwu, Tony Allen, Dele Sosimi, Wunmi and Rich Medina, moderated by Paul Bradshaw at Rich Mix. Enjoy!
Click here for part 2/8 and then scroll down for the rest of the videos.
August 5, 2009
Afrobeat and the Art of Lemi Ghariokwu Wahala Show
Here is the Wahala show edition which focuses on Afrobeat and the Art of Lemi Ghariokwu, filmed on location at Rich Mix during the first days of the Art’s Own Kind exhibition! Click HERE to watch the show.
WAHALA went down the RICH MIX in East London to investigate and capture the raw energy of this amaizing [...]
July 10, 2009
More photos from the Launch
To have a look at more photos from the Art’s Own Kind Launch featuring live performances from Dele Sosimi, Tony Allen and their bands at Rich Mix, click HERE
July 6, 2009
Art’s Own Kind Podcast
We’ve got a brand new, funky fresh podcast made by Folded Wing , featuring interviews from Lemi, Tony Allen, Rich Medina, Dele Sosimi, Wunmi and Ammo Talwar on the spot at Rich Mix during the first days of the exhibition, so you can get a feel of what the people involved had to say about [...]
June 30, 2009
Dele Sosimi live
Watch Dele Sosimi perform What Next from the album Turbulent Times here . Best live Afrobeat around!
June 19, 2009
Musical interlude
Enjoy some pure Afrobeat from our very special Art’s Own Kind guest, Dele Sosimi, by watching his performance here:
Dele Sosimi – Turbulent Times (excerpt from unfinished Rough Cut)
June 18, 2009
Edge09 Afrobeat Panel Discussion
Next day after the launch, a panel discussion having the Afrobeat phenomenon as its theme took place at Rich Mix. The very special guests were Lemi Ghariokwu (of course), Tony Allen, Dele Sosimi, Wunmi and Rich Medina – key figures for the birth and development of Afrobeat. Paul Bradshaw from Straight No Chaser was the [...]
June 13, 2009
The Launch 9th of June
Art’s Own Kind launch on Tuesday evening was a big success: many people came to see Lemi’s art, enjoyed themselves, danced like mad to the Afrobeat played by Rich Medina, Dele Sosimi and Tony Allen’s bands and also got the unique chance of watching Lemi (accompanied on stage by his beautiful ‘angel’ girls) deliver a speech about his [...]
