The Manchester Lagos Connection
CD ARTWORK: LAGOS' BY GHARIOKWU LEMI REMIXED BY M A BARNES-WYNTERS (DOODLEBUG) ©
Invited to speak at Speakeasys 10th Anniversary celebration, Lagos based Lemi Ghariokwu spoke about his art and work as the designer for afrobeat legend Fela Kuti.
Lemi Ghariokwu is a designer, based in Lagos Nigeria he has created over 2000 works. As the designer for Fela Kuti, his partnership with Fela delivered 26 album covers that are politically inspiring from a designer who is recognised worldwide.
If you have left buying records to becoming a total mp3 download freak, you may have copies of Lemi's work in your record collection - go find them and brush the dust off .
Find out more about the new content from the North West Sector by clicking this link; ONLINE: Sustained Theatre North West Regional Hub
Nigeria host a uniques connection with Manchester in lots of ways. A key demographic of the City and the North West region, people with a Nigerian heritage play an important role within the regional arts scene on differing levels.
Whats was interesting about spending the day with Lemi was the evolved conversation that took place about Lagos. This conversation was spurred on by Lemi's growing fascination with social media networking and platforms such as Facebook.
Whats resulted in discussion with Sustained Theatres Online Content Editor and Lemi was a process of development for a potential new connection point with Lagos and Manchester. An opportunity to discuss what could occur with the Sector in both Lagos and Manchester is to be achieved through online working on the Sustained Theatre website. To begin there is need of establishing the working parameters of focus and delivery that will be evolved through communication with Lemi and the North West Sustained Theatre Regional Hub.
We look to all members of the hub to inform the process of build and participate and evolve and approach of an online creative collaboration with Lemi over the next few months.
More information on Lemi at http://artsownkind.wordpress.com and
http://www.myspace.com/ghariokwulemi
Plus heres a special Fela Kuti afrobeat special, a key part from a documentary made about the Fela and his work politically delivered through music.
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Union Street's Social Intervention branch, which includes Natasha Boojihawon and Akiel Chinelo, have been making strong llinks with Gambian Artists for the International Artist Xchange Project, of which the piloy project will take place next year from Feb-Apr. We have been working towards establising live links as well and online working and shar ing practices. We would welcome the opportuntiy to put our heads together and see what could occur with the Sector in both Lagos, the Gambia and Manchester through online working. Email us at natasha@unionstreetmediaarts.com
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Union Street's Social Intervention branch, which includes Natasha Boojihawon and Akiel Chinelo, have been making strong llinks with Gambian Artists for the International Artist Xchange Project, of which the piloy project will take place next year from Feb-Apr. We have been working towards establising live links as well and online working and shar ing practices. We would welcome the opportuntiy to put our heads together and see what could occur with the Sector in both Lagos, the Gambia and Manchester through online working. Email us at natasha@unionstreetmediaarts.com
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