Other Art Reviews https://shadesofusafrica.org/series/other-art-reviews/ Sun, 30 Nov 2025 12:48:01 +0000 en-US © 2026 Shades of Us Storytelling Initiative for African People Shades of Us Shades of Us false http://shadesofusafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/209047-1659382329725-8f3ea25d54559-scaled.jpg Other Art Reviews https://shadesofusafrica.org/series/other-art-reviews/ No yes 7e536efc-7cac-5bd9-9eee-927d098d29b3 The Review: Fans Don’t Pay by Sam Obafemi https://shadesofusafrica.org/podcast/the-review-fans-dont-pay-by-sam-obafemi/ Fri, 07 Nov 2025 04:09:58 +0000 7ea42c35-8fe9-51eb-b894-649cdb1b829b Fans Don’t Pay by Sam Obafemi is a practical guide that dismantles the myth of online fame translating to income, teaching creators how to convert raving fans into loyal, paying allies using systems, strategy, and self-awareness. We discuss this book on this episode of Shades of Us: The Review. Facebook: Shades of Us Twitter: Shades of Us LinkedIn: Shades of Us Instagram: Shades of Us Website: Shades of Us YouTube: Shades of Us Africa Credit: Fans Don’t Pay Image: Ubis

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]]> Fans Don’t Pay by Sam Obafemi is a practical guide that dismantles the myth of online fame translating to income, teaching creators how to convert raving fans into loyal, paying allies using systems, strategy, and self-awareness. We discuss this book on this episode of Shades of Us: The Review. Facebook: Shades of Us Twitter: Shades of Us LinkedIn: Shades of Us Instagram: Shades of Us Website: Shades of Us YouTube: Shades of Us Africa Credit: Fans Don’t Pay Image: Ubis

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]]> https://shadesofusafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Sam-Obafemi_300x300.jpg The Review: Fans Don’t Pay by Sam Obafemi false no 0:00 No no The Review: A Conspiracy of Ravens https://shadesofusafrica.org/podcast/the-review-a-conspiracy-of-ravens/ Fri, 07 Nov 2025 03:45:54 +0000 3c5f82c1-94c0-5b49-bcdf-fe4c5d66dcaf A Conspiracy of Ravens by Othuke Ominiabohs is a tale of love and hate, patriots and traitors, and of heros and villains set in Nigeria's Niger Delta.

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]]> A Conspiracy of Ravens by Othuke Ominiabohs is a tale of love and hate, patriots and traitors, and of heros and villains set in Nigeria's Niger Delta.

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]]> https://shadesofusafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/13522966_402800236557071_7569065685373246667_o-2_kssg8a_300x300.jpg The Review: A Conspiracy of Ravens false no 18:08 No no The Review: At Eight by Maranatha Abutu https://shadesofusafrica.org/podcast/the-review-at-eight-by-maranatha-abutu/ Tue, 10 Dec 2024 04:21:16 +0000 http://shadesofusafrica.org/podcast/the-review-at-eight-by-maranatha-abutu/ At Eight is a book by Maranatha Abutu, a writer, author, and podcaster who lives in Abuja with her plants. The book tells the story of a woman who learned that the female genital mutilation that was done to her has ripple effects down the line. We discuss this book on this episode of Shades of Us: The Review. Facebook: Shades of Us Twitter: Shades of Us LinkedIn: Shades of Us Instagram: Shades of Us Website: Shades of Us YouTube: Shades of Us Africa Credit: At Eight Image: Amazon Books

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]]> At Eight is a book by Maranatha Abutu, a writer, author, and podcaster who lives in Abuja with her plants. The book tells the story of a woman who learned that the female genital mutilation that was done to her has ripple effects down the line. We discuss this book on this episode of Shades of Us: The Review. Facebook: Shades of Us Twitter: Shades of Us LinkedIn: Shades of Us Instagram: Shades of Us Website: Shades of Us YouTube: Shades of Us Africa Credit: At Eight Image: Amazon Books

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]]> https://shadesofusafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/t1og2c8g8ganj1vmjbhqt7rost.jpeg The Review: At Eight by Maranatha Abutu false no 0:00 No no The Review: Savage Beauty https://shadesofusafrica.org/podcast/the-review-savage-beauty/ Sun, 10 Nov 2024 10:29:48 +0000 http://shadesofusafrica.org/podcast/the-review-savage-beauty/ Savage Beauty is a TV show telling the story of how a woman seeking revenge for her tragic past embeds herself in a powerful family who possess a global beauty empire — and dark secrets. We discuss this show on this episode of Shades of Us: The Review. Facebook: Shades of Us Twitter: Shades of Us LinkedIn: Shades of Us Instagram: Shades of Us Website: Shades of Us YouTube: Shades of Us Africa Credit: Savage Beauty Image: Actor Spaces

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]]> Savage Beauty is a TV show telling the story of how a woman seeking revenge for her tragic past embeds herself in a powerful family who possess a global beauty empire — and dark secrets. We discuss this show on this episode of Shades of Us: The Review. Facebook: Shades of Us Twitter: Shades of Us LinkedIn: Shades of Us Instagram: Shades of Us Website: Shades of Us YouTube: Shades of Us Africa Credit: Savage Beauty Image: Actor Spaces

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]]> https://shadesofusafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Savage-Beauty-Glam-Cast-1000x600_dj9ig3.png The Review: Savage Beauty false no 0:00 No no The Review: The Mechanics of Yenagoa https://shadesofusafrica.org/podcast/the-review-the-mechanics-of-yenagoa/ Sun, 10 Nov 2024 10:26:22 +0000 http://shadesofusafrica.org/podcast/the-review-the-mechanics-of-yenagoa/ The Mechanics of Yenagoa is a 2020 novel by Nigerian-Canadian writer, Michael Afenfia. We discuss this book on this episode of Shades of Us: The Review. Facebook: Shades of Us Twitter: Shades of Us LinkedIn: Shades of Us Instagram: Shades of Us Website: Shades of Us YouTube: Shades of Us Africa Credit: The Mechanics of Yenagoa Image: Masobe Books

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]]> The Mechanics of Yenagoa is a 2020 novel by Nigerian-Canadian writer, Michael Afenfia. We discuss this book on this episode of Shades of Us: The Review. Facebook: Shades of Us Twitter: Shades of Us LinkedIn: Shades of Us Instagram: Shades of Us Website: Shades of Us YouTube: Shades of Us Africa Credit: The Mechanics of Yenagoa Image: Masobe Books

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]]> https://shadesofusafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Michael-Afenfia.jpeg The Review: The Mechanics of Yenagoa false no 0:00 No no The Review: Ogadinma by Ukamaka Olisakwe https://shadesofusafrica.org/podcast/the-review-ogadinma-by-ukamaka-olisakwe/ Mon, 08 Apr 2024 06:45:56 +0000 http://shadesofusafrica.org/?post_type=podcast&p=8618 Ogadinma Or, Everything Will be All Right tells the story of the naïve and trusting teenager Ogadinma as she battles against Nigeria's societal expectations in the 1980s. We review this book on this episode of Shades of Us: The Review.

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]]> Ogadinma Or, Everything Will be All Right tells the story of the naïve and trusting teenager Ogadinma as she battles against Nigeria's societal expectations in the 1980s. We review this book on this episode of Shades of Us: The Review.

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]]> https://shadesofusafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ogadinma.jpg The Review: Ogadinma by Ukamaka Olisakwe false no 0:00 No no The Review: The Lion King – The Gift https://shadesofusafrica.org/podcast/the-review_the-lion-king-the-gift/ Thu, 09 Sep 2021 20:56:57 +0000 http://shadesofusafrica.org/podcast/the-review_the-lion-king-the-gift/ The Lion King: The Gift is a soundtrack album curated by Beyoncé for the 2019 photorealistic animated remake of The Lion King and for Black Is King. We review this album on this episode of Shades of Us: The Review.
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]]> The Lion King: The Gift is a soundtrack album curated by Beyoncé for the 2019 photorealistic animated remake of The Lion King and for Black Is King. We review this album on this episode of Shades of Us: The Review.
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]]> https://shadesofusafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/913wCreKefL_SS500_6s3p1-e1674126356111.jpg The Review: The Lion King – The Gift false no 0:00 No no The Review: After Hours by The Weeknd https://shadesofusafrica.org/podcast/the-review-after-hours-by-the-weeknd/ Wed, 08 Sep 2021 16:05:49 +0000 http://shadesofusafrica.org/podcast/the-review-after-hours-by-the-weeknd/ After Hours is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer the Weeknd, released on March 20, 2020, by XO and Republic Records. We review this album on this episode of Shades of Us: The Review.
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]]> After Hours is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer the Weeknd, released on March 20, 2020, by XO and Republic Records. We review this album on this episode of Shades of Us: The Review.
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]]> https://shadesofusafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/weeknd-e1674170126846.jpg The Review: After Hours by The Weeknd false no 0:00 No no The Review: Born On A Tuesday by Elnathan John https://shadesofusafrica.org/podcast/the-review-born-on-a-tuesday-by-elnathan-john/ Tue, 07 Sep 2021 07:59:36 +0000 http://shadesofusafrica.org/podcast/the-review-born-on-a-tuesday-by-elnathan-john/ From two-time Caine Prize finalist Elnathan John, Born on a Tuesday is a novel about a young boy struggling to find his place in a society that is fracturing along religious and political lines. We review this book on this episode of Shades of Us: Th...

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]]> From two-time Caine Prize finalist Elnathan John, Born on a Tuesday is a novel about a young boy struggling to find his place in a society that is fracturing along religious and political lines. We review this book on this episode of Shades of Us: Th...

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]]> https://shadesofusafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cr_w_1600_h_1000_a_cc9ppol-e1674170282633.jpeg The Review: Born On A Tuesday by Elnathan John false no 0:00 No no The Review: Laila’s Wisdom by Rapsody https://shadesofusafrica.org/podcast/the-review-lailas-wisdom-by-rapsody/ Sat, 06 Mar 2021 07:55:48 +0000 http://shadesofusafrica.org/podcast/the-review-lailas-wisdom-by-rapsody/ Laila's Wisdom is the second studio album by American rapper Rapsody, released on September 22, 2017. We review this album on this episode of Shades of Us: The Review.
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]]> Laila's Wisdom is the second studio album by American rapper Rapsody, released on September 22, 2017. We review this album on this episode of Shades of Us: The Review.
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