This month the West African Wave is visiting Dakar via Accra to hear everything that went down at the Dakar Biennale 2022 in May with our special guest Essé. As part of this months show we will also be walked through what is happening in the visual arts scene in Cotonou and Lomé. Get ready for a special Francophone edition (but in English because I never paid attention in school and suck at languages). Enjoy the wave!

All tracks are by West African Francophone artists and the diaspora.

Special Guest: Essenam Dabla-Attikpo is a curator, cultural entrepreneur and founder of art consultancy, This No Be Art.

The West African Wave is the download on everything happening in cities across West Africa. The bi-monthly show celebrates creative culture by giving you the drop on West African cities through the voices of the finest females. Every second month the host, Carina Tenewaa, gives no nonsense realness, as she dives into different cities giving you an in on new sounds, life and creative movements through special guests. From Amaoko, to Alté, to cancel culture, expect it all. Carina Tenewaa is an Accra based curator and founder of African Urban Alternatives and co-founder of AYA Editions and Where Are the Womxn. She is also a doctoral fellow at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg and a postgraduate student at Central Saint Martins, London. All her creative ventures focus on supporting creative career paths, empowering women and building liveable, equitable cities for all.