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Sharing 11 videos about West Africa

The Benin bronze, a poem by George the Poet

Rion NakayaOctober 12, 2022October 12, 2022

A Short History of the Nightingale, animated

Rion NakayaMay 6, 2021March 16, 2022

Mohamed Gungu plays the cas cas percussion instrument

Rion NakayaDecember 17, 2020December 18, 2020

The Djembe, an instrument played for the king of Mali

Rion NakayaSeptember 17, 2020March 10, 2021

What will The British Museum do with the stolen artifacts in their halls?

Rion NakayaAugust 17, 2020October 11, 2022

The ‘bizarre and rare’ Yellow-headed Picathartes

Rion NakayaMarch 17, 2019March 31, 2019

The untold history of ironworking in central and west Africa

Rion NakayaJune 1, 2018February 9, 2022

Sweet potato vs. yam: What’s the difference?

Rion NakayaNovember 30, 2015January 15, 2022

Zaouli de Manfla: The Zaouli dance of the Ivory Coast, West Africa

Rion NakayaNovember 3, 2014October 27, 2022

FOLI: There is no movement without rhythm

Rion NakayaJune 11, 2012August 25, 2022

Baby Hippo Monifa takes her first swim at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo

Rion NakayaJune 6, 2012March 17, 2019