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Vienna and the Ga-Asante human zoo


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PhD researcher Belinda Kazeem-Kamiński talks about her forthcoming exhibition at Kunsthalle Wien (Vienna) in Austria.

The exhibition is based on documents and a book by Peter Altenberg about a human zoo in Vienna.
This zoo housed communities from Osu and from the Ga communities who were marketed to European visitors as Ashanti.

Belinda speaks with Abena Sɛwaa of AKADi Magazine to explain the story behind this phenomenon and why her exhibition (21 October 2021 - 6 February 2022) aims to elevate the voices of our ancestors.

The music in this episode is called Nfitiase (Genesis) and is exclusively composed for AKADi Magazine by Eric Owusu aka King Owusu in collaboration with producer Nir Tom Sabag.

To find out more about Belinda's work, visit: https://belindakazeem.com/
Peter Altenberg - author of the book Ashantee

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