Bleaching creams on both sides of the bed, fan art of Bruce Lee on the right side of the wall and Haile Selassie on the left. Under the bed, a Bible lays on top of a Quran depicting the Christian dominance in Ghana. The artwork depicts the duo in bed with an Ewe, under a Ghana flag sheet, bearing the title of the social commentary rap album, as aliens watch over them. On most of Lemi's work, the subjects the afrobeat legend sang about were seen in caricature form.Īfter sketching some designs, FOKN Bois' Wanlov and M3nsa reached out to Hanson Akatti to bring their vision to life. "We're fans of Lemi Ghariokwu's artworks for Fela Kuti," Wanlov shares.
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After almost a decade, both artwork and the project's themes are still topical. The cover for Fokn Wit Ewe carries subtexts of relevant social and cultural moments in Ghana's news and pop culture from 2012. Once they see the artwork, they have started listening to the song with their eyes," Wanlov tells OkayAfrica. "Artworks are the beginning of the performance. Hanson Akatti is such a phenomenal designer"įokn Bois 'FOKN WIT EWE' cover by Hanson Akatti " Efya's Janesis is one of the most iconic artworks to come out of Ghana. "I love artworks that evoke some sense of nostalgia while staying on theme like Kojo Cue's 21 Memory Lane," she adds. To Ria, cover art should tell what the soundscape experience will be. Finding enough blood seemed impossible, and the afterthoughts of unknown health implications deterred them from going extreme with creating this artwork. "Initially, we agreed to photograph Ria bathed in animal blood," David tells us. Going up, her arm isn't covered in blood denoting rebirth from a place of destruction. Photographed by producer, photographer and filmmaker David Nana Opoku Ansah, Ria's hands are covered in blood, some of her long nails broken with blood dripping off the rest. Her rage, anger, and pain are beautifully captured in this gory yet beautiful artwork.
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"I had a lot of anger, and it felt like something in my life was being broken and born again," she recalls. " Bloodbath is the project I call my rage baby," Ria tells OkayAfrica. Bloodbath is the fourth body of work under that series. Similar to Kanye West's GOOD Fridays she called hers Thank God It's Ria. Back in 2019, Ria started a project where she released an EP every Friday until her birthday in November. Let's get this out of the way, Ria Boss is crazy about her nails. Ria Boss 'Bloodbath' cover by David Nana Opoku Ansah
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People should want to print my artwork and put it on their walls even if they don't like the music," he boasts. In the photograph, M.anifest is dressed in a leopard print suit, posing with a shopping cart staring avoiding eye contact with us, evidently "Shopping for Jesus." His name and the project title faintly inscribed at the top."I am obsessed with other art forms that aren't music. In Cape Town, Kudzanai photographed the rapper on a set he had already built for a project. "After talking to Kudzanai about the album, he asked me to fly over to Cape Town," M.anifest shares. M.anifest and Zimbabwean artist Kudzanai Chiurai wanted to create a piece of art people would love to have on their walls even if they didn't know the music. If I entered a store to buy a CD I know, what draws me to something I don't know is the artwork," M.anifest tells us.
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"I come from an era when people walked around with their Walkman. Making cover arts has been a great introduction for some to their favorite artists. M.anifest 'Nowhere Cool' cover by Kudzanai Chiurai