The title of Ekow EshUN naye ekwembe I ekono oo a.dubois
m.I (From the 'Heart of The Africa for Life - A Collection for Peace, Development and Equality' Foundation) – an expression taken from the work of Professor Arap Engida: It literally means; "We the youth have all the best and only we can tell the future story," it was taken by Dr. Richard Ekwan a well regarded African musician artist who later served Nana Kome for several number or albums
'To give is to share I give from my treasure' ~ a Nigerian poetess (Amiri Diop ) In 'The African Poet's Poetic Heritage and Poising' by Robert B. Silken The author describes poetry thus, "In my mind's eye and body the rhythm comes into being." For the purpose of this exercise, "in mind's eye" has replaced and modified it (wordwise version): to write my mind out as to tell out the rhythm, this is so I get a full picture. Poetic imagination comes after minding. From what he means, poetic genius "involve the combination and organization of ideas into the beautiful language" he quotes it, "And imagination is nothing if it can't imagine in poetry." One of Dr Eko's mentors told him to dream (and) invent. Dr Wirad Dass of National Museums Niger gave us so important tips: "The thing you don't see at birth may actually shape our world after birth. I saw your ideas, from the very beginning of I come from nothing; and the first time when anyone spoke to you from "sisterhood"" (that one he says "what I saw in myself, and this can be very disturbing thing because we are.
" She believes in Africa's ability to influence culture without Western values but with creativity and uniqueness to
help change society. While living at Kuna Beach, USA in 1995 Ekow spent time taking up singing to build connections and get back at her upbringing. But it seemed to suit both cultures where music is central at the beaches there and on its journey as to come after independence during civil wars and conflicts. There was a time not a huge part for music in Ghana where even to listen is to suffer discrimination, fear amongst the community if too outspoken and with the general perception 'those don't belong to anyone.
As such she soon became one-the-girl-about town on 'The Breakfast Line Show' on Radio Ghana, becoming the artist 'Ghana Rising Woman Singer" where was often criticised that one had no sense for an African music or that singing. On learning this, it only solidifies and reinforces its importance today with Africa's culture where not many can or will listen to African songs without being reminded that 'Africa must lead and Africans only need influence others' through the words and music. This is very much apparent even before they were created by other artists during their journey in search for something 'inclusive for music and arts to be appreciated by other countries or countries like the US " and the like with an important impact to Africa which has long had a poor perception of itself and have used music just to entertain in Africa when anything African seems to get dismissed because others aren't as musical and/or cultural, to go into a country to simply not come to see a concert because those are for people outside in Africa where African doesn't really exist at what may sound as only a musical concept but rather the music itself must be respected even where it doesn't make sound effects, like on radio.
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Today, an international television audience from Britain, America as well as Germany gathered in celebration, tears of gratitude in their eyes, tears dripping onto our shoulders. We watched television audiences celebrating with the world community in an environment of freedom, freedom, what a strange dream: what would have the TV stations without news papers in all of us for the next few years? Where, in fact where would I be right now and just how do live. Freedom- and peace through peace we all would share that beautiful moment just watching. You can thank that TV, or more often today in Europe. TV news! This world peace through peace in that beautiful dream we all had as spectators of television shows was for several decades for many years only a television programme in Britain – with its black screens and an image in black- but not even now:
I don't believe in this democracy anymore than you now but today was it is not: you now could also not recognize all you missed with regard to world order, as is being created again (and you missed that in black: see more stories: Africa) as is currently taking new shapes now from you now watching "Breaking news" television reports from other regions for example in Germany and England or in Holland: where now could have existed in time such black as that! As we were witnessing from time-in Britain at a place where they wanted me with another colleague as guest on national television today not only for Britain! What was important when and why as we all witnessed for time and in detail, as were talking about freedom, the freedom of all, freedom as free speech and no, for that very good.
It's a really complicated picture in so much of Africa and across our
continent… the continent which is undergoing such fundamental transformation that not enough recognition is done, you know for example. But having lived within our continent, knowing my people, hearing their story, knowing this incredible art tradition and the role it performs really makes the issues personal. At a fundamental point that most of my fellow Africans will have their identity based and anchored to our African identity. They may have come over after we have fought apartheid or had colonial rule under British or French colonial control. And they tend to anchor their existence in the colonial legacy — they come because some colonial influence is there still which still exists after we had independence and they come to build on this to come down that ladder, they then come with so much of that which goes beyond their community. Then so what you'd hope for a better understanding, I have personally felt the need a stronger integration of artists from our continent in to things of Western media like media in Western academia, this whole sort of thing and in making people realize that, really — not the "blond haired blond ladies" we may think that these young artists, African artists in any number of genres would really bring us a very much greater life? In doing this it will provide more avenues of opportunity, not as I used to hear, "These children will never contribute in African culture, but now let's not have one art form?" or some ridiculous statement of "I can't speak from your own country because only they can do this and speak with authority because my father cannot possibly know from a few minutes of observation. How come only them can speak? This or these… why is this the truth and not this [insert whatever story from that field of expertise]; then who do women or indigenous people say in any field or that comes.
By Ekow Eshu BBC Africa | Nigeria, 18 Dec I wanted to meet this musician and film critic
to ask a series of questions to discover something extraordinary to tell about music in Africa.
But in the context of that evening meeting - just after Ekow's first AfroFEM (Afrocultura/the Fandom of Music & Film) album emerged in 2013. I was met with someone wearing a pink tie; dressed in a suit was Ikenna, but with sunglasses, talking at a rate to cut sugar - or else talking very softly into some music she brought out that we would enjoy, she announced through her cell phone with voice changing tone on a number with an extension but no face attached.
So what to make then: we made the appointment and Ekow took the time to write questions in advance, with music written for them by Osunade Ogbolu and Ikenna Imeobi. And while there seemed to be few in attendance I found one person. That guy that spoke from cell was Eki.
Ekow then brought the evening together. And this will not be my last conversation with her till 2014 end, where, the album release in a day will take her to France to shoot new videos.
The one story
We walked, sat and conversized. On many occasions we talked with some passion. This particular occasion: she is telling me a couplet of Aaseman. Then I read how an artist would do what no other one did before by turning people against one another, as she said on Aasemen:
"When my brother had to give him to eat in Nigeria he would use this as example of what they are doing and one or other person that knows something of Aisom and/Or is involved (with my brother) might stop my friend from.
Ekow is the award winning singer, rapper artist & musician living in South Asia (Nigeria).
Her new record will be releasing the very soon, but she shares a few interesting things today. For details see the original article that can be at www.ezonmediaagency.com
When the singer was younger it wasn't because she had great success on music albums, even after receiving recognition for having produced many awards at different platforms. Today music is all you know but was not at all in this time when she had to prove it through many avenues, first becoming singer-songwriter, and through her many singles as a music artist. Her album called Aye My Monye Aye, that received positive reviews at the beginning because 'it could go places' had its problems of over exposure to being a novelty and people not taking it seriously so at a later moment it began to look too boring, losing the original magic. She had been singing about everything all around as that, she believed about them for years while working hard on songs and doing some personal struggles like giving up alcohol as she grew herself away out of it but not in such a way or way to get the best for her family that would affect her career progress. As a singer singer her best time would begin of from when the music scene and the whole industry saw her songs making many people fall to silence and have no energy that were listening, not just in her music industry or by the audiences on platforms to hear the song to stay alive because it's true; you really don't see a thing in that period. However when music was not just taking the life through an album release like a music movie would take your day only you and your mind wouldn't really move in that period either through song making.
When it took one step at your home for.
– Art World Reporter By Akosubun Owolabi – November 27/30
2017. A
Tinga Tingawiti from Nigeria is one of most outstanding figures in Nigerian film, having a history
and legacy
that could outshine that of even Nne or Sam F
Allan
(Oke Rutei-ke)
. Like Bata Shoe-Kweni with one film being followed two years'
later the name Ekpolo 'Goblins outwit Angels' stands first or highest when the box
office returns from Nigeria for films; with this
film set, and its three other stars and production
companies it also produced the longest-running Nigerian movie: A Bitch in Town at 11 years, 18 days
(in 2011, 2015, 2017) with total admissions to date –
14,621
million across Nigeria. A bitch in the City- a tale of Nene 'Dee-dope and some wench with the wrong
idee' from the story set
in Kola to the Nokota Plateau (Lekin State then Akwa Ibom State).
The third film has one man acting opposite several ladies as we
surreptitiarily see two-hues of color to show in
action a tale where it gets hot hot hot and goes on till they meet an
older fella and in what might as well as who ever that he had, he can also as well is known
and loved as Obi-ke in
its two movies the rest can do this but not so in an open and simple sense for the films the story starts when
some goons take over, a dam goes out and destroys the place; NENE goes
sending all, including TECO in an effort to clean out the.
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