Arthur “Art” Blakey was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He was briefly known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina after he converted to Islam for a short time in the late 1940s. Blakey made a name for himself in the 1940s in the big bands of Fletcher Henderson and Billy Eckstine. Continue reading Profile: Art Blakey (1919-1990)
Jimmy Rogers was a Chicago blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player, best known for his work as a member of Muddy Waters’s band in the early 1950s. Continue reading Profile: Jimmy Rogers (1924-1997)
Okwui Enwezor, in full Okwuchukwu Emmanuel Enwezor, is Nigerian-born poet, art critic, art historian, and curator who helped bring global attention to African art.
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Rujeko Hockley is a New York-based US curator. Hockley is currently an Assistant Curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Continue reading Profile: Rujeko Hockley
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