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Kwesi Botchway: Becoming as well as Being - Omenka Online

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December 03, 2020

Kwesi Botchway: Becoming as well as Being

Abongile Sidzumo: Dancing in the Dust - Omenka Online

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December 01, 2020

Abongile Sidzumo: Dancing in the Dust

AfroSoul: Exhibition of Contemporary African Diaspora Art-Omenka Online

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November 28, 2020

AfroSoul: An Exhibition of Contemporary African Diaspora Art for Culture and Social Change

Collective Reflections: Contemporary African and Diasporic Expressions of a New Vanguard-Omenka Online

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November 26, 2020

Collective Reflections: Contemporary African and Diasporic Expressions of a New Vanguard

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July 29, 2019

Cynthia Erivo Stuns in Riveting Harriet Tubman Biopic Trailer

British-Nigerian Actress Deborah Ayorinde to Star In Amazon Anthology Series from Lena Waithe

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July 29, 2019

British-Nigerian Actress Deborah Ayorinde to Star In Amazon Anthology Series from Lena Waithe

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July 19, 2019

Sue Williamson: That Particular Morning

Lhola Amira Abalozi Bayeza Os Deuses Estão Chegando - Omenka Online

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July 18, 2019

Lhola Amira: Abalozi Bayeza / Os Deuses Estão Chegando

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June 25, 2020

Arthur Jafa’s ‘Love Is the Message’ Will Stream for 48 Hours in Museums Across the World

Fifteen art institutions will simultaneously livestream Arthur Jafa’s poignant video work, Love Is the Message, The Message Is Death (2016) over the course of 48 hours beginning on 26 June to audiences around the world. The effort is spearheaded by the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, which jointly acquired the work in 2018. Thirteen other museums that own editions of......

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May 22, 2020

Mory Kanté: African Music Star Dies Aged 70

Mory Kanté (March 29, 1950 – May 22, 2020) was an acclaimed Guinean vocalist and player of the kora harp. He was best known internationally for his 1987 hit song Yé ké yé ké, which scored number-one in Belgium, Finland, the Netherlands, and Spain. The album ‘Akwaba Beach’, was the best-selling African record of its time. Kanté died in hospital on Friday in......

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FASHION

Tayo Shonekan: Celebrating Individuality through Fashion - Omenka Online

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Aimas: Celebrating Individuality through Fashion

Lagos-based Tayo Shonekan deviated from a career in engineering to establish herself as a leading fashion...

0 / Ladun Ogidan / July 22, 2020

Duro Olowu: Seeing Chicago - Omenka Online

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Duro Olowu: Seeing Chicago

From 29 February to May 10, 2020, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA) will present Seeing Chicago...

0 / NEWS / February 28, 2020

In Conversation with Claire Idera

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In Conversation with Claire Idera

Claire Idera is a creative entrepreneur dedicated to the development of art and design in Africa....

0 / Christina Ifubaraboye / December 03, 2019

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William Kentridge: Solo Exhibition Opens at Basel Kunstmuseum; Performances at Basel Theatre and Holland Festival

June 4, 2019

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Alioune Diouf: Ubeku - Omenka Online

Alioune Diouf: Ubeku

January 15, 2021

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how do you arrive at a place when your image arrives before you?

January 14, 2021

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Femi Odugbemi 2021 Pitcher Awards Jury President - Omenka Online

Femi Odugbemi Named 2021 Pitcher Awards Entertainment Jury President

January 13, 2021

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Alexis Peskine: Fire Figures - Omenka Online

Alexis Peskine: Fire Figures

January 13, 2021

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Virginia Chihota: Whose Am I? I Am Not My Own - Omenka Online

Virginia Chihota: Whose Am I? I Am Not My Own (Ndiri Waani? Handisi Muridzi Zvangu)

January 12, 2021

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Alex Idoko Peter on Pyrography and Liberating Africa - Omenka Online

Alex Idoko Peter on Pyrography and Liberating Africa from her Past

January 11, 2021

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Williams Chechet: A Heightened State of Becoming

January 4, 2021

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CULTURE & TRAVEL

David Adjaye's Planned Museum for Benin City - Omenka Online

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First look at David Adjaye’s Planned Museum for Benin City

The British Museum and Ghanaian-born London architect David Adjaye are working with Nigerian organisations to lay...

0 / NEWS / November 16, 2020

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Mam Esther Turns 85 Today

Today, Ndebele artist and national icon Dr Esther Mahlangu affectionately named Mam Esther celebrates her 85th...

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Cameroonian Curator Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung Awarded Berlin's Highest State Award

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Cameroonian Curator Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung Awarded Berlin’s Highest State Award

The Berlin Senate has conferred its highest award The Order of Merit of Berlin to Bonaventure...

0 / NEWS / October 08, 2020

Archaeologists Uncover Ancient Tools in Gabon that May Rewrite Our Understanding of Humankind’s History in Central Africa-Omenka Online

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Archaeologists Uncover Ancient Tools in Gabon that May Rewrite Our Understanding of Humankind’s History in Central Africa

Archaeologists have dated stone tools from Lopé National Park in Gabon to 620,000 to 850,000 years...

2 / NEWS / July 02, 2020

Historic Tunisian Items Withdrawn from Paris Auction - Omenka Online

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Historic Tunisian Items Withdrawn from Paris Auction after Heritage Body Claims Works Left Country Illegally

A Paris-based auction house has withdrawn more than 100 historic Tunisian items from an online sale...

0 / NEWS / June 10, 2020

7 Tourist Attractions in Angola

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7 Tourist Attractions in Angola

Angola, the largest country in Africa, leaves tourists in awe with its abundant attractions and scenic...

0 / Oyin Olaniyan / July 05, 2019

MUSIC

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Mory Kanté: African Music Star Dies Aged 70

Mory Kanté (March 29, 1950 – May 22, 2020) was an acclaimed Guinean vocalist and player...

0 / NEWS / May 22, 2020

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Art, Music, Performing Arts, Podcast

DAP The Contract: Everybody Falls in the Summer

Born in Lagos, Nigeria, and growing up in a musical family, Dolapo Akinkugbe (DAP) started playing...

0 / Christina Ifubaraboye / January 07, 2020

Hennessy Artistry Marks 10th Anniversary Concert in Grand Style

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Hennessy Artistry Marks 10th Anniversary Concert in Grand Style

Over the past decade, Hennessy has been a key driver in promoting music, discovering new talent...

0 / NEWS / December 19, 2019