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  Fatoumata Diawara

  In May 2018 we were honored to welcome the Malian singer, songwriter, guitarist and acclaimed actress Fatoumata Diawara at M.Bassy for an unplugged concert ad well as intimate talk with Musa Okwonga about connection, receiving and sharing as well as following the path of an African feminists. She is hailed as the voice of young African womanhood – proud of her heritage but with a vision that looks confidently to the future and a message that is universal.

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  Nkhensani Mkhari & Luiza Prado about Art, Food, Language & Resistance

  M.Bassy Podcast - Episode 1 is part of the accompanying program of the exhibition project »Food, Art & Activism: Nourishing Ourselves & Each Other« at M.Bassy in 2024. The conversation by the artists Nkhensani Mkhari & Luiza Prado addressing art, food, language and resistance is moderated by Jumoke Olusanmi.

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  Art Must Be A Space Of Dissonance: In Conversation With Bonaventure Ndikung

  On an uncharacteristically warm April day, we meet Bonaventure Ndikung at SAVVY Contemporary. Dressed in a two-piece suit with a colorful cravat, the erudite curator and biotechnologist certainly cuts an imposing figure — but conversation quickly reveals a generosity of perspective equal to that of his renowned intellect.

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  FORTIA by Keyezua: The Force of Life

  Showing at this year’s Lagos Photo, which begins this week, is Fortia: a breath-taking series of images in which a masked black woman, poses stunningly in a red dress. Keyezua, the artist, is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Arts, The Hague, Netherlands and is returning to Lagos Photo for the second year running. She sees herself as a storyteller, currently reinventing herself to tell the day-to-day stories of women around the world that make her uncomfortable to remain silent.

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  M.Bassy Dialogues #1 with the artist Mohau Modisakeng

  In SERIES #1 we are happy to provide an intimate online interview with the artist, Mohau Modisakeng.

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  »Somi Unplugged«: Somi in Conversation with Musa Okwonga

  In July 2018 we warmly welcomed the acclaimed vocalist, composer, writer, and performer Somi Kakoma performing with Toru Dodo (piano) and Herve Sambe (guitar) for an unplugged concert at M.Bassy. Afterwards, the audience was invited to attend a personal conversation between the artist and the journalist, author and musician himself Musa Okwonga about the struggle of being a Black immigrant in the US, spaces of agency for African identities and giving voice to the community.

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  M.Bassy Podcast - Episode 4: Nkhensani Mkhari, Jazmin Morris, Vanessa Amoah Opoku & Linda Dounia Rebeiz bout Artificial Intelligence, Resistance & Coexistence

  On the occasion of our exhibition project »Beyond AI: Resistance & Coexistence« in spring 2024 we warmly welcomed the artists Nkhensani Mkhari, Jazmin Morris, Vanessa Amoah Opoku & Linda Dounia Rebeiz at M.Bassy for a public panel discussion. In a private prelude on the evening bevor the opening, we had the one-off chance to record an in-depth podcast conversation of these leading young artists engaging in new digital technologies from a decolonial and sociopolitical perspective.

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  Not African Enough by the NEST collective

  The dynamic fashion scene in Kenya has seen a number of emerging designers entering the market in the last few years. These newcomers have been channelling their diverse influences - many of which are Kenyan by default- into edgy, timeless designs. However, they have had a challenging time finding what would be considered ‘African’ inspiration by the gatekeepers of the fashion industry. The phrase “Not African Enough” has been used to dismiss their work in a global fashion scene that is both yearning for design inspiration from the continent, but that is also quick to define the limits and authenticity of ‘African-ness’.

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  M.Bassy Dialogues #7 with Dexter Story

  In SERIES #7 we are happy to provide an intimate online interview with the artist, Dexter Story.

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  Interview with Hoda Tawakol

  In the interview, Hoda Tawakol, participant in the “Résidences Croisées”, talks about port cities and the influence of her “three mothers” on her art.

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  M.Bassy Dialogues #8 with Témé and Michiel

  In SERIES #8 we are happy to provide an online interview with the artists Témé and Michiel.

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  »Kidjo’s Kitchen Talk«: Angélique Kidjo in conversation with Musa Okwonga

  The acclaimed Grammy-winning Beninese French singer-songwriter and choreograph Angélique Kidjo was welcomed at M.Bassy on March 7, 2023, for a music and culinary conversation about her music career, African life in the diaspora, culture, racism and gender with the British-Ugandan writer, journalist and musician Musa Okwonga. The evening was musically rounded off by the Hamburg musician Saliou Cissokho who learned the tradition of playing the kora from his father in Senegal.

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