✨2 [more] Influential Black Women Artists ✨: Ego Ihenacho @egosings
A voice many grew up hearing… even before they knew her name.
Ego Ihenacho is a Nigerian singer and songwriter, widely recognised for her work with Lagbaja’s band, where her vocals shaped some of the most memorable tracks of the early 2000s, including “Konko Below” and “Never Far Away.”
Her sound carried emotion, storytelling, and presence, becoming a defining part of an era in Nigerian music.
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Throughout March, we’re spotlighting Black and African women shaping the arts and creative industries
Some of these women are well known.
Others are working quietly behind the scenes.
All of them are shaping culture.
Through a series of short visual stories, we’ll be exploring their craft, impact, and legacy, celebrating the women who continue to inspire the next generation of creatives.
Creative Voice: Blossom @bloss.m
✨ 2 [more] Influential Black Women Artists ✨: Mary Sibande @marysibande
In the last weeks, @madebymukisa shared some fabulous black women artist that should be on your radar. With Women’s History Month coming to an end, @bloss.m has a few more to add to the list of Black and African women artist that you should know!
This time we explore the talents of Mary Sibande, a South African artist whose work reimagines identity, power, and the inner worlds of Black women.
Her work draws from personal and collective histories, honouring generations of Black women while challenging the narratives that have defined them.
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Throughout March, we’re spotlighting Black and African women shaping the arts and creative industries
Some of these women are well known.
Others are working quietly behind the scenes.
All of them are shaping culture.
Through a series of short visual stories, we’ll be exploring their craft, impact, and legacy, celebrating the women who continue to inspire the next generation of creatives.
Creative Voice: Blossom @bloss.m
#blackart #sculpture #womenhistorymonth #africanart
the road was winding but we have finally come 💟
very excited to share that i’m officially an MSC
candidate in african studies at @oxford_uni , where
I’ll be camped out at for the next 8 months (with
some cute breaks in between). i am very honored to
be able to dive back into academia, especially to
engage with and produce critical scholarship around
africa.
also, with proximity to london & the UK more broadly,
i’m looking forward to creative connections, projects,
and new opportunities here too!
¡ am so incredibly grateful to God for this opportunity
& so eager to discover what this journey will bring ⭐️⭐️⭐️
when i started out as a music and culture journalist, i struggled to articulate why i felt my work was worthy of serious intellectual inquiry. from community events to protests, it felt extremely clear to me, as i had already witnessed firsthand the power of music, arts, and culture in carrying out social change. it’s fitting that my first-ever journalistic article was about the role music played in 2020’s #EndSARS protests, and indeed, in nigeria’s protest history.
today, i am a recipient of the Prince Claus Seed Award, a grant awarded to 100 emerging creatives across the globe with a socially-engaged practice. the award validates not only my practice, but also my belief that music is politically- and socially-charged, that youth culture is valuable, and that the releases, concerts, and subcultures that we painstakingly document have deep, deep meaning - because the contemporary IS history.
thank you so much to the @princeclausfund for this opportunity and for believing in my work ❤️ there’s more at the link in my bio 💫
cute pictures + my @billboard debut that I forgot to talk about on here, thank you so much @heranmamo for the opportunity 💟
ft. top 3 on “spiral” & all other opinions are wrong ✨
![2 [more] Influential Black Women Artists : Ego Ihenacho @egosingsA voice many grew up hearing… even before they knew her name.Ego Ihenacho is a Nigerian singer and songwriter, widely recognised for her work with Lagbaja’s band, where her vocals shaped some of the most memorable tracks of the early 2000s, including “Konko Below” and “Never Far Away.”Her sound carried emotion, storytelling, and presence, becoming a defining part of an era in Nigerian music.———————————————————————————-Throughout March, we’re spotlighting Black and African women shaping the arts and creative industriesSome of these women are well known.Others are working quietly behind the scenes.All of them are shaping culture.Through a series of short visual stories, we’ll be exploring their craft, impact, and legacy, celebrating the women who continue to inspire the next generation of creatives.Creative Voice: Blossom @bloss.m](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6747271845333649681216_0_b26367a38cb27ecd4c754d9d0ce69175.jpg?o=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&h=69db1ff946398a2a751bb7b8170acd7d)
![2 [more] Influential Black Women Artists : Mary Sibande @marysibandeIn the last weeks, @madebymukisa shared some fabulous black women artist that should be on your radar. With Women’s History Month coming to an end, @bloss.m has a few more to add to the list of Black and African women artist that you should know!This time we explore the talents of Mary Sibande, a South African artist whose work reimagines identity, power, and the inner worlds of Black women.Her work draws from personal and collective histories, honouring generations of Black women while challenging the narratives that have defined them.——————————————————————————Throughout March, we’re spotlighting Black and African women shaping the arts and creative industriesSome of these women are well known.Others are working quietly behind the scenes.All of them are shaping culture.Through a series of short visual stories, we’ll be exploring their craft, impact, and legacy, celebrating the women who continue to inspire the next generation of creatives.Creative Voice: Blossom @bloss.m#blackart #sculpture #womenhistorymonth #africanart](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6747292069211322411916_0_38926ecd1bb40653b377217080e36776.jpg?o=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&h=51c10a842c89d626487ee6dca574160d)
