Okey Bakassi’s debut film, "Bank Alert," graces Nigerian cinemas this holiday season as a tailor-made drama comedy movie. Produced by Wingonia Ikpi, with Akay Mason in the director’s chair, it is a 2-hour movie that journeys through the experience of a man named Samuel who
The Lagos art circuit continues to evolve in ever more creative ways for self expression and societal impact. Samson Akinnire’s art reclaims the concept of trash and proves that even discarded, seemingly useless material can be channeled into timeless pieces in the right hands. Born
This is a quality assured, rubber stamped, peer reviewed and expert co-signed critique of Femi Kuti’s electric, and vibrant Sunday shows at the New Afrika Shrine in Ikeja. Last week, they raised the entry fee from one thousand naira to two, and everyone was surprised.
The 15th of November, 2023 was a great moment for Nigerian excellence in the diaspora as Bayo Akanbi (Bayo Brahms) was invited by the Manchester Museum to screen a 15 minute documentary titled “A Portrait of Durbar.” This short film is about the annual Kano
Ghanaian creative Francisco Kwabena Domingo has forged himself a career in various facets of the entertainment world. From dancing to photography, videography, artiste management and event planning, he presents himself as a testament that the will to do surely provides a way eventually. Domingo found a
Recently, the walls within new Kokopelli Gallery site in Ikoyi hosted Paolo Sisiano’s art exhibition titled “We are okay, but we are not like before”. These works, a sprawling thesis on self from the perspective of a brooder is a cohesive story told across 24
The recent release of Ijebu, by King Wasiu Ayinde Marshall (K1 De Ultimate) produced by Bankulli restarted a conversation about magic duos in the Nigerian music industry. The magic duo concept implies the likelihood of lightning being bottled when such artistes collaborate. When most people
Tamara Visuals is drawn towards compositions, and this informs his approach to photography. Over the past 3-4 years, fully involved one way or another in filmmaking, he has managed to channel and harness his potential as a film director and cinematographer. A running gag with
Sejiro Avoseh’s art is different at first glance; mixing introspection with commentary. It is as abrasive as he is sensitive-- favoring splotches of primary colors, Sejiro forces your eyes to dart around the canvas. The paintings are crossbred between abstraction, figurative and collages. He mixes
It is hand drawn, almost scrawled— this piece of collage art, tweeted from a fringe twitter account with less than a thousand followers, even less following. Through simplicity in technique, the art invites all. Its elements however— grotesque, modern, surreal, brazen. The artist, twitter handle: