Freedom Vibes from the Streets debuts in Kano
From 8th to 14th September 2024, the Unchained Vibes Africa (UVA) production crew began the shooting of Freedom Vibes from the Streets to promote artistic freedom in the creative city of Kano, Nigeria’s second largest city and the most vibrant creative hub in the north. The Freedom Vibes from the Streets is a series of content and vox pops to engage members of the public on the streets of major creative cities in Nigeria with a view to creating awareness, correcting misconceptions and educating citizens about artistic freedom and the use of art for civic engagements.
The series will be premiered on our YouTube channel soon. Watch out!
UVA to partner with Kannywood Women Association
On 10th September 2024, the UVA team met with leaders of the Kannywood Women Association of Nigeria (K-WAN). The K-WAN delegation led by its chairperson Hajiya Hauwa A. Bello, popularly known as Hauwa Editor, a veteran Hausa movie producer, editor, singer and actress, expressed the enthusiasm of the association to work with UVA on projects that would empower female filmmakers in northern Nigeria to realize their full potential in producing works that give voices to women and could catalize positive social change.
UVA hosts Freedom Vibes Kano Stakeholders Forum
On 12th September 2024, the UVA team of dedicated artists and culture activists from Lagos and Kano joined forces to host a successful Freedom Vibes Stakeholders Forum in Kano. Click here to read the full report
‘‘Mu Farka’’ premieres on YouTube
On 18th September 2024, “Mu Farka,” a new music video by Shokweyemi Kure, a distinguished graduate of the 2023/2024 Freedom Vibes Academy, was officially released and published on YouTube.
Mu Farka premieres on YouTube
On 23rd September 2024, UVA “Mu Farka,” a new poetry piece by Abdulbasit Adamu Abubakar, another talented graduate of the 2023/204 Freedom Vibes Academy.