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Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe

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Nigerian singer Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe rests his head on his hand and smiles at the camera. He wears traditional clothing. Printed in the margin...

Date Published
1996
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Edi Kriz Okri (King of African Pop)

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Edi Kriz Okri (King of African Pop) sits with his elbows resting his thighs and brings his hands to his chin to make fists except for his index...

Date Published
2001
2004
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Grand Emporium Collection

Lágbájá

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Yoruban percussionist and saxophonist Lágbájá plays Afrobeat, jazz, funk and soul music. He looks directly at the camera through a hooded and masked...

Date Published
2001
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Ousmane Kouyate

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Guinean guitarist Ousmane Kouyate sits and holds an electric guitar between his legs as he looks off into the distance. He wears a floral print vest...

Date Published
1990
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Grand Emporium Collection

Sonny Okosuns

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Nigerian singer and guitarist Sonny Okosuns stands with his hands shaped into claws by his shoulders as he wears traditional clothing. Printed in the...

Date Published
1991
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Grand Emporium Collection

Tarika

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Tarika, a band from Madagascar, stand together holding their instruments and smiling at the camera. Printed in the margin below the photograph,...

Date Published
2001
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Grand Emporium Collection

Têtes Brûlées

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Les Têtes Brulées, a bikutsi band from Cameroon comprised of five men in a split photo of two photographs, who are dressed in white clothing with dots...

Date Published
1991
2000
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Grand Emporium Collection

Têtes Brûlées

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Les Têtes Brulées, a bikutsi band from Cameroon comprised of five men in a split photo of two photographs, who are dressed in white clothing with dots...

Date Published
1991
2000
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Grand Emporium Collection

Thomas Mapfumo

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Thomas Mapfumo, a Black Zimbabwean Chimurenga singer, sits wearing a leather Oakland Raiders jacket and a dark fedora hat with a contrasting hatband...

Date Published
1998
2000
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Grand Emporium Collection

Thomas Mapfumo

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Thomas Mapfumo, a Black Zimbabwean Chimurenga singer, places his fingers on his cheeks in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin...

Date Published
1985
2004
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Grand Emporium Collection

Thomas Mapfumo and the Blacks Unlimited

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Thomas Mapfumo, a Black Zimbabwean Chimurenga singer, wears a leather Oakland Raiders jacket and a dark fedora hat with a contrasting hatband, as he...

Date Published
1998
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Virunga

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Virunga, an African orchestra of seven men, stand or sit arm-in-arm holding their instruments and laughing as they wear their performance costumes...

Date Published
June-03-1997
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Grand Emporium Collection

Zulu Spear

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Zulu Spear, a South African band of seven black men and one white man who stand with their arms crossed across theirs chests and smile at the camera...

Date Published
1986
1992
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

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