Art
Original Painting by DJ N'debele
- Item Number
- 269
Item Description
DJ N’DEBELE IS NOT A N’DEBELE. Borders are a powerful illusion. More so in Africa than anywhere else. Dj Ndebele, aka Aly Kourouma is Fulani from his mother and Malinke from his father, Guinean by birth and Senegalese by adoption, raised with 4 different languages and went through the heavy French-catholic brainwashing education system. In that maze of cultural possibilities, the murals of the N’debele women of Southern Africa are a great inspiration to him in the way they merge tribal art with urban iconography. That fuzzy area between indigenous and urban cultures is his favorite playground.
DJ N’DEBELE IS NOT A DJ.But his approach is very similar: To sample a piece of pop culture and re-examine it under different angles, find its universal component and bring it to the people in a way that generates a more immediate (sometime new) perception. His artist name also reflects his deep passion for music and its power as a tool for social change.
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LIBERATION BEATS is about the contribution of musicians to liberation movements in Africa. It pays tribute to people who spoke the truth through their music at a time when it was dangerous but necessary. It goes to people like Lucius Banda in Ouganda, Thomas Mapfumo who spent years in jail in Zimbabwe, Fela Kuti, Miriam Makeba who fought her fight in exile during most of Apartheid, travelling with 4 different passports. Specs: 52in by 38in by 2.5in.
made on wood with acrylic and reclaimed paper
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