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#2 ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
CHIIZII An outstanding artist who’s vibrant and bold use of hues gives even more depth to African cultural expression. Chiizii is an interdisciplinary artist, designer and researcher. Born in London, raised in New York and Igbo. Working heavily with but not limited to painting, collage and textile design. Her work centers the specificities of Igbo,…
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#1 ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
AMANDA IGWEGBU Amanda is a budding contemporary portrait artist based in Glasgow, Scotland. She uses a range of mediums to express her soft but bold artistic style. In 2020 she won the WAG (Women After Greatness) best artist award, and the Hobbycraft Artist of the Year Award 2020 (Runner-Up), two of many more to come.
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Insults in Igbo (Vol. 2)
In this video we take a look at a few funny insults in Igbo.
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Igbo Traditional Yam Curing
Yams of the Dioscorea genus have many distinct compounds within the yam that makes it toxic to humans. These compounds consist of but not limited to: dioscorine, other alkaloids, flavonoids, phenols, phenolic acids, tannins, and oxalates. To remove these toxins, which can induce fatal paralysis, the Igbo people developed a “curing” technique. First the yam is boiled…
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Igbo Dialects (An Investigative Series)
A look at Igbo Dialects Study⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Igbo is a diverse language with several dialects. Since releasing our mini-documentary ‘Igbo Dialects and Igboid Languages -YT’ many people have asked for more content exploring expressions in different dialects. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀In this series we’ll take a look at different ways of saying the same thing in Igbo. 1) This video…
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