The Arts

American anthropologist Richard Henderson arrives Lagos for Onitsha Ofala

By Osa Mbonu-Amadi Renowned American anthropologist Professor Richard (Dick) Henderson has arrived in Lagos on his way to Onitsha, Anambra State, as a special guest of the Obi of Onitsha, His Majesty Nnaemeka Achebe, for the 2026 Ofala Festival.Henderson, author of the influential 1972 study The King in Every Man: Evolutionary Trends in Onitsha Ibo […]
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Fear of Solarin haunts treasury looters in Yeepa!

After watching the special perfor-mance of Yeepa! Solarin Mbo!!, it was unbelievable that corruption, the bane of Nigeria’s development, was also  a major source of concern even in the early 70s when the play was written.

Revitalising reggae music through Nigeria Reggae Festival

The shift from Rocksteady to reggae was illustrated by the organ shuffle pioneered by Jamaican musicians like Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright, while Bob Marley is said to have popularised it and also claimed that the word, ‘reggae’ came from a Spanish term for “the king’s music.”

New theatrical piece captures Fela and his Kalakuta Queens

Fela’s Kalakuta Queens in a theatrical act is a maverick display of memories of Fela Anikulapo Kuti. It is a stage play in a musical format showcasing the beauty inside Abami-Eda’s shrine – the intrigues, fun, controversies and the truth about Kalakuta queens beyond what the public perceive them to be.

Drawing With Light: The Business Of Telling Stories

TellThatStory 2.0 (TTS2.0) a roundtable of photographers, with focus on “The Business of Photography” and “Understanding Lighting”, held in Benin-City, as a follow up to the maiden edition which took place in September 2017.

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