My office might be the most badass place in New York this afternoon, as we have Mdou Moctar and his band in studio for an interview and performance. Look for it soon on WNYC's Soundcheck podcast.
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Painting of the Day. The Drummer V
> > https://www.artcameroon.com/the-drummer-5/
It's a very vertical painting of an African musician singing &playing drum. The background is a swirling mass of colors creating a sense of energy &movement.
90 cm / 35 in width
45 cm / 18 in height
$750 original / $145 art print / Mailed free from USA
Sales benefit only the artist in civil war #Cameroon
This morning I'm discovering the music of Veronica Adane. Not sure where Veronica is from, but the cover lettering is Ethiopic, which implies singing in Amharic and being from Ethiopia or Eritrea. ¡Nice!
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Painting of the Day. The Blues Band
> > https://www.artcameroon.com/blues-band-1/
This painting of a blues band seems very especially African somehow. The muted acrylic colors are so fitting for a painting about blues style of music.
This one lives now in the South of France. Reproduction available.
58 cm / 23 in width
78 cm / 31 in height
$150 art print / Mailed free from USA
"Six women from six different countries pooled their respective talents, traditions, and languages to assemble the album: a collective demand for justice and recognition, not to mention an irresistible invitation to dance along with them."
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Painting of the Day. Mvet Player II
> > https://www.artcameroon.com/mvet-player-2/
It's a musician playing the mvet, a stringed musical instrument of the Fang people of W Africa.
The mvet is an important part of Fang culture used in storytelling, music, and dance. The mvet is used to sing praises and to accompany dances. The Fang are a large ethnic group in Cameroon with a rich culture and history.
Original or print available from USA.
"Today, hundreds of thousands of music fans make the trek to the ground zero of Gnawa music: the annual festival in Essaouira on Morocco's Atlantic coast. 480 musicians. 16 countries. 50 concerts. How could we say no?"
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Painting of the Day. Mvet Player II
> > https://www.artcameroon.com/mvet-player-2/
*The mvet is a stringed musical instrument of the Fang people of West Africa.
It's one of several disappearing traditional instruments. See below for a photo of a mvet musician.