A-List: Sahr Ngaujah

Nov 18th, 2009 10:00 AM UTC
By Chalya Shagaya

ONE is turning to its community of artists, friends, members and staff for their top picks on creative works that have enhanced their knowledge and understanding of the richness of African culture and arts. Today we have a recommendation from Chalya Shagaya:

Sahr Ngaujah brings high-energy Nigerian pop of Fela Kuti (Nigeria’s late Afrobeat jazz musician) to Broadway. Sahr is from Sierra Leone in West Africa. He is currently Art Director for the Sierra Leone Hip-Hop act Bajah and The Dry Eye Crew. Please find out more about the production and Ngaujah here.

Here’s a review by NYmag.com.

-Chalya Shagaya

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