By Porter Anderson, editor-in-chief of @Porter_Anderson
As in the maximum cases of a digitized iteration of an e-book and/or an occasion for publication, the virtual evocation of the occasion will make it visual for a foreign audience, that many will have their first look at the Aké, a festival open to the public. . . The program’s promotional curtain refers to Aké as “the largest collection of African artistic voices on African soil”.
This year’s theme is “The African Hour,” in which organizers intend to send a sign of solidarity with the racial calculation that has emerged in cultures in various markets with activism, the Black Lives Matter movement.
On a list for today’s announcement, the show’s founding director, Lola Shoneyin, some of our readers won’t forget it for the Kaduna festival, she said, “Our world has replaced forever. You cannot ignore the magnitude of recent global events. .
“In 1918, African nations were in the clutches of imperial forces that degraded our stories, culture, history, language, and trust systems. More than a century later, the COVID-19 pandemic sees Africa grappling with the colonial hangover of poor leadership and a predatory global order.
“The time has come for Africa to overheat and break the cycle of betrayal of elected officials at the helm. It might have come later than expected, but for young people in Africa around the world, it’s Africa’s time. “
And perhaps one of the most unique occasions announced today is an “interreligious communion” scheduled for Sunday, October 25, a morning program. (Lagos time is GMT 1). This consultation is intended to provide “leaders and practitioners of various religions and beliefs, adding Christianity, Islam and Nigerian indigenous denominations, “involving them all in primary questions about life and our delight in it from their ecclesiastical perspectives.
The general program is structured in 27 round tables, 20 presentations, 3 workshops, a concert, storytelling and poetry sessions, a film and a play.
Reflecting these thematic directions, panels are planned to address:
During the show, Wole Soyinka, winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature, will offer “WS 20 for 20”, an evocation of African antiquities from his collection in a program organized through Jessica Byenyan Bitrus on the theme “African Time”.
Elders Corner, a documentary film about Nigeria’s musical development, will be screened on October 22.
A is scheduled for October 23 with artists such as Blackman Akeeb Kareem, Fatoumata Daiware, Falana, Beautiful Nubia, Urban Village, Maia and the Big Sky, Bab L’Bluz, Akua Naru, Joyce Olong and Christine Obiamalu.
Venus vs. Venus Venus Modernity is a work that will premiere digitally on October 24 in a production directed through activist Lebogang Mashile.
And on October 25, a poetry program Vanessa Kisuule in addition to Afurakan, Vangi Gantsho, Ola Elhassan, Yomi Sode, D’bi Anitafrika, Titilope Sonuga, Paul Ward, Jabir Malik, Poetra Asantewa and Ndukwe Onuoha.
The festival’s sponsors come with Sterling Bank, Goethe-Institute Nigeria, French Embassy, U. S. Consulate, Nikon and News Central.
More on the festival’s website.
At the time of writing, the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center update at 5:27 a. m. ET (9:27 a. m. GMT) sees Nigeria with a number of 52227 infections, only Morocco and beyond Bahrain. 196 million.
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How great to have this online! Thank you.