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EMASHI African Arts Entertainment Ensemble

Object

Photograph

Production date

1992

Object number

1993.110

Physical Description

Black and white photograph of the EMASHI African Arts Entertainment Ensemble. Ngozi Fulani, Dorina Hartley, Laurette Josiah and Moira McCarthy are shown.

Associated Organisation

Associated Person

Sarah Ainslie (Photographer)

Associated Place

Dimension

Height: 187mm
Width: 280mm

Exhibition Label

EMASHI African Arts Entertainment Ensemble

This photograph shows members of EMASHI. During the 1990s they provided opportunities for people to experience and explore African arts, culture and music through workshops.

People Power: Black British Arts & Activism in Hackney 1960s - 2000s
4 October 2016 to 21 January 2017
EMASHI African Arts Entertainment Ensemble, 1990s

During the 1990s EMASHI provided opportunities for people to experience and explore African arts, culture and music through workshops.

One of the leaders, Ngozi Fulani, had her first experience of seeing an African dance group in 1982 and it changed her life. She joined the African dance group and has run it for over thirty years.

Being African in Hackney: 1960s-2020s
14 September 2021 to 14 February 2022

Credit line

© Sarah Ainslie

On display?

No