Lemi Ghariokwu

Tag: lemi

  • Behind the Artwork of Fela Kuti

    Behind the Artwork of Fela Kuti

    —

    by

    admin
    in ,

    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.…

  • CELEBRATING LEMI AT FREEDOM PARK, LAGOS

    CELEBRATING LEMI AT FREEDOM PARK, LAGOS

    —

    by

    admin
    in

    The celebration was beyond words, so we shared pictures.

  • INDLU WITH LEMI GHARIOKWU 2 – NUBIA AFRICA

    INDLU WITH LEMI GHARIOKWU 2 – NUBIA AFRICA

    —

    by

    admin
    in

    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:

  • LEMI GHARIOKWU & FELA’S ENTREPRENEURSHIP LESSON – EINSTEINETTE

    LEMI GHARIOKWU & FELA’S ENTREPRENEURSHIP LESSON – EINSTEINETTE

    —

    by

    admin
    in

    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

    —

    by

    admin
    in

    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…

  • #INDLU WITH LEMI GHARIOKWU – Nubia Africa

    #INDLU WITH LEMI GHARIOKWU – Nubia Africa

    —

    by

    admin
    in

    Lemi Ghariokwu is one of the proponents of the Pan-African course. A soldier of the art and the man behind the Art covers of the Afrobeat Legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Lemi has also done cover art for various iconic musicians all over the world like Micheal Jackson, Bob Marley, Mariah Carey, Lucky Dube, Tuface Idibia,…

  • BALANCE

    BALANCE

    —

    by

    admin
    in

    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

    —

    by

    admin
    in

    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…

  • AN ARTIST’S CHRONICLES OF CONSCIOUSNESS – Thisday Live

    AN ARTIST’S CHRONICLES OF CONSCIOUSNESS – Thisday Live

    —

    by

    admin
    in

    August 2 is remembered annually as the day the great Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, died.  His ideological influence in world music and visual art was at the core of a two-hour chat with renowned artist, Lemi Ghariokwu. Yinka Olatunbosun reports

  • REVOLUTION VS. EVOLUTION

    REVOLUTION VS. EVOLUTION

    —

    by

    admin
    in

    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: