Lemi Ghariokwu

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  • ‘I Believe Fela Should Have Done Things Differently’

    ‘I Believe Fela Should Have Done Things Differently’

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    Lemi is a self-taught artist who met Fela at the age of 18. In all, he designed 26 album covers for the Afrobeat legend.

  • Behind the Artwork of Fela Kuti

    Behind the Artwork of Fela Kuti

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    Everybody Say “Yeah Yeah” 😍 During ADE, #felabration2018, life and music of Fela Kuti hosts a lively discussion between DJ and scholar @richmedina Rich and legendary Nigerian afro, popart artist, illustrator and designer, Lemi Ghariokwu who is most renowned for providing many of the #original #cover #images for the recordings of #afrobeat founder Fela Kuti.…

  • Abami Eda – Felabration

    Abami Eda – Felabration

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    Chai! Abami Eda! If to say you stay, you for see everything wey you talk! 80 years strong! You will always be our Black President. Photo: @notonseat

  • HIS STORY NOT HISTORY

    HIS STORY NOT HISTORY

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    My friend shared this and it told my story well, a summary but a great story by Mallam Okweshime:

  • I FEEL HONORED

    I FEEL HONORED

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    I FEEL HONORED. GRACIOUS GRATITUDE!

  • VALUE

    VALUE

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    There is nothing as amazing as being of value to people and the world, in a way that is not selfish but out of love. Value is a strong force that has a ripple effect. Whatever talent, what ever gift, what ever skill you have, use it to add value, whether or not you are…

  • BALANCE

    BALANCE

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    The world is constantly evolving, what was new yesterday can become obsolete in the twinkle of an eye. There is just no chill. I have learned that to stay relevant you also have to evolve, you cannot be stuck in archaic ways and expect the world to come back to you.

  • A DYNASTY OF ALBUM COVER ART – GRANTA

    A DYNASTY OF ALBUM COVER ART – GRANTA

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    As a youngster and aspiring artist in the early 1970s, I learnt a lot from attending art exhibitions and visiting private studios and galleries in Lagos. It was a ritual for me to flip through newspapers eagerly to check out the cartoon page where the artists reign supreme with their take on socio-political issues in…

  • I AM NOT BLACK

    I AM NOT BLACK

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    My name is Lemi Ghariokwu and I am not black. I am an African. I do not call Indians brown or the Chinese pale yellow or any colour for that matter. Why then should I be seen as ‘A Black Man’?. I am not BLACK.

  • REVOLUTION VS. EVOLUTION

    REVOLUTION VS. EVOLUTION

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    I found this post based on one of the interviews I once had and it totally reflects my idea of revolution and evolution. It also goes a long way to tell my story of evolution in the art world and in the world generally: