Lots of different countries have set up cultural houses around London,
where fans can watch their athletes perform and curious visitors like me
can find out about the country.
The organisors of Africa Village have gone one better and organised a cultural spot for the entire continent. Not every country is represented but a good number are including quite a few who are only represented in my world tour through the British Museum. I had a chat with a couple of ladies from the Nigerian stall and the Conogolese stall about music from their countries.
The organisors of Africa Village have gone one better and organised a cultural spot for the entire continent. Not every country is represented but a good number are including quite a few who are only represented in my world tour through the British Museum. I had a chat with a couple of ladies from the Nigerian stall and the Conogolese stall about music from their countries.
And Shazam finally came to my aid and identified 3 of the songs playing in the Africa Village - two by the Gabonese singer Oliver Ngoma and a song by Sengalese artist Ismael Lo.
Togolese cloth print
Congolese cloth prints
Art by Moroccan artist Houria Niati
Gabonese crest
As the Spirits Roam by Nigerian artist Cinwe Chukwuogo-Roy 2005
Landscape Redux 1 When Sunshine gets blue by Nigerian artist Damilola Oshilaja
Nne-nne Aguna Asaa by Cinwe Chukwuogo-Roy, 2005
Equatorial Guinean cloth prints
Art by Cameroonian artist Pouka (Mbeng Pouka)
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