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Aké Arts and Book Festival

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Éwn malábó:More citations needed Éwn malábó:Infobox convention icholo Aké ẹnw ẹda kpai icholo ọtakada i chi icholo ẹnw ẹda kpai ẹnw ẹko ku ma che ọdo du naijiria, i chanẹ efu ọdọ 2013, Lola Shoneyin ch'ẹnẹ ki gbọgba ñ , ẹnẹ ki meju ewn eko kwi Abeokuta. I ni abọ wewe ku ma chukolo kpai ọnw kwi ugbọ du ọjane ile yi du. ẹwn ki kpejuru chi tọ du ki je'wñ abo ku ma meju kotakada ku ma nyọgba. icholo Aké chi icholo ẹwñ eda kpai egba lile ojane africa ki akọ ami ak'ọtakada wewe wa jeju .[1] icholo le che nugbo ku ma go oji iga kpai magajini ku ma dọ kakini Aké Review.

Founding of the festival

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Lola Shoneyin ki ki icholo le dama yi, iyi ẹni ya tene ugbo kabo ku ma kpibe ku ma kọla iyayi African lugbo ẹkẹtẹ ane wa .[2]

Icholo lẹ ma dọ ki Aké, efewo ku mado ki Abeokuta, Ogun State, ugbo Africa ejo dudu ẹnyu ekọ Wole Soyinka, mabi efu ọdọ 1934.

First edition (2013)

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Ẹgba ej'ododu ku ma ch'icholo yi chi ali meju Kuto, Abeokuta, ma che, ọjọ 19–24 kochu nolu megwaka ọdọ 2013. Icholo le ọdọ le chi ojiji ew kẹ rewa ".[3] ẹwñ ka chi ẹgba ki ọne me ẹlẹ kwi naijiria ku ma chi ọdọ 21 mali ọna ku ma mọlayi Wole Soyinka du.[4]

Second edition (2014)

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Ọnu keji icholo lẹ chi efu ochu ẹkẹ gwaka nolu mẹ gwẹjo ọdọ 2014. Oji ñ icholo lẹ chi " ọgọchi kpai ugbo male ".[5]

Third edition (2015)

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Oji icholo le efu ọdọ 2015 chi " eche ewn egba akpọji , efu ochu ẹkẹ gwaka nolu mẹ gwẹbie kpai ochu ẹkẹ mẹ gwaka nolu mẹ ọgwu yọka ẹefu ọfọ lẹ , i ni abo ku ma kotakada onẹ mẹ 80 aluka ma , manyu ama chewn ku ma go gwu gbo du efilẹ chaka madomo .[6] efu ochu ẹkẹ gwaka nolu mẹ gwẹjo ọdọ own ma chicholo lẹ , amone wewe wa kọla , gọbina gwi Ogun State Ibikunle Amosu, ẹne kia kọla koji , European wi naijiria kpai ECOWAS Michel Arrion, kpai gwi Marine [6]

Ẹne ki tọgba icholo lẹ chi Niyi Osundare, i chi ẹne ki kpi'cholo lẹ ofe ki noji . Abo ọtalaka ku ma kọtakada lẹ chi Helon Habila, Binyavanga Wainaina, Mona Elthahawy, Chris Abani, Véronique Tadjo, Pierre Cherruau, E. C. Osondu, Taiye Selasi, Novuyo Rosa Tshuma, kpai Nnedi Okorafor.[7][8]

Oji ọla ku ma ọdọ lẹ oji ñ kakini ẹlẹ'nyo amenyu ku ma du di fọtọ, ẹne kikọ chi Andrew Esiebo kpai ọjiji kpai ọna ẹna .[6] gbọla , ọtakada ki Ifeoma Fafunwa kọ, mala du chhjiwe efi Icholo lẹ

Fourth edition (2016)

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Ẹnw ki choji ọla ọdọ 2016 ku ma chẹ ochu nolu mẹ gwaka ọjọ 15- 16 chi, " Ọganẹ ọrẹla Beneath this Skin". Icholo lẹ chi ẹne ki akọtakada kenyan kọ Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o.

Icholo lẹ ẹne ku ma dọ Ayobola Kekere-Ekun che wa kpai Fatima Abubakar. Ẹnẹ kia tido , ẹnẹ kia kẹli Iyalode , Brymo, Adunni Nefretiti, kpia Falana kẹli oji ede

Fifth edition (2017)

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ma ch'icholo le 14–18 ochu nolu mẹ gwaka efu ọdọ 2017, Ẹne ki tọgba ọtakada ẹko chi Ama Ata Aidoo. efi icholo lẹ mala mi inabali egba ku ma dọ ki Saraba[9] manyu ẹdu enw alafa ñw abọ ku ma che tule Nommo awards.[10][11]

Sixth edition (2018)

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The theme of the 2018 edition was "Fantastical Futures", which focused on events and conversations on the ideal future of Africa.[12] For the first time since 2013, Ake Festival was held in Lagos, 25–28 October 2018, at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja. The 2018 Festival celebrated Africa's art in photography and art exhibitions of young African artists like Abdulkareem Baba, Eloghosa Osunde, Isma'il Shomala, and Roye Okupe.

Seventh edition (2019)

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The seventh edition was themed "Black Bodies and Grey Matter". It featured about 120 guests, over 500 attendees, seventeen panel discussions, twelve book chats, one art exhibition, Eat The Book, and the launch of Waterbirds on the Lakeshore, an African young adult anthology by the Goethe-Institut (published by Ouida Books).[13]

Eighth edition (2020)

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The eighth edition of the festival, themed "African Time", took place in Lagos, 22–25 October 2020, and was held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13][14] The festival featured Wana Udobong, a Nigerian poet, and included performances from talented poets from South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Jamaica, the United Kingdom, Uganda, Senegal, Sudan, Kenya, and Algeria. The poets in attendance at the 2020 edition include Jubir Malick, Vanessa Kissule, Titilope Sonuga, D'bi Young Anitafrika, Samira Negrouche, Ndukwe Onuoha, Sitawa Nawahe, Yomi Sode, Poetra Asantawa, Vangile Gantsho, Afura Kan, and Ola Elhassan.[15][16]

During the festival, a documentary was shown in honor of Maryse Condé, titled The Wondrous Life of Maryse Condé. Condé is the author of numerous novels and a distinguished academic; she retired from Columbia University as a professor of French language. She also taught at the University of California, Berkeley, and UCLA.[17][18] There was also panel discussion centered around the responsibility of the media to tackle disinformation. The panel was chaired by Yinka Adegoke, and its members were Yemisi Akinbobola, Wale Lawal, and Chude Jideonwo, who spoke on "The Media and Their Duty to Africa's Youth".[19]

Ninth edition (2021)

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The theme of the ninth festival was "Generational Discordance" and took place 20–30 October 2021.[20]

The Aké Review

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The Aké Review is the official publication of the festival. It is published in three official languages: English, Yorùbá, and French.

The 2014 Review was co-edited by Oyebade Dosunmu and Lola Shoneyin.

The 2015 Review was co-edited by Kola Tubosun and Kolade Arogundade. Each edition features a series of 10 questions answered by Aké Festival guests. In addition, the publication has interviews, short fiction, poetry, photography, and art. In the 2015 edition of the Aké Review, there was an in-depth interview with the poet and teacher Niyi Osundare, who also appeared on the cover, as well as an interview with the 2015 Caine Prize-winner Namwali Serpell.

The 2016 Review was edited by Molara Wood.[21] Its cover featured the famous Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ was Thiong'o, who was also a headliner at the festival. It included interviews with Ngugi (conducted by Mọlara Wood), Mahamat Saleh Haroun, and Odafe Atogun (both conducted by Lola Shoneyin).

The 2017 Review was edited by Molara Wood, with the headliner of that year's event Ama Ata Aidoo on the cover. It included three interviews: Diane Awerbuck interviewed by Geoff Ryman, Ama Ata Aidoo interviewed by Molara Wood, and Ayobami Adebayo interviewed by Kola Tubosun. There was also an uncredited interview with Jude Kelly, artistic director of London's Southbank Centre and a founder of the Women of the World Festival (WOW).

The 2018 Review was edited by Molara Wood, and featured that year's festival headliner Nuruddin Farah on the cover.[22]

The 2019 Review, edited by Molara Wood, had Tsitsi Dangarembga on the cover. It also included an interview with Tsitsi Dangarembga who was the headliner that year.[23]

References

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  1. ↑ Obi-Young, Otosirieze (23 ochu ekefa 2018). "Fantastical Futures | Ake Festival 2018 Will Focus on a Re-Imagined Africa". Brittle Paper.
  2. ↑ Lola Shoneyin (9 ochu ajodudu 2015). "Why I organise annual Ake Arts and Book Festival". Newswatch Times. Archived from the original on 7 ochu ekelu 2016. Retrieved 4 ochu ekelu 2016.
  3. ↑ Ibrahim, Abubakar Adam (8 ochu ekegwe–eji 2013). "Ake: A festival to remember". Daily Trust.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  4. ↑ Elusoji, Solomon (1 ochu ekegwe–eji 2013). "Is This Africa's Biggest Literary Festival?". This Day. Archived from the original on 19 ochu ekeji 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  5. ↑ "Outstanding line up at Nigeria's 2014 Ake Arts and Book Festival". The Caine Prize. 29 ochu ekegwa 2014. Archived from the original on 12 ochu ekegwa–oka 2015. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 12 ochu ekegwa-oka 2015 suggested (help)CS1 maint: date format (link)
  6. 1 2 3 Duru, Prisca Sam (3 ochu ekegwe–eji 2015). "Resonating tales from Ake Festival". Vanguard Newspaper.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  7. ↑ Odeh, Nehru (15 ochu ekegwa–oka 2015). "Why we are organizing Ake Arts Festival – Lola Shoneyin". Premium Times.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  8. ↑ "Ake Arts And Book Festival 2015". Pulse. 9 ochu ekegwa–oka 2015. Archived from the original on 15 ochu ekebie 2017. Retrieved 2 ochu ekelu 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  9. ↑ Bivan, Nathaniel (1 ochu ekegwa 2017). "Saraba Magazine debuts print edition". Daily Trust. Retrieved 20 ochu ekegwa–oka 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  10. ↑ Odumade, Omotolani (17 ochu ekegwa–oka 2017). "Ake Festival: Professor Kola Arogundade wins $1000 for best comic". Retrieved 20 ochu ekegwa–oka 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  11. ↑ Obi-Young, Otosirieze (18 ochu ekegwa–oka 2017). "Nommo Awards 2017: How Africa's First Ever Speculative Fiction Awards Ceremony Happened". Brittle Paper. Retrieved 20 ochu ekegwa–oka 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  12. ↑ Dark, Shayera (5 ochu ekegwa–oka 2018). "'We need to have lots of conversations about the Africa we want'—An interview with Lola Shoneyin, founder of the Aké Festival". Johannesburg Review of Books.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  13. 1 2 Ibeh, Chukwuebuka (10 ochu ekele 2020). "The 2020 Ake Arts & Book Festival Moves Online". Brittle Paper (in American English). Retrieved 31 ochu ekebie 2021.
  14. ↑ Murua, James (6 ochu ekele 2020). "Covid-19: Ake Arts and Book Festival 2020 to go online". Writing Africa (in British English). Retrieved 11 ochu ekelu 2024.
  15. ↑ "Ake Festival Set to lift Blacktivism". The Guardian. Nigeria. 7 ochu ekegwa 2020.
  16. ↑ "Ake Festival Events List". Archived from the original on 24 ochu ekegwa 2020.
  17. ↑ "Maryse Condé". Britannica. Archived from the original on 7 ochu ekela 2015.
  18. ↑ "Maryse Condé". Columbia University. Archived from the original on 20 ochu ekefa 2017.
  19. ↑ "The Media and Their Duty to Africa's Youth (Panel Discussion)". Aké Festival. Archived from the original on 23 ochu ekegwa 2020.
  20. ↑ Adeniyi, Taiwo (18 ochu ekebie 2021). "2021 Ake Arts & Book Festival holds October". Daily Trust (in English). Retrieved 14 ochu ekejo 2021.
  21. ↑ "Aké Festival Tweet". Twitter. 7 ochu ekelu 2016.
  22. ↑ "About Ake Review". Ake Festival (in American English). Archived from the original on 16 ochu ekegwa–oka 2019. Retrieved 29 ochu ekele 2020. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 16 ochu ekegwa-oka 2019 suggested (help)CS1 maint: date format (link)
  23. ↑ Murua, James (30 ochu ekefa 2019). "Ake Review 2019 makes callout for submissions of prose, poetry, and artwork". Writing Africa (in British English). Retrieved 11 ochu ekelu 2024.
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