Culture

Where will the flagship meetings of African cultures take place in digital form or face to face in March? Here are eleven suggestions. Do not hesitate to send us your "essentials" to fipageculture@yahoo.fr. The New African Film Festival of Washington DC celebrates its 17th online edition, expanded to audiences across the…

Several important announcements have just been made in connection with the return of works of art looted during colonization in Nigeria. These works will eventually be exhibited in the Edo Museum for African Art, which will open in late 2024 in the Nigerian city of Benin City. as reported from Lagos, Liza Fabbian It is a black bronze bust, representing an oba - a king - from Benin who will soon make his "unconditional" return to African soil. This work of art is one of hundreds of pieces looted by the British during…

The president of the Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac Museum, Emmanuel Kasarherou, arrived in Cotonou on Wednesday, March 24, on a technical mission through March 28, to advance preparations on the Benin side for the return of the 26 works promised by Paris. Time is running out, as the French deputies have given Benin and Senegal a year to complete the process and restore that work. The French mission is purely technical. On the program, work sessions and site visits for Quai Branly's president. For his visit, Benin mobilized…

The Dictionary of Francophones, the first of its kind, was launched on Tuesday 16 March during the Semaine de la Francophonie. This online dictionary was created by order of French President Emmanuel Macron. It has been prepared by a scientific council consisting of academics from several French-speaking countries. The 300,000…

It's the disappearance of a legend of Senegalese music: singer and lyricist Thione Seck, 66 years old. He started his career at the age of 17 with the Dakar Star Band and continued with the mythical orchestra Baobab, the Senegalese cult group in the 1970s. Thione Seck was one of the singers in the famous "mbalax" style. Many artists and big names in the music scene mourn a brother like his countryman singer Wasis Diop, who remembers a man deeply attached to his country. .

Figure of the Senegalese artistic scene, the painter Ndoye Douts invites to a unique dive in the popular districts of Dakar. It is there, from Yoff to Gueule-Tapée, that he draws his inspiration since leaving art in 1999. "Entre terre et mer", his new exhibition at the Art-Z Gallery in Paris, until March 27, testifies to abundant, colorful, playful work.…

Big party of American music tonight with the Grammy Awards ceremony. The event takes place almost entirely from Los Angeles, alternating live performances and pre-recorded sequences. A show hosted by South African comedian Trevor Noah known for his satirical show The Daily Show and his shows. An inauguration for this 37-year-old actor from Johannesburg, where he made his debut.…

Senegalese singer Thjonen Seck died Sunday, March 14, of a short illness. Information confirmed by his family. Singer and lyricist Thione Seck, one of the princes of Senegalese music for forty years, died on Sunday 14 March at the age of 66 in Dakar, we learned that from his lawyer, Ousmane Seye. Former singer of the legendary…

This Ivorian artist, who lives between Paris and Abidjan, claims a unique style, both very personal and universal. Its secret: symbols, a language in itself. From an early age, Ernest Dükü was influenced by learning Akan symbols from his mother, who was active in the lumbar trade. "She explained to me the meaning of the…

How to improve diversity and representativeness on Wikipedia? While the collaborative encyclopedia lacks articles on African and Afro-descendant personalities, collectives and communities are formed by volunteers to recruit contributors determined to change things. Pseudonyms appear one after the other on the black background…