Grantee on the road: Koudoussou Adéchina Laourou

Cotonou-based storyteller and AMA grantee Koudoussou Adéchina Laourou is currently in Dondoutchi, Niger, to participate in the biennial Gatan-Gatan festival (International festival of storytelling and orality) taking place between December 2nd and 5th. M. Laourou has been working as a professional storyteller and actor since 2012. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the…

Grantees on the road: Nicolau Napure Feliciano Cauaneque, Americo da Conceição Dinis and Terencio Alberto Tovele

Maputo-based music educators and AMA grantees Nicolau Napure Feliciano Cauaneque, Americo da Conceição Dinis and Terencio Alberto Tovele are currently in Harare, Zimbabwe to participate in the music education workshops of the Teacher Training Campus organized by the Global Music Academy (December 1-14, 2015). Mr. Cauaneque, M. Dinis and M. Tovele work as music teachers…

Announcing a new AMA publication: Mobility and Touring in Central Africa

AMA is thrilled to announce the release of “Mobility and Touring in Central Africa,” its third publication on mobility and touring in Africa. Since its launch in July 2005, AMA has awarded more than 750 grants to artists and art practitioners living and working in Africa. To complement its grants program, AMA implemented its research program…

Grantees on the road: Dalia Basiouny, Maison Hussein Abo El Naga and Helal Ibrahim

Cairo-based playwright and director Dalia Basiouny and actors Maison Abo El Naga and Helal Ibrahim are now in Addis Abeba to perform the play Solitaire the Crossing Boundaries Festival (September 24-27, 2015). An accomplished theatre practitioner, Dalia Basiouny has been directing for the stage since 1993. She has dedicated her career to fostering theatre work…