Lemi Ghariokwu

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  • 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

  • LEMI GHARIOKWU & FELA’S ENTREPRENEURSHIP LESSON – EINSTEINETTE

    LEMI GHARIOKWU & FELA’S ENTREPRENEURSHIP LESSON – EINSTEINETTE

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    I met Lemi Ghariokwu during an interview, organized by Nubia Africa at Kalakuta Republic. I’d put the interview after the post. It was amazing. I had heard of all the things Lemi had done and I expected to see a different man, anything else but the man I saw. He was humble, playful and above all,…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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:

  • HOW I DESIGNED FELA KUTI’S ICONIC ALBUM COVERS – CNN

    HOW I DESIGNED FELA KUTI’S ICONIC ALBUM COVERS – CNN

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    Back in 1973, Lemi Ghariokwu was straight out of secondary school, spending his ample free time giving himself drawing assignments and making portraits for people in his neighborhood. Martial arts action film “Enter the Dragon,” starring Bruce Lee, was a big hit at the time, and Ghariokwu was asked by a local bar owner to…