Annoyin'Artist Podcast Series: Recent Episodes
Rukia Kurwa
One of the many interactive projects by Tanzanian artist Rukia Kurwa. She catches up with established and emerging East African artists and creatives, talking everything from advocacy and anxiety, to friendship and purpose.
I remember Annette's creativity and enthusiasm with film and story from high school, so how wonderful it was to catch up on her director/writer/screenwriter path since then, and talk about all the joys of reading and writing!
LEARN MORE ABOUT ANNETTE & HER WORK HERE:
https://www.reca.co.ke/annette
https://www.wattpad.com/story/222484633-the-spectacular
On this episode I catch up with two artists I was fortunate enough to meet in 2019. Nancy "Chela" Cherwon is a Kenyan multidisciplinary artist known for her ongoing colorful graffiti series and Sel Kofiga is Ghanaian multidisciplinary artist here to speak about their artistic beginnings and ongoing creative paths.
Find Sel Kofiga here:
Instagram/Facebook - @selkofiga
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Emsi1kLgRwE
https://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/colour-and-character-in-artist-sel-kofigas-multimedia-series/
https://vimeo.com/user84920103
www.selkofiga.com
Find Chela here:
Instagram/Facebook - @chelwek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDc4njyq8DM&t=5s
https://www.noorulainkhawaja.com/graffiti-girls-article
Yet another FANTASTIC catch up with a wonderful schoolmate, this episode I talk to the Kenyan musician/instrumentalist Sedar Malaki who has since gone on to play on major stages around the world. We talk about the music industry in Kenya, his quarantine routines and the habit that plagues most creatives, overthinking.
Instagram: @sedarmalaki
Listen to his music collaborations/features here:
https://youtu.be/S4u-I83jgBs
https://youtu.be/A1dD3ILriRU
https://youtu.be/HkVzzhzbBA4
In 2016, Sungi worked at a bank, dreaming of leaving it behind for the art world, and I was up and down physically and mentally, dreaming of the same thing. We met each other that year, a time we needed it the most.
In this episode, we address our friendship as we revisit our times together and talk about her new life in Uganda as a full time artist.
Artwork/Image by Sungi Mlengeya.
Instagram: @sungimlengeya
Website: https://sungimlengeya.com/
Articles/Features:
https://nataal.com/sungi-mlengeya
https://www.artskop.com/artmedia/en/1-54-art-fair-sungi-mlengeya/
https://www.psp-culture.com/art/bold-black-art-that-pops/
https://designyoutrust.com/2019/10/tanzanian-painter-creates-striking-portraits-of-women/
Ijakaa and I went to high school together years ago. We catch up on the first ever episode to talk about everything from advocacy to anxiety, and what it means to be an artist with a political take in Kenya.