ADAMA Arts Salon #31
Salon Guests
A Conversation with: ADAMA Bridge Resident Essé Dabla-Attikpo on archiving hip-hop culture in Ghana.
Moderated by: Floyd Hall
About Moderator: Floyd Hall is a media strategist, engineer, cultural producer, writer, and documentarian from Atlanta, Georgia. As an artist and curator his work often relates to the intersection of culture, media, and technology as platforms to construct narratives of place. He currently serves in the role of Director for Science Gallery Atlanta at Emory University.
About Featured Guest: Essé "Essenam" Dabla-Attikpo is an independent Curator and Art Consultant, expert in production of cultural events with close to 10 years of experience in West Africa. Her main interests are African Contemporary Art and Urban Cultures. She is the Co-director of yoyo tinz an organization archiving, promoting and documenting hip hop culture and the Founder of This No Be Art.
About the Bridge Residency: The Bridge Residency is a unique partnership with Villa Albertine, a French institution for arts and ideas in the United States. The Bridge highlights innovative ideas and projects by artists, curators, and scholars from across the African continent. Each year we invite 2-3 residents for a cultural exchange here in Atlanta.
About the venue Moods Music: Moods Music initially established its name through the making of music compilations, but because of the increasing demand for good music, Moods has evolved into the very popular, one stop, must shop music store. Located in the heart of Little Five Points, Atlanta, you will find Moods Music housed in an eclectic fusion of creative cubbyholes located in The Bazaar.
ADAMA is an innovative museum showcasing contemporary art and culture of the African Diaspora. We amplify the diverse voices of our global family through the creation of immersive experiences, cultivating shared learning, and facilitating meaningful points of connection
ADAMA Arts Salon is a series of conversations featuring contemporary artists, curators, scholars, and more from across the African Diaspora. Episodes broadcast bi-weekly on Sundays at 12 for registrants or on Facebook and YouTube Live.