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NKATA with Jihan El-Tahri
Episode 3 of Nkata is in the making. For now, here is a video-excerpt of the podcast. In this episode, Emeka Okereke is in conversation with Jihan El-Tahri, an...
NKATA with Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung
For the second episode of NKATA, Emeka Okereke is in conversation with Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung – a curator and art critic based in Berlin but working in a...
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Nkata Episode 4 with Otobong Nkanga: Video Excerpt
Episode 04 of Nkata features 117 mins conversation between Emeka Okereke (host) and the visual/performance artist Otobong Nkanga. Here...
NKATA with Jihan El-Tahri
Episode 3 of Nkata is in the making. For now, here is a video-excerpt of the podcast. In this...
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Reflections on Akinbode’s ‘Wanderings’ by Sheriff Tahiru
I write down these thoughts as a continuation of reflections triggered by a podcast conversation between Emeka Okereke and...
EP19: Polyrhythmic Weavings Across Countries, Continents, and Time – with Batila
This episode takes you on an auditory pilgrimage with the Berlin-based, musician, Batila, weaving the essence of his Congolese and Angolan heritage into a rich narrative that dances between the notes of his latest album, “Tatamana.” As Batila...
EP18: Rooftop Encounters, and “Living Tangier.” – with Abdelmajid Hannoum
During a three-week residency in Tangier, Morocco, my friend and colleague, anthropologist Mathangi Krishnamurthy, and I, Emeka Okereke, had the privilege of meeting Abdelmajid Hannoum, whose book “Living Tangier” served as a springboard for our research and thought...
EP17: Confronting Germany’s past through colonial relics of the Prussian Palaces – with Carolin Alff
This episode was inspired by my participation in the exhibition “Prussian Palaces. Colonial Histories”, taking place at the Schloss Charlottenburg Berlin. My guest, Carolin Alff, one of the exhibition’s curators, guides us through the thoughts that inform the...
EP16: Exploring Existential Complexity: A Dive into ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ with You Kim.
If you’ve ever found yourself lost in the labyrinth of existence or pondering the multiverse and the many layers of our identity, my recent chat with the talented filmmaker and fashion model You Kim is sure to resonate...
EP14: “Move one foot in front of the other, and you will find your road”. Nkata with Jide Adeniyi-Jones
Jide Adeniyi-Jones (b. Lagos, 1952) is a Nigerian documentary photographer based in Lagos and Washington, DC. He credits the English photographer John Vickers for paving his way into photography in 1972. Since then, he has worked across various...