BY Rupi Mangat
Published: The East African Nation media 26 October 2019 I stared at myself in the mirror, transfixed and let out an audible gasp. The beaded collar copied from the Egyptian queen dating more than 4,500 years, adorning my skin was the single most beautiful thing l had ever worn. It held me mesmerized, entrenched and […]
BY Rupi Mangat
The Vanishing Rituals and Ceremonies of the African Continent Above: African Heritage House bathed in morning light. Copyright Maya Mangat Published: The Star newspaper, Kenya – 2 March 2019 “It’s my dream to set up a pan-African centre where artists from all over Africa can come and see the creativity from all parts of Africa,” […]
BY Rupi Mangat
Alan Donovan Celebrating half a century in Africa with the arts Published in The East African Nation media – 23 – 29 September 2017 Above: Oshogbo King wearing beaded crown. Photo by Alan Donovan It was in 1967 and the director of USAID in Nigeria was being installed as an honorary chief, riding on a white […]
