the hey there, i'm david and this climate change briggs, sex happiness in 3 book. this for you, you'll get smarter for free. on use. i don't a welcome to another edition of the 77 percent. this is the show for africa. the majority, the youth like you and i, eddie micah, julia is the name and i'll be driving you through the program. this week, our focus is on art. let's check out what we have for you on the show. 3, d. b takes us, we'll use e m in germany to discuss what should happen to that. and then we'll meet africa was taking the well by stall with the interest 6.

we'll find out how the bus teens against will be 19 meeting the if you are ready, then let's dive right into it. i'm sure you've been wandering. why? there's been an ongoing discussion about for my colonizers with heading africa stolen artifacts. countries across the continent are still struggling to get back. what originally belongs to them. now in kenya, the secret in god's the drum of the book, homo community on the countries coastline, was sterling by british colonial officers more than a century ago. and is today still kept in london's british museum. it is just one of thousands of artifacts which are now kept in museums abroad. the africans once back the manually as the number returns, every so often to the growth in shallow on the banks of kenya's kennel river. he belongs to the from a community. the grooves, once house, the comb with secret,

got the drum which was stolen by british colonial officers, 100 years ago in the possible elders who had been kaji in a place like visa see each other secret, placing the forest and hide, but not even small children could find their way out the drum or gadget was once we via the homeless center of sovereign power, it determined their way of life. well, i am not. without it, the grove is no longer sacred and the governing council to reach men rarely belong, has lost most of its authority. since then, god was taken. we have been affected because our society no longer has elders like where we have vivid memories of the colonial period. but they were too

young to have set eyes on the drum themselves. after taking the gods from the pl como. it was shipped abroad and kept his storage in london's british museum. the bahamas, king moran, the youngest of the 7th, and the elders in his kingdom. i will read the drum will never return, then god is like unless i knew much. and if i had the mis west minister parliament in england, if i had made laying some way here and i'm using it as a store. what the british me suck religious to them. it's this isn't drum on savages, but it is which is not meant it has, it has some function. why should you deny an object? it's functions like the for coma. many communities across the african continental

demanding for the return of these blunder, cultural fearing, kenya's, national museum and exhibition is taking place. the invisible inventory is questioning the results of the object. ah, yes, visual for this one is like these empty boxes because like, when you go to a museum, you don't expect to see empty cases. the missing objects include items such as mass shield, smoking, pine cones, grave markers, drums, flying, all you know, the invisible inventory program recorded over 32000 missing object. plan was to create a database of canyon objects that are spread out across cultural institutions across the world. because because can never know where its object find what they are. we

decided to visualize every object as a shipping label. because for us, every object that left kenya was shipped out. right. and honestly, we've covered all the was, but this is only like 2000 in the british museum. one of the largest collections in the world of cultural artifacts, given the breath of its colonial empire. while other former colonial powers have already begun the process of returning looters after effects, britain still dragging. they've always, you'd cross the laws against ment of objects. which is really strange that you know, you take objects from people and then you create laws to prevent them going back. so now it's if it's illegal to return objects, which is also legal to take them right. tell minor a digital harry paid specialist was shocked by how much of the restitution debate and even the actual return of objects takes place behind closed doors. she co

founded open restitution africa, an online platform that puts together data on restitution and bring the african physicians to the forefront of the debate. especially when you look at technology by say we are saying that more people can access this information. more people who are not in expert cycles, lucy, academics, or even in museums and people who are on twitter and instagram and have nothing to do with museums or hate age can actually access this information. and i think that's powerful in, in creating awareness that yes, there has, there is material that has been taken to macaroni. the common king recently got communication from the british museums that they would like to talk a huge step forward from when he 1st large to finish or request a piano go. his community, which numbers roughly 200000, live in one of the poorest regions of kenya. many no longer here to the old traditions and question the relevance of the drum, today's yet macaroni,

remember adam about it's important. it is really a very important center for our people, but in the museum, it's just an a momentous attraction. here it is bound to the life of all these. who did it? this is our property. if it is acting, then you get a better chance to assemble not buy for so many heidi is low food that me return to i king michael ronnie and manuel b as opposed to when i return to the old days, will not be here under the lash mangled trees by the society is distinct. identity will one day be resurrected. an error for common will . once it's really about restoring a community identity event it. now,

the invisible inventor is exhibition you saw in the report, is a collaboration between the national museum in kenya and 2 museums here in germany . this takes us next to cologne's router straus. your museum. leaving reason, awareness about objects and artworks were storing from africa and other parts of the world doing colonial times. at the same time, the museum itself is in possession of many of these objects. now to delve deeper into this, michael lee christine wound to i went there to leave a very engaging debate. the, the hello everyone. these here are some of african most prized artifacts. they're called the beginning bronzes there, from the ancient kingdom of building, which is today known as it all states in southern nigeria. they were stolen by bridge soldiers in the colonial era, and sold to buy is in the west since then. they've been on display in museums in

north america and in europe. now today, st debate is coming to you from b ross and charles us museum in the german city of cologne. that is because this museum is home to 94, been in bronze, but also germany said to become the 1st country to begin returning the beginning bronzes to nigeria. and so, you know, i want to pick up with you because you're from been in city and state, you know, with thing or 2 about how to make a 1000000000 bronze. tell us what makes them so special. they're beyond arts, the core charger, the story of my so it's not just looking at t t s, piece of arts, culture of things we're taking to our language room. we're taking languages we have taken was tripped off of a cloth in of our way of life. right. so it is beyond the pain. i'm going to come to you now, and that's it because you have been the museum director at this museum since 2019

the conversation about returning the bronze is, has been taking place for very long time. why do you think it's taken germany this long to finally say that it's going to return to bronze is tonight? jerry, i would return the creation. why is germany at the ready to give back one of the most important african harry teaching european museums? and i think because there is no emotional link, recent i g area, for example, the relation between germany and the media because of the genocide, fierce genocide in 2020 century is much more difficult. that's where i, for example, at this moment, germany is ready to execute. they've been in bounces and for example, the british museum in london is absolutely refusing even refusing the discussion about palo. and i'm going to come to you now because nanette, this introduces this idea of connection. that's why it may be harder or easier. why do you think it's taking germany this long to return these bronzes?

i think it's taken so much time because germany or even other european countries has a huge problem mostly in acknowledging the colonial history and culture. colonial paused and the colonialism of the museum as an institution itself. and also acknowledging that museums, institutions that actually produce racism, reproduce, reproduce racism in a way. i think this is something that has just, maybe, maybe started to or that people are even more demanding. right. and asking into demanding confusions to consider that and to think critically about their own history. right. i want to pose that question to you and say, how do you feel as somebody of you know, somebody who's got affiliations to the african continent when you walk into museums and you see items that belong to africa, for example, that you know, people on the continent went back, how does it make you feel? the thing is, it's an expression of power. it's the same expression of power that it used to be

5068, hundreds a couple of 100 years ago. so this is why i think that's it needs to be brought back, not only because people need it over there, but because it here it actually does harm in giving the wrong image of african cultures or giving people still the possibility to dwell and to believe in these colonial ideas of possession and this of, and occupation of dominance. ok, so i'm going to come back to you and say what function should the bending bronze is have when they are returned to nigeria. i saw one of the walks there and i could recognize the tao was taken from a shrine. so we always talk about new zooms and museums. some walks were broken off the dos of people's houses by the end of the museum. here you see a low pod there, what is low power to you? it means something to our feet more than just an animal. i don't know if your

parents truly have a connection like cotter a connection. so why are we talking about how we will keep our own property is ours to give you back, jerry, i do want to come to you because you are a historian. do you think that we will be able as a continent to preserve these artifacts when they are returned to us in a way that ensures that they will be the centuries to come? we can accuse the appearance of whatever we like, but they have kept these items. will we do the same in africa? will, will we still have been in bronzes, into 3 centuries if those been in bronzes and other artifacts are returned to the country? absolutely, i mean they came from arse. so if you were able to preserve them percent for, for many generations and puts them on from one generation to the next until they were looted, why won't we not be able? when we get them back to be able to do the same process, not only they made the beginning runs, but most of the fact that are still in the museum, this is just a part of it. but the, so mark, even here, will be a, standing on the seller. you know,

the so much that is coming from the whole of the african continent. and it just kept some way i, you know, in paper is all, you know, wrapped somewhere. and then this history goes the way you know, we kind of have and then our colonial amnesia within the african continent of the teens that they took. and what actually, that means for us as young african people that we have our histories lying somewhere invisible in duck sailors. i do have a question for you. yeah, it's germany going to return every single than in bronze in exposition. actually if you see it is really this is the decision to nigeria to say ok, we want to have everything back. i would say every so we can into preach this paper, these documents on very different levels. my interpretation is now we have this paper and actually everything could return to nigeria. ok, and you know, i'm going to give you the last word now because it's just germany so far that made

the commitment to return the bronze. it's true number of countries. the brits which have the biggest connection, the british museum, they've not said anything about returning those funds is what is your message to country that still hold onto these artifacts? if you don't return this walk, you're not taking art away from mos, you're taking everything that makes us off. that's where you're taking and or that's what has been taken before, right? return in their art. it's just one way of saying we did wrong. have this start to learn about your people and that's i think it's something that everybody can relate to. and that does it for today's st. debate, the german city of cologne. but the conversation really doesn't end here. of course, we're interested to know what you think about what we've discussed here today. is africa's stone or not isn't going to be safe when it is returned to the continent. then perhaps, what is your message at 2 countries who have not quite taken the decision that

germany is taken to return to africa? what's rightfully belongs to the continent. so for myself to see me under the team, it's been great having you are with us looking forward at you engagement in the common section. bye for now. the thanks a lot, christine, for you very insightful discussion. while countries like germany on the us, how come at that through attending the bronzes? i will keep you in the loop on how fast things develop. now, if you want to watch a longer version of that debates, you can catch it on youtube channel. some of you already sent us your comments, let me just get to a couple of them. stop in with on the my clang, who wrote, i stand against the return of the arts because it is now out dated. they should pay for all the stolen african object financially. okay, interesting. one that, thank you very much for that. then donny, donnie wrote, we need to change the narrative, the top half in history class, that is and restore our african heritage for future generations. so these,

i a couple of the comments we had, keep that the big going on you page. now we're not done talking about art. let's go meet 3 artists from nigeria and kenya, whose art will blow your mind, especially if you're into science fiction. in the art of cyrus, bureau, discarded technology is given new life. a bad and radios become space, age communication devices, rusting bicycles called white mothers, or turn to the soldiers that could have been left here by an alien civilization. the series of eyeglasses called the sun is made to be famous, constructed from trash collected on its travelled, thorough mash up of different cultural difference to me. after that is for future

lake, it's a combination of different cultures. decent material different from like global it's something that you can see more often can move more a shift. no, it's more awful. pizza can in photographer osborne lataria reimagined kenya's legendary mouth independence fighters as high tech optician who helps over throw colonialism. apple futurism is about reimagining, an african pass either stolen or forgotten conventions about from the colonized and people didn't get to see that history or see themselves in the history. or a lot of that history was much documented was,

was rolling images to find the mostly negative view of africa seen in western media . we do have that issue, but our issues don't have to remove our own poverty from 90. he's the war, the stories that we can tell that sort of give a different perspectives my what the owners both be confident, the message will be a boy's perception of africa across the continent in nigeria. after futurism is also taking root, a new generation of african artists is looking at their own culture from a new angle. comic book artist g mckindoe's credits, black panther, aqua cup before no, i've been known to be for about the a 3rd was called 3. and then blood backed up bring seats to the 4th floor and as it was power that is completely loaded with that knowledge, it was mind blowing africans everywhere were wow,

black panther might have brought half ro futurism to the mainstream. but mackenzie believes the next wave of storytelling. we'll be home from that when we talk about africa chosen, it's like an intersection of pope, i think technologists tires shows issues african itala, these african traditions and african culture. the culture didn't itala geez, more or region up 20 from yes, because we are multiple detective weathering comics, movies, music or design. the earth of afro futurism combines tradition with imagination. the vision, a brighter future for africa and the world. the that's right. creating a brighter future for africa. the well, some cool stuff that the east and west combining to give us the best. but let's the

in my area use lead creative hub and training center. in my degree is using modern technology ideas, exchange and donor capitol to unleash the potential of young niger and photographers and filmmakers. my degree, the federal capital of nigeria is born. i states, over the past 10 years, the fight against the terrorist group of bulk of rom, has repeatedly up ended people's lives. perhaps the most fertile ground, the young creative thought of. and yet the city had a small emerging start help seen entrepreneurs like mohammed to see a huge potential. and how much is the founder of the co development hub or cd hub in my glory. this is where he sees the future of the regions job since 2018. the hub has become a training center for tech in via a meeting points for creative young people. and lots of digital story tell us, have done so many solution and innovation program for young people to build on the

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