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Femi Kuti: “I am Not Fela. I Don’t Even Want to be Fela.”
Afrobeat legend Femi Kuti discusses his new album Journey Through Life, his turbulent US-Canada tour, and life beyond his father’s shadow.
BY Abioye Damilare Samson
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Tosin Igho: “There’s Actually a Mathematical Way to Filmmaking.”
He is the son of the enigmatic Peter Igho, but the latter isn’t stealing his shine as the younger Igho defines his path aiming for the shattered door.
BY Aoiri Obaigbo
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Fred Amata: “Nollywood filmmakers should use the art they express to tell the true story of who we really are in Africa.”
A journey through Nollywood’s Creative Landscape is incomplete without the narrative of this multifaceted talent, whose latest work is “Voltage.”
BY Aoiri Obaigbo
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Mara Derwent-Ashton: “People Being Open to Being Wrong is Good Practice.”
You know her as Samantha in “Osuofia in London,” Osuofia’s devious but delicate British ‘wife.’
BY Jamin Ohwovoriole
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Behind the Scenes: Director Taiwo Egunjobi Opens Up About ‘A Green Fever’
The gripping neo-noir “A Green Fever” takes viewers on a tense journey through 1980s Nigeria, where family ties are tested against a backdrop of power, corruption, and moral ambiguity.
BY Fareedat Taofeeq
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Ahmed Yerima: “I Have Found The Commonalities of African Society …. We Have Everything In Common.”
In the world of Nigerian theatre, the name Ahmed Yerima carries much weight.
BY Aoiri Obaigbo
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Tosin Otudeko: “‘Over the Bridge’ Tells Story of Complex, But Double-Led Life”
Magic was made from the cauldron of Nollywood in this inspirational and distinctive, narrative-styled, long-running psychological thriller that boasts of an impressive line-up.
BY Tobilola Akanni
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“A Tribe Called Judah” is a Box Office Hit, But How Did It End Up on Top? Meet One of the Screenwriters Behind the Successful Film
One of the major contributors to a film’s success is a well-written script. Meet Akinlabi Ishola, co-writer of the box-office sensation, “A Tribe Called Judah.” With a billion-naira story to his name, he uncovers the mask behind the success.
BY Alo Folakemi
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Bode Sowande: “Africa has a treasure chest of stories, but the craft is still something that needs attention.”
Bode Sowande, one of the playwrights longlisted for the NNLG $100,000 prize for drama began his professional theatre career in Orisun Theatre, a company owned by Wole Soyinka.
BY Aoiri Obaigbo
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