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HOW I DESIGNED FELA KUTI’S ICONIC ALBUM COVERS – CNN
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…
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MY NAME IS LEMI GHARIOKWU
You know me now as Lemi Ghariokwu but it wasn’t always my name. When I was born my parents looked at me and with the utmost joy named me ‘Emmanuel’ meaning ‘God with Us’. I grew up identifying that name as mine. Every time I heard ‘Emmanuel’ or ‘Emmanuel Sunday’ my neck turned in that…
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LEMI VISITS PROJECT FAME 2015 CONTESTANTS
The contestants had an expository day with Lemi Ghariokwu (a Nigerian artist and designer who is most renowned for providing many of the original cover images for the recordings of Nigerian musician Fela Kuti). Lemi Ghariokwu’s visit to the Project Fame Academy was an enlightening one, as he shared with the contestants tales of his journey…