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Africulture Times


Socially-engaged African Art: VTS
On 1 April, the Izunokuni Nirayama Area Community Support Centre hosted an "African Art Interactive Appreciation Session (officially...
Apr 32 min read


Africulture Creative Aging Project Report
Amamoto & Shiraishi Africulture Centre is pleased to report that the 2024 Africulture Creative Aging Project has been successfully...
Aug 24, 20242 min read


Visits to Magnin-A Gallery+Quai Branly Museum
On September 27, 2023, we visited the Quai Branly Museum and the Magnin-A Gallery in Paris. Quai Branly Museum Passing the huge antique...
Oct 14, 20233 min read


Musical instrument Kora from West Africa
My Kora and Origin of Kora, etc. In June 2023, I had my kora made by the Manding Griot, Karamo Cissokho. It has been the custom of Griot...
Aug 4, 20233 min read


Opening of the Africulture Centre in Izu, Japan
The Amamoto & Shiraishi Africulture Centre was opened on April 29, 2022, deep in the mountain area of Izu, Japan, with a view of Mount...
Apr 26, 20234 min read


Griot Kora Concert by Karamo Cissokho
On November 26, 2022, an afternoon concert by Karamo Cissokho, a kora player of the Manding Griot, was held in Hayama, famously known for...
Apr 26, 20232 min read
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