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KOKOBA: MEETING OUR GRIOTS

Keren Lasme

A sacred container for tale-telling, African literature and literary arts.

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“The dead are not dead” digital collage by Keren Lasme

In October last year, I wrote and recorded this reflection piece on African oral tradition for The Quick + The Brave as part of their Advocates + Allies issue. It is a heartfelt word-o...

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on a moonless night and spell-writing

Chris Ofili, Black Shunga, 2008-2015. Courtesy: Two Palms

i sat down on a low-rise wall made of stones the colour of rust and as i faced the infinite ocean/oshun before me, a spell landed inside me.

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As a true pisces, I...

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Bonding with Bessie Head through ‘A Question of Power'(1973)

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Literary genealogy and the laws of courtesy

[26/01/2024] Full moon in Leo. Reminiscence Festival x Archives Ivoire. During my performance 'Ils Sont Parmi Nous' ('They are Among Us'), which was inspired by 'Souffles,' a poem written by Senegalese poet Birago Diop and published in Leur...

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