Ghana-born, Ghent-based musician and dancer Nana Osei Twum Barima appears to be a rather elusive sort. I’m intrigued by his story, pivoting from a career
BAFTA award-winning film My Father’s Shadow, hailed as a ‘historical family heirloom for Nigeria’ by its director Akinola Davies Jr, tells an intimate semi-autobiographical tale
‘…This film is about unlearning imposed standards and reclaiming our African identity — strand by strand…’— Kwaku Sikahene-Adarkwa, Director After a lengthy gestation period, the
‘… We who have been colonised can never forget…’ (p.161, My Country, Africa: Autobiography of the Black Pasionaria by Andrée Blouin. Reissued by Verso Books,
My journey back into art began during the lockdown. Whilst on furlough, I revisited creative passions I’d set aside over a decade ago. Initially, I
Born and raised in Italy and the daughter of Somali refugees, the multilingual writer, activist and scholar, Igiaba Scego understands very well the complexities of
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