How to be a Nigerian
Peter Enahoro a.k.a. Peter Pan’s How To Be A Nigerian was first published in the 1960s as a series of columns in the Daily Times. It became a bestselling book that was re-published in 1996. Almost two decades later, Enahoro’s brilliant satirical enquiry into identity, nationalism and inventiveness is still the definitive guide. To be […]
George Osodi
George Osodi is a photographer from “the oil-rich Niger Delta region”. His images documenting the region first brought international attention, as shown in the short film below. A contrasting side to life in his homeland is shown in his body of work – Nigerian Monarchs, this series will be exhibited later in the month in Lagos and […]
Guilt Trips
Kai Friese interrogates the colonial fantasy that lives on in the sententious philanthropy of ethical tourism. Escape Narratives Suspicion in the Oriental is a sort of malignant tumour, a mental malady, that makes him self-conscious and unfriendly suddenly; he trusts and mistrusts at the same time in a way the Westerner cannot comprehend. It […]
Che
First published in 1968 in Buenos Aires, the biography of Ernesto “Che” Guevara by Alberto and Enrique Breccia and Héctor Oesterheld sold over 60,000 copies in its first week. But the 1973 military onslaught made it a dangerous book to own – most copies were hidden, and subsequently burned. Oesterheld (script) was tortured and murdered – along with his 3 daughters; […]
Rest In Peace Chiwoniso Maraire
Zimbabwean musician Chiwoniso Maraire, died on July 24, 2013, at age 37. Doreen Gaura pays tribute to the revolutionary mbira player, spiritual songstress and gifted lyricist. Dear Chiwoniso, You may not know me, but I have known you for about 20 years now. The first time I met you was back in […]