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Wole Soyinka joins PEN Out Loud and LIVE from NYPL to discuss his first novel in almost 50 years.

Today’s event is the 8 th edition in the series, and it is themed: Fine Art Interrogating Baba Ani Bass Saxophonist. Among the artists featuring, according to Ajayi, are: Duke Asidere, Tunde Soyinka, Segun Adejumo, Angela Isiuwe, Lekan Onabanjo, Jerry Nnubia, Emmanuel Isiuwe, Omozuapo Angela and Emmanuel Irokanulo, Aladegbogbe, and Jerry Nnubia. The ace photographer, Don Barber will also be on ground to record the moment. Baba Ani, as he is fondly called, is the famous friend and professional sideman of the Afrobeat creator, Fela Anikulapo Kuti. He was leader of the band for 39 years, right from its formative stage as Koola Lobitos in 1959 all through its transformation to Afrika 70 and later Egypt 80. After Fela died passed on in 1997, he continued to lead the band for another 19 years mentoring Fela’s son, Seun Kuti, through his now-famous career. “It is the essence of the man we intend to capture, while interrogating his person and life so far, said Ajayi, remindin...

Will Jawando is an attorney, born to a Nigerian father and an American mother from Kansas. The young politician wore a Nigerian attire popularly called agbada to his swearing-in ceremony in a bid to promote the African culture. Will, in a video which was shared on Twitter by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), explained why he wore the African attire to his inauguration. “We all come from different culture, it’s really important that we respect our differences even if those differences come in ways we don’t anticipate or even understand. “So by wearing this agbada, this traditional West African clothing in a public setting to take the public oath of office, it’s part of a bigger and public dialogue that I think it’s needed if we are to understand and respect our differences and move forward.”

👆Presentation of Soyinka's CHRONICLES on TVC on Monday, Dec 7

LBHF 2015… Echoes of Sambisa forest, The Tragedy of King Christophe "Jos Repertory Theatre’s performance of The Tragedy of King Christophe on the night was energetic and exciting. Although, the characters did not affect the speech patterns of Haitians, they came close to some of the mannerisms. Particularly brilliant were the Victorian-style costumes, the ballroom parties and affectations that Christophe created to imitate European monarchical models of power and grandeur".