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Buhlebezwe Siwani

**Buhlebezwe Siwani** (dem born am insyd 1987 insyd Johannesburg) be a multidisciplinary artist dem know for ein work insyd performance art, installations, den photographic stills.

## Biography
Na dem raise Buhlebezwe Siwani insyd Johannesburg, wey na she live insyd de Eastern Cape den KwaZulu Natal.

Siwani plete ein BAFA (Hons) for de Wits School of Arts insyd Johannesburg insyd 2011 den ein MFA for de Michaelis School of Fine Arts insyd 2015 wer she graduate cum laude.

## Exhibitions
**IYEZA*, Standard Bank Gallery, Johannesburg (2023);
* *Dedisa ubumnyama,* Cairns Art Gallery, Cairns (2021);
**ukuqhaqha,* Camera Work, Palazzo Rasponi, Ravenna (2021);
**The Power of My Hands. Africa(s): Women Artists –* Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Paris, France (2021);
**Goddesses of Healing*, Mbassy, Hamburg (2021);
**Casablanca Biennial*, Casablanca (2021);
**Living, Forgiving, Remembering –* Museum Arnhem, Arnhem, Netherlands (2020-2021);
**Witness: Afro Perspectives from the Jorge M. Pérez Collection –* El Espacio 23, Miami, USA (2020-2021);
**Inkanyamba –* Galeria Municipal de Almada, Almada (2020);
**14th Curitiba Biennial*, Curitiba (2020);
**Materiality*, Iziko National Gallery, Cape Town (2020);
* *Othunjiweyo –* Galeria Madragoa, Lisbon (2019);
**Present Passing: South by Southeast*, Osage Art Foundation, Hong Kong (2019);
**Bamako Encounters*, Mali (2019);
**Ngoma: Art and Cosmology*, Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg (2019);
**Cosmopolis #2: Rethinking the Human,* Centre Pompidou, Paris (2019);
**The Third Bank*, Bienal Ano Zero, Coimbra (2019);
* *iNcence* – No Man's Art Gallery, Netherlands (2018);
* *Qab'Imbola –* WHATIFTHEWORLD, Cape Town (2018);
**Tell Freedom*, KaDE Museum, Amsefoort (2018);
**White blood blue night*, Centre d'art contemporain d'Alfortville, Alfortville (2018);
**Imfazwe yenkaba,* Galeria Madragoa, Lisbon (2017);
**Deep Memory*, Kalmar Art Museum, Kalmar (2017);
**Art/Afrique*, The Louis Vuitton Foundation, Paris (2017);
* *Ingxowa yeGqwirhakazi –* WHATIFTHEWORLD, Cape Town (2016);
* *Imfihlo –* Graduate Exhibition, Michaelis Galleries, Cape Town (2015).

## Residencies

* Het Vijfde Seizoen, Amersfoort (2017) 
* Rote Fabrik, Pro Helvetia, Zurich, Switzerland (2016) 
* Watch and talk, Theater Spektakel, Zurich, Switzerland (2015)
* Cite Des Arts, Paris (2020)

## Awards

* Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Visual Arts (2021)
* Prix Bisi Silva (2019)
* Katrine Harries Print Cabinet Purchase Award (2015)
* Martienssen Prize Award (2010)

## Ein life matter
Buhlebezwe dey live den dey work between Amsterdam den Cape Town.

## References
Igd al-Jalad

**Igd al-Jalād**, (Arabic: عقد الجلاد, dem sanso spell am **Igd Algalad** insyd English) be a popular Sudanese music group. Na dem found am insyd 1984, wey dey comprise chaw singers den instrumentalists wey na e be active plus new members since then. De group cam turn famous both give dema musical compositions as well as dema use of lyrics plus metaphorical political messages, wey Sudanese den oda Arab poets, such as Mahjoub Sharif anaa Muhammad Taha Al-Qaddal wrep am, "giving voice to the neglected, disadvantaged, and those who are left behind."

## Discography

* Igd al-Jalad on discogs.com
* CD ''Madaris'' with short sound samples for online listening, 1995

## External links to music videos

* Igd al-Jallad for Facebook top
* Igd al-Jalad for YouTube top

## References
Yinka Shonibare

**Yinka Shonibare** CBE RA (born 9 August 1962), be a British artist wey dey live insyd de United Kingdom. Ein work dey explore cultural identity, colonialism den post-colonialism within de contemporary context of globalisation. A hallmark of ein art be de brightly coloured Ankara fabric he dey use. As Shonibare be paralysed for one side of ein body, he dey use assistants make he make works under ein direction.

## Early life den education

Na dem born Yinka Shonibare insyd London, England, for 9 August 1962, de son of Olatunji Shonibare den Laide Shonibare. Wen na he dey three years old, ein family move go Lagos, Nigeria, wer na ein poppie practise law. Wen na he dey 17 years old, Shonibare return to de UK make he take ein A-levels for Redrice School. For de age of 18, he contract transverse myelitis, an inflammation of de spinal cord, wich result in a long-term physical disability wer one side of ein body be paralysed.

Shonibare study Fine Art first for Byam Shaw School of Art (now Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design) den then for Goldsmiths, University of London, wer he receive ein MFA degree, wey he graduate as part of de Young British Artists generation. Dey follow ein studies, Shonibare work as an arts development officer give Shape Arts, an organisation wey dey make arts accessible to people plus disabilities.
## Oda activities
* Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa, Member of de Global Council

## Awards

* Insyd 2004, na dem grant Shonibare de title Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE).
* Insyd 2019, na dem award wey dem decorate Yinka Shonibare plus de Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).
* Yinka Shonibare receive de Whitechapel Gallery Art Icon Award insyd March 2021. He be de 8th recipient of dis award.

## Disability
Shonibare now be disabled, physically incapable of make he dey work einself, wey he dey rely upon a team of assistants, wey dey operate einself as a conceptual artist.

## References


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## External links

* Official website
* 1 artwork by or after Yinka Shonibare at de Art UK site
* "Yinka Shonibare CBE", Stephen Friedman Gallery
* Yinka Shonibare, MBE at James Cohan Gallery, New York
* Yinka Shonibare, MBE (RA) at Pearl Lam Galleries, Hong Kong
* Yinka Shonibare, MBE (RA) at Blain|Southern Galleries, Berlin
* ''Yinka Shonibare MBE: Magic Ladders'' Barnes Foundation exhibition catalogue, 2014
* Portraits of Yinka Shonibare at de National Portrait Gallery, London
Edson Chagas

**Edson Chagas** (born 1977) be an Angolan photographer. He train as a photojournalist, ein works dey explore cities den consumerism. Ein *Found Not Taken* series dey resituate abandoned objects elsewhere within cities. Ein oda large-format photograph series play for tropes top wey relate to African masks. *Oikonomos* dey consist of self-portraits of Chagas plus shopping bags over ein head as symbols of consumerism insyd Luanda, ein home city. De passport-style photographs of *Tipo Passe* dey show models wey dey wear nondescript, contemporary clothes den traditional African masks.

Chagas represent Angola for de 2013 Venice Biennale, for wich he win ein Golden Lion for best national pavilion. Na dem sanso exhibit ein works for de Museum of Modern Art, Tate Modern, den Brooklyn Museum.

## Life den career
Na dem born Edson Chagas insyd Luanda, Angola, insyd 1977. He get a degree insyd photojournalism from de London College of Communication wey he study documentary photography for de University of Wales, Newport.

Insyd 2017 den 2018, Chagas capture photographs of de abandoned Fábrica Irmãos Carneiro textile factory insyd Luanda, wich he show insyd Lisbon insyd 2022. De interior photos dey show textured close-ups of ein abandoned machines, cobwebs, dust, den rust. Odas dey show de degradation of furniture, wall paint, den de building ein facade.

As of 2015, Chagas continue dey live insyd Luanda den dey work as de image editor give *Expansão*, an Angolan newspaper.

## Exhibitions dem select

**Solo**
* Angolan pavilion, 55th Venice Biennale, 2013
* *Factory of Disposable Feelings*, Hangar – Centro de Investigação Artística, Lisbon, 2022

**Group**
* *Ocean of Images: New Photography 2015*, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2015
* *From Africa to the Americas: Face-To-Face Picasso, Past and Present*, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, 2018
* *A World in Common: Contemporary African Photography*, Tate Modern, London, 2023

## References


## External links

* Official website
* Edson Chagas at Artsy
Adama Ndiaye

**Adama Amanda Ndiaye** be a Senegalese fashion designer. She sanso dey go by de name **Adama Paris**, wich sanso be de name of de label she dey own den dey operate. Ein pieces, wich dem dey manufacture insyd Morocco, dem fi found dem internationally, wey dey include insyd New York City, Tokyo, London den Paris. She be credited plus starting Black Fashion Week.

## Life
Na dem born Ndiaye insyd Kinshasa, Zaire, wey dem raise am insyd Europe, wer na ein parents be diplomats. She lef a banking career insyd Europe make she pursue fashion design insyd ein native country. Africa get a long history of design buh dem struggle for mainstream acceptance, wey na ebe difficult make she raise capital give ein business. In order make she expand de visibility of African design, Ndiaye create de Dakar Fashion Week exhibition. By 2012, de tenth year of de show, e attract thirty designers from nine countries insyd Africa den Asia, plus audience members wey dey cam from around de world, wey na e get an operating budget of more dan CFA 80 million (about US$150,000). She sanso organize Black Fashion Week events insyd Prague, Czech Republic, den Bahia, Brazil.

Ein designs be inspired by cities den globalism. Insyd an interview plus *Vogue Italia*, she state, "*Much of my inspiration come from the big cities... My aim was and still is sharing with all modern women one fashion without borders*."

Na Ndaiye note dat among chaw African nations, religious objections make designers unable make dem practice dema profession. She dey credit de generally tolerant culture of Senegal for e dey provide a supportive environment. She sanso speak out, plus oda African designers, for increased funding den access to credit from governments so say e go foster innovation den job creation insyd de fashion industry.

## References
Handle System

De **Handle System** be a proprietary registry wey dey assign persistent identifiers, anaa *handles*, to information resources, den for resolving "those handles into the information necessary to locate, access, and otherwise make use of the resources".

## References


## External links

* Official website
Phumzile Khanyile

**Phumzile Khanyile** (born 1991) be a South African photographer, wey dey live insyd Johannesburg. Ein series *Plastic Crowns* be about women's lives den sexual politics. Na dem show de series insyd group exhibitions for de Palace of the Dukes of Cadaval insyd Evora, Portugal; Iziko South African National Gallery insyd Cape Town; den de National Gallery of Victoria insyd Melbourne, Australia; wey na she be a winner of de CAP Prize for Contemporary African Photography.

## Early life den education
Na dem born Khanyile insyd Tladi, Soweto, South Africa. She study photography for de Market Photo Workshop from 2013.

## Publications

### Publications by Khanyile

* *Plastic Crowns*. Johannesburg: Market Photo Workshop.

### Publications plus contributions by Khanyile

* *Afrotopia*. Paris: Dilecta, 2017. Ministère de la Culture du Mali; Institut Français. With texts by Marie-Ann Yemsi, Felwine Sarr, Thulie Gamedze, Cédric Aurelle. . Published on the occasion of African Photography Encounters, Bamako, Mali, 2017/2018.
* *Paris Nude*. By Mary McCartney. London: HENI, 2019. .
* *Africa State of Mind: Contemporary Photography Reimagines a Continent*. London: Thames & Hudson, 2020. .

## Exhibitions
### Solo exhibitions
**Plastic Crowns*, Market Photo Workshop, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2017

### Group exhibitions
**African Passions*, Palace of the Dukes of Cadaval, Evora Africa (African art and music festival), Evora, Portugal, 2018. Curated by André Magnin and Philippe Boutté. Included work from *Plastic Crowns*.
**Not the Usual Suspects*, Iziko South African National Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa, 2018/2019. A tribute to the Market Photo Workshop. Included work from *Plastic Crowns*.
*NGV Triennial, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia, 2020/2021.  Included work from *Plastic Crowns.*

## Awards

* 2015: Gisèle Wulfsohn Mentorship insyd Photography, from de Market Photo Workshop den de family den friends of Wulfsohn. Mentorship plus Ayana V. Jackson.
* 2018: 1 of 5 winners, CAP Prize for Contemporary African Photography, for *Plastic Crowns*

## References


## External links

* Khanyile's profile at Afronova Gallery, Johannesburg
Oumou Sy

**Oumou Sy** (dem born am 1952 insyd Podor, Senegal) be a Senegalese fashion designer dem frequently refer to as "*Senegal's Queen of Couture*". She design de wardrobe give de Senegalese singers Baaba Maal den Youssou N'Dour, wey na she win chaw awards for international film festivals for ein costume designs.

Insyd 1998, na Sy be one of de three African fashion designers make dem win de Principal Prince Claus Award.

## References



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## External links

* (insyd French) Oumousy.com – Official website
* (insyd French den English) Comite International de soutien à Oumou Sy (International Support Committee for Oumou Sy) – Summary of 2001's jailing over a Libyan/Senegalese affair
*  at IMDb
* (insyd French) "Oumou Sy" at the French Wikipedia – large article, links to be scoured
* Oumou Sy | Love to know
* Smithsonian catalogue
Germaine Acogny

**Germaine Acogny** (born 1944) be a Senegalese dancer den choreographer. She be responsible for developing "African Dance", as well as de creation of chaw dance schools insyd both France den Senegal. Na dem decorate am by both countries, wey dey include she be an Officer of de  insyd France, den a Knight of de *National Order of the Lion*.
## Early life
Dem born am insyd Benin insyd 1944 to a Senegalese civil servant, na Germaine Acogny sanso be a descendant of de Yoruba people thru ein grandmommie. Wen na she dey 10, de family move go Dakar, Senegal, wer na she spend de remainder of ein kiddie time. After she show a natural ability insyd dancing, she decide make she pursue dis as a career, wey she move go France insyd de 1960s ,ake she study modern dance den ballet for de École Simon-Siégel insyd Paris.

## Dance career
Upon ein return to Senegal, she begin dey teach dance locally, both privately den as part of de local secondary education system. During dis period she develope a new style, wich she go later call de "African dance". After she choreograph dance to de poem *Femme Noir, Femme Nu*, she cam to de attention of de author - Presido Léopold Sédar Senghor of Senegal. After he realise na dem get similar aspirations for African identity den culture, he send am make she work plus choreographer Maurice Béjart insyd Brussels, Belgium. Plus de assistance of Senghor den Béjart, she found Mudra Afrique, a school of dance insyd 1977.

For February 17, 2021, she receive de Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement by de Venice Dance Biennale.
## Awards

* Chevalier of the Order of Merit (France)
* Officer of de  (France)
* Chavalier of de Legion of Honour (France)
* Knight of de National Order of the Lion (Senegal)
* Officier et Commandeur des Arts et Lettres (Senegal)
* "PioneerWoman" by de Senegalese Ministry of the Family and the National Solidarity (1999)
* Bessie Award, jointly plus de Japanese Kota Yamazaki for de choreography *Fagaala* (New York, 2007)
* Bessie Award for performance in the solo *Mon élue noire-sacre # 2* (New York, 2018)
* Award for Lifetime achievement insyd de field of choreography, movement and dance from de Cairo International Festival for Experimental and Contemporary Theatre (2018)
* ECOWAS Excellence Award in the category Arts and Letters (2019)
* Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists award (2004)
* Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement by the Venice Dance Biennale (2021).

## References


## Sources

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## External links

* Official website of l'Ecole des Sables Archived 2020-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
Younousse Sèye

**Younousse Sèye** (born 1940) be a Senegalese artist den actress. Na dem consider am Senegal ein first woman painter, she be best known for ein mixed-media works wey dey incorporate cowrie shells. She get no formal training insyd either visual art anaa acting, she achieve success insyd de post-independence Dakar art scene wey she appear insyd chaw major films by de Senegalese director Ousmane Sembène.

## Early life
Na dem born Younousse Sèye insyd 1940 insyd Saint-Louis, Senegal. She begin dey paint as a teenager, wey she receive no formal training. However, she learn sam techniques from ein mommie, wey na she be a fabric-dyer. After she study stenography, she marry wey she move go Dakar, wer na she work as a secretary wey she care give ein young family.

## Art
Na Sèye be part of de first generation of Senegalese artists wey dey follow de country ein independence from France insyd 1960.

Léopold Senghor den Félix Houphouët-Boigny na dem be among de high-profile collectors den supporters of ein work. Na she work for public commissions give de offices of de Organisation of African Unity insyd Ethiopia den Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport insyd Dakar, among odas.

Insyd 2003, she co-found de nonprofit art collective Le Collectif Artistes Plasticiens.

Sèye dey work insyd mixed media, wey dey combine oil painting plus embellishments, most notably cowrie shells. While she sanso be known for ein marble carving, she be best known for ein "*clever and sustained use*" of dese shells, wey dey explore dema persistent symbolic weight as part of a pan-African visual vocabulary, wey dey symbolize everytin from currency to womanhood. Ein work dey frequently deal plus gender, wey na she long be an advocate give women's participation insyd society, dey push ein patron Presido Senghor make he include women insyd ein government.

Ein work dey incorporate elements of Négritude den Pan-Africanism, buh plus a critical distance. However, na dem consider am notable for de time for ein style "free of the influence of the French classic tradition."

Na ein position as a successful female artist insyd de Dakar art world insyd dis period be unique, wey na dem describe am as Senegal ein first woman painter. Early insyd ein career, na she often be de woman per dem include insyd major exhibitions.

## Acting
Sèye sanso be an actress, although she receive no formal training insyd acting. She begin dey act insyd films as a young woman, wey she go on go play chaw strong female roles.

She be best known for ein appearances insyd chaw films by de Senegalese director Ousmane Sembène. She debut insyd *Mandabi*, ein first Wolof-language film, insyd 1968. She then portray Aram insyd *Xala* insyd 1974, plus de film wey receive significant international recognition.

Decades later, insyd 2000, she san collaborate plus Sembène, wey she play de lead role insyd *Faat Kiné* under de stage name Venus Seye.

## References
Zeinixx

**Dieynaba Sidibé** (born July 2, 1990), popularly known as **Zeinixx**, be a Senegalese slam poet, graffiti artist den activist.
## Early years den education
Na dem born Sidibé insyd de suburbs of Thiaroye station wey she grow up insyd Dakar. Wen na she be kiddie, she often spend ein pocket money for drawing materials top. Na ein mommie be against make she cam turn artist wey one day she throw away all Sidibé ein paints. She wan ein daughter make she cam turn a doctor instead. Sidibé however continue dey paint. For age 18, she begin dey develop an interest insyd hip-hop culture den slam poetry wey she move into graffiti. Insyd 2008, she stop dey study management studies make she devote ein time for graffiti top. She cam turn a member of de hip-hop community for de Africulturban Center outsyd Dakar, na ber she hone ein skills insyd graffiti painting.

## Career
Insyd 2009, for de age of 19, she be known make she cam turn Senegal ein first female graffiti artist. Since de beginning of ein graffiti career, renowned Senegalese graffiti artist Grafixx al Mukhtar be known he mentor am. As a way of paying homage to Grafixx al Mukhtar, she name einself Zeinixx, wich be a fusion of ein name Zeina den ein name Grafixx.

Sidibé dey use ein graffiti make she campaign give women's rights den make dem speak out for social den environmental issues top. De theme of women be recurrent insyd ein works, wich sanso dey reflect on de place of women insyd sub-Saharan African society.

Each year, for International Women's Rights Day for March 8, she dey participate insyd de Women Life project, a graffiti session organise for de occasion.

Dem fi find ein graffiti for de walls of Dakar, wey dey include ein de facade of de U.S. Embassy insyd Senegal.

## References
Anta Germane Gaye

**Anta Germane Gaye** (born 1953) be a Senegalese painter den sculptor.

## Exhibitions

* 1998: *Le Pont* (metal sculpture), Goethe Institute, Saint-Louis
* 1996: Finalists for the President of the Republic Prize for the Arts, Dakar
* 1995: *Signes Plus* (Helsen), Maison de la Culture de Saint-Gervais, Geneva
* 1991: Salon d'automne, Grand Palais, Paris
* 1990: Unita Festival, Pian di Massiano, Perugia, Italy
* 1987: *Art against Apartheid*, Dynamic Museum Dakar
* 1985: American-Senegalese meeting, National Art Gallery of Dakar
* 1983: *Cosaan* (tradition) Daniel Sorano National Theatre of Dakar

## References
Becky Umeh

**Becky UzoAmaka Umeh** be Nigerian artistic director, choreographer, singer, actress, den dancer.

## Ein Biography

### Ein Early life
Dem born Umeh insyd Anambra State, Nigeria, but she grow up insyd Lagos from de age of five. In 1992, she gain ein national visibility as actress insyd de Nigerian Television Authority kiddies dema drama *Tales by Moonlight*. She sana cast insyd de independent films *Jezebel*, *Twist of Fate*, *Living Ghost*, *Amazon*, among odas.

### Nigeria, 1998 go 2002
Upon graduation, Umeh serve as de Dance Director give *Ivory Dance Troupe* for five years, wey na she dey direct den produce shows give Guinness, Mobile, Chevron, Seven-Up Bottling Company, etc. After sam brief tour go Ghana, she travel go Paris for de 1998 FIFA World Cup gym insyd plus de soccer team of Nigeria. Becky Umeh launch ein singing career wey she found ein band, den togeda dem produce de album *"Aiye"*. 

## Ein Choreography

* 2002: *Gladiator Cheerleaders*, for MTN South African Television
* 2004: Dancer, for Hispanic Gala Theater insyd production "Candonbe"
* 2006: *Lion King* for Metropolitan Fine Arts insyd Virginia
* 2008: *You think say you go fi dance!* (Dance Drama)
* 2008: ''Contemporary Bata''
* 2009: ''Benin''
* 2010: ''Akoto''
* 2010: "Sisi" (Soukous; song by Becky Umeh)
* 2011: (Actress, choreographer)"Things fall Apart at University of Richmond, Department of Theatre Arts
* 2011: Caribbean festival, Adams Morgan day festival den Hispanic Fiesta.
* 2011: "Toron" (High Life; song by Becky Umeh)
* 2011: "Korofo" (Afrobeat Modern; song by Becky Umeh)
* 2012: "Bata Columbia" (Nigerian Bata and Masquerade to Rumba Columbia Music)
* 2012: "Butterfly" (High Life; song by Becky Umeh)
* 2012: "Ekwe" (Soukous; song by Becky Umeh)
* 2012: "Jokale" (Contemporary Nigerian: song by Becky Umeh)
* 2013: "Obodo Coupe ( Fast past, category- world music)
* 2013: "Angels and Demons (Rock style)

## Ein Stage

* 1995: *Aruku Shanka* by Felix Okolo (Nigeria)
* 1999: *Trial of Oba Ovoramwen* by Bayo Oduneye (Nigeria)
* 2000: *Obaseki* by Pedro Obaseki (Nigeria)
* 2004: Candombe! Tango Negro USA
* 2011: Things Fall Apart USA
* 2012: United Aid for Africa Foundation Concert. NY USA
* 2012: United Aid for Africa Concert, Gabon Embassy den Ivory Coast Embassy, Washington DC USA

## Ein Film appearances

* 2009:  *twisted fate*

## Ein Television shows

* 1992: *Tales of Moonlight*, Nigerian Television Authority
* 1998: *Dance Jam Competition* (co-host) Nigerian Television Authority

## Ein Music (as ''alejo'')

## Ein Bibliography

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## References


## External links

* ''Zomema Dance Ensemble'' Facebook site (archived)
Aniekan Udofia

**Aniekan Udofia** (born 1976) be a portrait artist wey create large-scale paintings den murals insyd de Washington, D.C. area. Ein art work, familiar to de community of northwest D.C., cam to prominence after a mural tribute to American icon Duke Ellington. Udofia garner national attention plus ein caricatures den photorealistic illustrations give publications such as XXL, Vibe, DC Pulse, den The Source.

Udofia ein oda works be huge murals of Frederick Douglass den George Washington. He participate insyd solo den group live paintings for chaw D.C. events, wich na be sponsored by companies like Red Bull, Heineken, Honda, Current TV, Timberland, den Adidas. Insyd December 2011, Udofia den ein work headline a Visual Collaborative pop-up exhibition dem call *Visual Grandeur*. Udofia design sports wear give companies like AND1 den Native Tongue.

## De Village B-Boy
Udofia ein "The Village B-Boy" na ebe a collection of over 20 images. De images dey reflect de vitality den exuberance of de biggest musical export into de United States after jazz. Udofia demonstrate de takeover of de Western pop culture by Africa insyd dis collection, dey use graphite, paint markers, acrylic, spray paint den stencils.

## References
N'Goné Fall

**N'Goné Fall** be a Senegalese curator, editor, den cultural policies consultant.

## Early life den education
Na dem born N'Goné Fall insyd 1967 insyd Dakar Senegal wer she grow up. She graduate plus honors from de École Spéciale d'Architecture insyd Paris wey she receive de prize of de best 1993 graduation project under de supervision of ein professor Paul Virilio, a French theoretician.

## Career
Insyd 1994, Fall lef de François Gréther architecture studio make she join *Revue Noire*, de first contemporary African art magazine, as editorial assistant before she cam turn editorial director insyd 1996 til de closing of de publishing house late 2001. 

Fall be de editor of *Photographers from Kinshasa* (D. R. Congo), Éditions Revue Noire, 2001. 128 pages  (); den of *An Anthology of African Art: The Twentieth Century*, New York, D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc., 2002, 408 p. () 

Na Fall be independent curator, writer den cultural policies specialist since 2001, wey she dey conduct projects insyd Europe, Africa, Asia, de Caribbean den de USA. 

Fall curate ein first exhibition insyd 1996 during Dak'Art, de contemporary African art biennale insyd Dakar, Senegal. Na she be a guest curator for de African Photography Encounters of Bamako, Mali insyd 2001 den for de Dakar contemporary African art biennale, Senegal insyd 2002. Amongst ein curatorial activities: *Africa by Africans, a century of African Photography* for de Iziko South African National Gallery den for de Castle of Good Hope insyd 1998 insyd Cape Town, South Africa; *En Français sous l'image* for de Maison Européenne de la Photographie insyd 2006 insyd Paris, France; *Contac Zone* for de National Museum of Mali insyd 2007 insyd Bamako, Mali; *Localities* for de Contemporary art Museum insyd 2009 insyd Roskilde, Denmark; *When things fall apart: Critacal voices on the radars* for de Trapholt Museum insyd 2016 insyd Kolding, Denmark; *In Quest of Freedom: carte blanche to El Anatsui* for La Conciergerie insyd 2021 insyd Paris, France. 

Fall contribute to de catalogue of de exhibition *Global Feminism* for de Brooklyn Museum insyd 2007 plus de essay *Providing a Space of Freedom: Women Artists in Africa*.

Fall work as professor for de Senghor University insyd Alexandria, Egypt from 2007 to 2011.

Fall sanso be de author of strategic plans den orientation programs for national den international cultural organizations.

Insyd 2018, na French Presido Emmanuel Macron appoint Fall General Commissioner of de Africa2020 Season, a series of more dan 1,500 cultural, scientific den pedagogical projects dem hold all over France from December 2020 to September 2021.

Insyd 2024, na Fall be part of de selection committee wey choose Naomi Beckwith as de artistic director of Documenta Sixteen.

## References


## External links

* Illustrated portrait from Institut français
Ric Hassani

**Ikechukwu Eric Ahiauzu** dem better know am as **Ric Hassani** (dem born am 6 January 1989, insyd Port Harcourt) be a Nigerian singer, songwriter den musician.

## Education
Hassani graduate from Covenant University insyd Nigeria. He attend de University of Surrey, wer na he earn a Master's degree insyd Energy Economics.

## Career
Hassani release ein debut album *The African Gentleman* insyd 2016. He claim say he get a dress style wey be influenced by ein self-acclaimed stance as a gentleman. Insyd April 2023, he release for de same day, ein first set of official singles of de year, "Amina" den "The One".

Insyd April, 2024 na dem announce Ric Hassani as one of de judges give Nigerian Idol S9 alongsyd Omawumi den 9ice.

## Awards den nominations
Na dem nominate Hassani insyd three categories for de 2016 All Africa Music Awards: Best Artiste in African R&B and Soul, Video of the Year, den Most Promising Artiste. He sanso receive two nominations for The Headies 2016, wey dey include Best Alternative Song for "Gentleman".

Insyd December 2018, de Falz den Olamide-assisted "Believe" win Best Collaboration for de Galaxy Music Awards.

## Discography

### Studio albums

* *The African Gentleman* (2016)
* *The Prince I Became* (2021)
* *The Prince I Became* (2020)

## References
Tidiane Aw

**Tidiane Aw** (born 1935 – 30 May 2009) be a Senegalese film actor, screenwriter, director den producer. He participate insyd a range of films, both fiction den documentary as well as short den full feature.

## Biography
Na dem born am insyd Kébémer insyd Louga Region, Senegal, Aw study for de Institute of Cinematography insyd Hamburg, Germany, he plete ein cinematic training insyd Paris for de Office for Radio Cooperation (OCORA). Among de precursors of Senegalese television, insyd de time of Mamadou Dia, wey na be presido of de Senegalese Government Council from 1957 to 1962, Aw work give primarily for educational television of de state owned channels til 1972.

Na Aw ein first production be a 35-minute educational documentary dem title, wich dey explore de customs of de Lebou people wey na dem release am insyd 1968. Aw serve as director, screenwriter, producer, den actor give de film *Le Bracelet de bronze* (*the bronze bracelet*). Na e sanso be ein first colored film.

## Filmography

* *Réalités* (1968)
* *Pour ceux qui savent* (1971)
* *Le Bracelet de bronze* (1973)
* *Le Certificat* (1981)
* *Soins de santé primaires* (1983)

## References


## External links

*  at IMDb
Moussa Bathily

**Moussa Bathily** (sanso be **Moussa Yoro Bathily**, dem born am insyd 1946) be a Senegalese history teacher,  journalist, film director den producer, screen writer, den novelist.

## Biography
Dem born am insyd Bakel, East Senegal, as de Soninke son of a provincial governor, Bathily study for a French colonial school den for de Dakar Lycée Van Vollenhoven (dem later name am Lamine-Guèye). Dey start insyd 1968, he read history for de Cheikh Anta Diop University for Dakar wey he graduate for a thesis for Blaise Diagne top, wey na insyd 1914 be de first West African member dem elect to de French Chamber of Deputies. Bathily work for three years as a history teacher insyd Rufisque, West Senegal, wey he wrep film reviews give de Dakar newspaper *Le Soleil*. Dey return to Dakar he meet filmmakers such as Djibril Diop Mambety den Mahama Johnson Traoré for de forerunner of de later Institut Français du Sénégal wey he start dey direct realist short films den documentaries, den later features.

## Novels
Bathily publish two novels insyd French:
* 
* 

## Filmography
Bathily ein films dey include:

## Bibliography
* 
* 
## References



## External links

* Ceddo (1977), with English and French Subtitles (**enable Closed Caption for English subtitles**) for YouTube top. Video duration 1h:51m:41s. Uploader XMusicMusicX 2013.
Ben Diogaye Bèye

**Ben Diogaye Bèye** (born 1947) be a Senegalese filmwriter, filmmaker, film producer den journalist. Na he be de assistant director of nearly a dozen Senegalese films, wey dey include *Touki Bouki* plus Djibril Diop Mambety, *Baks* plus Momar Thiam, *Sarah et Marjama* plus Axel Lohman, den de co-screenwriter of de latter two.

He educate insyd Paris, na he be an apprentice of chaw noted Senegalese filmmakers, wey dey include Ousmane Sembène, Ababacar Samb, den Djibril Diop Mambety. Na he be a radio broadcaster-producer give Radio Senegal wey he sanso be as a professional journalist, wey dey direct de Senegalese news agency ein "*Sports and Culture*" department.

Na ein first (short) film be *Les Princes Noirs de Saint Germain-des-Près*, dem release insyd 1972, wich sanso be ein best known. E be a satire for a young den unemployed African wey dey try make he live differently insyd de French capital. Ein second film, *Samba Tali*, na dem release am insyd early 1975. He produce den directe am based for ein screenplay. E receive de Best Short Film Prize for de Festival International du Film de l'Ensemble Francophone insyd Genèva insyd 1975 den for de Carthage Festival insyd 1976.

Bey produce den direct ein first feature film, *Sey, Seyti*, insyd 1980, wich na be critical of polygamy insyd Senegal. Na e be de runner up give de Best Screenplay Prize for a contest dem organize give de Francophone countries by de Agency for Technical and Cultural Cooperation. E receive an honorable mention for de Locarno Film Festival den de Prix de la Commune Pan-African Film Festivals insyd 1980 den 1981 respectively.

Insyd 1987, he direct a documentary film for de Senegalese Red Cross. Oda films he direct dey include *Un Homme Des Femmes* (1983) den *Moytuleen* (1996). Insyd 2004 he release ein second full-length film, *Un Amour d’Enfant*, wich dey look at childhood love. E win de UNICEF Award give de Promotion of Children's Rights for de Pan-African Film Festival insyd 2005 wey e receive a Special Mention from de World Catholic Association for Communication.

He wrep de original scenario give *Thiaroye '44,* dem later rename am *Camp de Thiaroye* wey dem release am insyd 1988. Beye be a member of de Association of Senegalese Filmmakers.

## References
Angèle Diabang Brener

**Angèle Diabang Brener** be a Senegalese screenwriter, director den film producer.

## Early life den education
Na dem born Angèle Diabang Brener insyd Dakar insyd 1979. Ein training  den education insyd film making take place insyd Dakar for de Média Centre de Dakar, subsequently for de French state film school La Fémis insyd Paris, den for de renowned Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg insyd Germany.

## Career
She begin ein career as a film editor insyd 2005 she direct ein first film, a documentary for de beauty standards give Senegalese women dem entitle "Mon beau sourire". She dey run de production company Karoninka wich dem credit plus over a dozen films.

## Filmography

* 2005 : *Mon beau sourire*
* 2007 : *L’Homme est le remède de l’homme*, plus Ousseynou Ndiaye den El Hadji Mamadou "Leuz" Niang
* 2007 : *Le Revers de l'exil*
* 2007 : *Sénégalaises et Islam*
* 2008 : *Yandé Codou, la griotte de Senghor*
* 2014 : *Congo, un médecin pour sauver les femmes* A documentary for de work of Dr Denis Mukwege top.

## Awards

* For *Sénégalaises et Islam*

:* 2007 - Jury Prize at Festival Images citoyennes (Liège, Belgium)
:* 2007 - Mention spéciale (Jury distinction) for de Festival des Cinémas d'Afrique du pays d'Apt (Apt Festival of African Films, Apt, France)

## References


### Read further

* Françoise Pfaff, 'Angèle Diabang Brener', in *À l'écoute du cinéma sénégalais*, Éditions L'Harmattan, Paris, 2010, pp.&nbsp;109–119,
Clarence Thomas Delgado

**Clarence Thomas Delgado** (born insyd Dakar insyd 1953) be a Senegalese film director, film producer, screenwriter den camera operator.

## Biography
Na dem born Delgado insyd Dakar to a family wey dey originate insyd Cape Verde wey he go primary den secondary school insyd Dakar. He join ein uncle first insyd Switzerland den later insyd Portugal, wer na ein uncle be Senegalese ambassador. Delgado then work as a camera operator for de Algerian Radio Television Center (*Radiodiffusion-télévision algérienne*, RTA) insyd 1977 wey he study directing den production for de Portuguese Cinema Institute insyd Lisbon. After he return to Senegal, he assist Paulin Soumanou Vieyra make dem make ein movie *En résidence surveillé* (Under house arrest, 1981).

Later, na Delgado be assistant director give chaw short den feature films, wey dey include *Camp de Thiaroye* (Ousmane Sembène, 1987), *Les Caprices d'un rivière* (Bernard Giraudeau, 1996) den *Moolaadé* (Ousmane Sembène, 2004), wey he produce *L'Appel des arènes* (Cheikh Ndiaye, 2005). He wrep de scenario den direct ein feature film *Niiwam* (1988), an adaptation of a short story by Ousmane Sembène, wich na dem award de OCIC Award for de 1991 Amiens International Film Festival. Na Clarence Delgado be a presido of de Cinéastes Sénégalais Associés organisation (Associated Senegalese Filmmakers, CINESEAS).

## Filmography
Delgado ein films dey include:

## Award

## References



## Bibliography

*  Short biography and an interview with Delgado.

## External links

### Videos

* Film Niiwam 1991 - Une nouvelle d' Ousmane Sembène for YouTube top. Video duration 1h 10m 25s. Uploader Roomnart 2022.
* Film senegalais - L'APPEL DES ARÈNES Avec Mohamed Ndao Tyson , Tapha Gueye , Aziz Ndiaye (2005 ) for YouTube top. Video duration 1h 45m 21s. Uploader Armand Sene 2023.
** L'appel des arènes (trailer) for YouTube top. Video duration 1m 16s. Uploader paris4art 2009.
* Avant premier film "Que le père soit !" for YouTube top. Video duration 15m 02s. Uploader Actu7News 2022. Film Premiere of Delgado's *Que le Père soit* at a Pathé cinema insyd Dakar. French spoken.
Precipitation

Insyd meteorology, **precipitation** be any product of de condensation of atmospheric water vapor wey dey fall from clouds due to gravitational pull. De main forms of precipitation dey include drizzle, rain, sleet, snow, ice pellets, graupel den hail. Precipitation dey occur wen a portion of de atmosphere cam turn saturated plus water vapor (wey dey reach 100% relative humidity), so dat de water dey condense den "dey precipitate" anaa falls. Thus, fog den mist no be precipitation; dema water vapor no dey condense sufficiently to precipitate, so fog den mist no dey fall. (Such a non-precipitating combination be a colloid.) Two processes, possibly dey act togeda, fi lead to air wey dey cam saturated plus water vapor: dey cool de air anaa dey add water vapor to de air. Precipitation dey form as smaller droplets coalesce via collision plus oda rain drops anaa ice crystals within a cloud. Dem dey bell short, intense periods of rain insyd scattered locations showers.

## Types

### Measurement

; Liquid precipitation

; Solid precipitation

## Air cam turn saturated

### Cooling air to ein dew point

### Dey add moisture to de air

## Forms of precipitation

### Raindrops

### Ice pellets

### Hail

### Snowflakes

### Diamond dust

### Occult deposition

## References


## External links

*Current global map of predicted precipitation for the next three hours
*Global Precipitation Climatology Centre GPCC
Henri Sagna

**Henri Sagna** (born 1973 insyd Dakar) be a Senegalese sculptor.

## Biography
Henri Sagna live den work insyd Senegal. After ein studies for de *École nationale des arts du Sénégal* insyd Dakar insyd 2005, he receive de first prize for de sixth *National Salon des artistes plasticiens sénégalais*. Sagna be known as artist sculptor-recycler. Ein artworks be formed by he dey assemble collect materials insyd a variety of ways. De artist dey lead a series of workshops den ateliers insyd France den Senegal, wey get as dema central theme de concepts of recovery den recycling of materials.

## Works
Sagna ein work dey base for respect for den knowledge of de environment, wey make e raise awareness of important issues among de general public den residents of townships. A large part of ein plastic work dey focus for de species of mosquito wich dey transmit malaria.

Ein artworks dey represent an interesting method of he dey raise awareness insyd Europe, den especially insyd France, of malaria den de damage e dey cause insyd Africa. De main objective of de Senegalese sculptor be make he teach new generations to cultivate dema artistic talents den make dem continue make dem care give de natural environment.

Amongst de ten contemporary artists of Senegal for de Dapper Museum in Paris insyd 2006, wey dey focus for de creativity of a generation of Senegalese artists, Sagna set up an entire display of Mosquitoes den insect screens. Na dem make de insects plus enormous paws from galvanized steel wire, bottles of soda den celluloid for de wings.

## External links

* Biographie of Henri Sagna
* Homepage of the Dapper Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
* Ker-Thiossane association in Dakar
Issa Samb

**Issa Samb**, dem sanso know am as **Joe Ouakam** (31 December 1945 – 25 April 2017) be a Senegalese painter, sculptor, performance artist, playwright den poet.

## Early life
Na dem born Issa Samb for 31 December 1945 insyd Dakar, Senegal. He graduate from de University of Dakar, wer na he study philosophy den de law.

## Career
Samb take up de pseudonym Joe Ouakam. He do inter-disciplinary work wey dey encompass sculpture, performance, painting den theatre. Na dem consider ein work to draw from both African tradition den de European avant-garde movements such as Dada, Surrealism, Situationism den Fluxus.

Na Samb be one of de founding members of de seminal Laboratoire Agit'Art insyd 1973. Na dem exhibit ein work for Whitechapel Gallery, London insyd ein ‘Seven Stories of Modern Art in Africa’ exhibition insyd 1995 den de 2008 de Biennale de l’Art Africain Contemporain, Dak'Art insyd Dakar. Insyd 2010, na dem hold a retrospective of ein work for de National Art Gallery, Dakar. Na sanso exhibit ein work for de 2012 documenta insyd Kassel, Germany. By 2014, InIVA, an art gallery insyd London, curate 'Issa Samb: From the Ethics of Acting to the Empire without Signs'. De Tunisian director Taïeb Louhichi dedicate a documentary to am insyd 1994 "Ker Joe Ouakam".

Insyd 2019, de curator Koyo Kouoh select Samb's *La Cour (The Yard)* (2013), an evolving live/works space den courtyard installation, as ein pick for de most influential work of de decade.

## Death
Samb die for 25 April 2017, for 71.
## References
Fameye

**Peter Famiyeh Bozah** (dem born am 11 September 1994), ein stage name be **Fameye**, he be Ghanaian rapper den musician from Bogoso. He be best known for ein single  "Nothing I Get". He release a remix of de song wich feature Article Wan, Medikal den Kuami Eugene. Na he be a member of MTN Hitmaker Season 3. He win an award for de best new artist of de year for de 2020 VGMA's.

## Discography

## Albums

### Songs of Peter
De album dey consist of thirteen songs dem list below;
* Intro ft. Xorse
* Menkwa
* Big Head
* Believe ft. Amakye The Rapper, Akodaa Seden & Suzzway
* Everything Now ft. Kwesi Arthur
* Music ft. Akodaa Seden & Amakye The Rapper
* One Day
* Hennessy
* Make Am ft. Pure Akan
* Thank you
* Grace
* Ahwehwe ft. Ofori Amponsah
* Mogya

### Greater Than

*Asem ft. M.anifest
*My Lova
*247&nbsp;ft. Kidi
*Unbreakable ft. B4bona & amakye the Rapper
*Fly Away
*Agoro
*Dey for You
*Choices ft. Pappy Kojo
*Bii Bi ft. Bisa Kdei
*Streets

## Awards

## References
Burna Boy

**Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu** MFR (dem born am for 2 July 1991) dem know am professionally as **Burna Boy**, be a Nigerian singer, songwriter, performer den record producer. He gain recognition insyd 2012 after he release "Like to Party", de lead single from ein debut studio album *L.I.F.E* (2013). Insyd 2017, Burna Boy sign a record deal plus Atlantic Records den ein parent company Warner Music Group. Ein third studio album *Outside*, wich sanso serve as ein major label debut, na dem release am insyd 2018.

## Ein life matter
Burna Boy date British rapper Stefflon Don from 2018 to 2022.

## Discography

; Studio albums

* *L.I.F.E* (2013)
* *On a Spaceship* (2015)
* *Outside* (2018)
* *African Giant* (2019)
* *Twice as Tall* (2020)
* *Love, Damini* (2022)
* *I Told Them...* (2023)
* *No Sign of Weakness* (2025)

## References


## External links
* Burna Boy for Twitter top
Afrobeats

**Afrobeats**, make you no conf plus Afrobeat anaa Afroswing, be an umbrella term make dem describe popular music from West Africa den de diaspora wey dem initially develop insyd Nigeria, Ghana, den de UK insyd de 2000s den 2010s. Afrobeats be less of a style per se, den more of a descriptor for de fusion of sounds wey dey flow out of Nigeria den Ghana. Genres such as hiplife, jùjú music, highlife, azonto music, den naija beats, among odas, na ebe amalgamated under de "Afrobeats" umbrella.

## References
Afrobeat

**Afrobeat** (dem sanso know am as **Afrofunk**) be a West African music genre, wey dey fuse influences from Nigerian (such as Yoruba den Igbo music) den Ghanaian (such as highlife) music, plus American funk, jazz, den soul influences.

## References


## External links

* Afrobeat (BBC archived page)
* Fela Kuti coined Afrobeat in Accra out of hate for James Brown – Prof John Collins
Wizkid

**Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun** (born 16 July 1990), dem popularly know am as **Wizkid**, be a Nigerian singer den songwriter. Dem born am insyd de Ojuelegba suburb of Surulere, Lagos, Wizkid be a voice insyd de emerging Afrobeats movement. Ein music be a blend of Afrobeats, afropop, R&B, afrobeat, reggae, dancehall, den pop.

## Ein life matter
Wizkid get four kiddies plus three different women. Dem born de kiddies insyd 2011, 2016, 2017, den 2022. Ein mommie die insyd London for 18 August 2023.

## Discography

; Studio albums

* *Superstar* (2011)
* *Ayo* (2014)
* *Sounds from the Other Side* (2017)
* *Made in Lagos* (2020)
* *More Love, Less Ego* (2022)
* *Morayo* (2024)

## Tours

* Made in Lagos Tour (2021)
* More Love, Less Ego Tour (2023)

## References


## External links

* Official website
Davido

**David Adedeji Adeleke** (born November 21, 1992), dem know am professionally as **Davido**, be a Nigerian singer, songwriter den record producer. Dem regard am as one of de most important Afrobeats artists of de 21st century wey he help popularize de genre globally. 

## Early life den education

Na dem born David Adedeji Adeleke for November 21, 1992, insyd Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Ein poppie Adedeji Adeleke (born 1957) be a business magnate wey komot Nigeria, den ein mommie Vero Adeleke (1963–2003) na she be a university lecturer. Davido be de youngest of five siblings den ein poppie ein third-born son. He attend de British International School insyd Lagos, den for de age of 16, he return go de U.S. make he study business administration for Oakwood University.

## Ein life matter
Davido get six kiddies; three girls den three boys (one now be deceased).

## Discography

; Studio albums

* *Omo Baba Olowo* (2012)
* *A Good Time* (2019)
* *A Better Time* (2020)
* *Timeless* (2023)
* *5ive* (2025)

## Tours

* A Good Time North America Tour (2019–2020)
* WRBLO Tour (2022)
* Timeless North America Tour (2023)

## References



## External links

* Official website
Tems

## Early life
Na dem born Openiyi for 11 June 1995 insyd Lagos, Nigeria. Ein first name Temilade dey mean "the crown is mine" insyd Yoruba, She be of Yoruba ethnicity. Ein family relocate to de UK wen na she be an infant, then she return to Nigeria dey follow ein parents dema separation, wen na she be five years old. Tems reside insyd Ilupeju before she move go Lekki den later Ajah.

Openiyi attend Dowen College for ein secondary education den Monash South Africa for ein tertiary education, wer na she obtain a degree insyd Economics.

## Discography
**Studio albums**

* *Born in the Wild* (2024)

**Extended plays**

* *For Broken Ears* (2020)
* *If Orange Was a Place* (2021)

## Tours
**Headlining**

* Born in the Wild Tour

## Awards den nominations
For 5 February 2023, Tems win a Best Melodic Rap Performance Grammy for ein collaboration for "Wait For U" plus Future den Drake. Dat same month, she win de Female MVP award for de Soundcity MVP Awards dem hold for de Eko Convention Centre insyd Lagos.

## References


## External links

* Official website
* Tems discography at Discogs
Frank Asiedu Bekoe

**Frank Asiedu Bekoe** be Ghanaian political strategist wey he san be member of de New Patriotic Party (NPP). He be member of Parliament for Suhum for Eastern Region. He dey represent de constituency for de Ninth Parliament for de Fourth Republic of Ghana. He san be member of de New Patriotic Party.

Na dem appoint am as director of political affairs for de Office of Chief of Staff for Ghana ein Presidency.  

## References