Category: The Press
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‘I Believe Fela Should Have Done Things Differently’
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.
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Behind the Artwork of Fela Kuti
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.…
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Abami Eda – Felabration
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
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I Was Heartbroken The First Time Fela Complained About My Work
Lemi Ghariokwu is a veteran graphic artist who has designed album covers for iconic musicians such as Afrobeat Legend Fela, Bob Marley, Lucky Dube, Miriam Makeba, 2Baba, Sound Sultan, Kenny St. Brown, and many others. In an exclusive interview with NET TV caught up with, Lemi reveals how he met and designed 26 album covers…
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Divine Collaboration: on Lemi Ghariokwu, Fela Kuti and tumultuous, creative love
“You know I told you – when we talk, I can talk,” Lemi Ghariokwu said, laughing. “I learnt that from Kalakuta, from Fela.” Ghariokwu is a visual artist most famous for his work with Fela Kuti, the iconic Nigerian Afrobeat singer. Ghariokwu designed the cover art for 29 out of Kuti’s 56 albums; the musician…
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I REMEMBER BY JIBOLA FAGBEMI
I remember the first time I met Lemi Ghariokwu. I was in high school, way back in 1997, and my dad had helped me publish my first comic book called – Panther Assault (I was a teenager that watched too many macho Van Damme and Stallone movies. Now, picture the comic :)).
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HIS STORY NOT HISTORY
My friend shared this and it told my story well, a summary but a great story by Mallam Okweshime:
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INDLU WITH LEMI GHARIOKWU 2 – NUBIA AFRICA
Lemi has told us about his life and how he met Fela in the first part of the Interview. In this second part, Lemi tells us more about his artistic movement and all that makes him Lemi. Let the video speak: