Healing Through Sound: Ṣẹwà on Music, Community, and Her Debut Album 'Detox'
Performing is a defining moment for Ṣẹwà. Every time she gets on stage, she feels completely at home. It’s her safe space, and everything else just goes quiet in her mind.
Performing is a defining moment for Ṣẹwà. Every time she gets on stage, she feels completely at home. It’s her safe space, and everything else just goes quiet in her mind.
In honour of the trailblazers who broke barriers and continue to inspire generations, we celebrate the remarkable African women who have innovated, created and transformed their industries—leaving legacies that empower progress.
For African women, Women’s Month has always carried a unique weight. Across the continent and the diaspora, women have not only fought for equality, but have also been the backbone of cultural, political, and economic revolutions.
Aminata sees art as a way to hold onto memories, emotions, and the versions of herself that might otherwise fade. Through Iyeketi, she creates work that preserves, reclaims and gives shape to the intangible.
Everything Cherif creates, from objects to spaces, reflects a philosophy — he wants people to remember they can choose to engage with the world in more tactile, real ways.
Demilade acknowledges the challenges of making friends as an adult but that prompted her to create 'My Friend’s House' as a welcoming space where people can have fun, connect through simple activities, and experience something new.