This episode questions the idea of ownership - centring around the kente cloth which is a symbolic piece of clothing worn by the Akan and Ewe people in Ghana, Ivory Coast and Togo. Using my fascination with visual artist Toyin Ojih Odutola as a springboard, I traverse through the connection between culture, art, and identity; how we redeem ourselves as diasporans looking for belonging and why it's time to protect the origins of who we are without being discriminatory.
Links for further information for anyone interested:
https://theconversation.com/ghanas-politics-has-strong-ties-with-performing-arts-this-is-how-it-started-148940
https://thevinylfactory.com/label-news/peter-adjaye-soundscape-toyin-ojih-odutola-a-countervailing-theory-ceremonies-within/

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