Creativity is as good as gold, and thats exactly what we bring you on todays show. We travel to what is known today as gonna where much of the ashanti gold collections comes from to see how a modern artist is creating art in her own. Unique way to find out how congolese born you were. Velma longer has brought his international causing training and made it local in his adopted city of kigali. Busy and later in berlin, we visited calvin jones, whose music exploded onto the scene, taking even him by surprise. I am pamela m tenga, and youre watching after he makes a, ah, to day im at the javin. You fiance, dare to bring you a bit of gold history. Within these walls is the collection that showcases 350. 00 items from the 19th to early 20th century. These items mostly from west africa, give us insight until the art of the goldsmiths of the region. It is a rare glimpse into the wealth of african art history and culture before colonial room. But before we delve deeper into this incredible collection, join us as we visit a new breed of hair stylist, re came the much contested conversation about african hair. I really consider myself to be no ordinary stylist. I, the physical need disappears. I really just disappear and creation takes over and i move and when i then step back to look at this creation, sometimes im also amazed african hair has always been a subject matter that everyone has an opinion about sparking debates on topics around identity and conforming to white beauty ideals does the way in which African Women where they have really send out a specific message as black people will like expressing ourselves in different ways. We like rearing our hand different ways. The type of beauty that was marketed to asked as black women was more of a western standard. So it was, i can know goal zone for me to even tried to cut my hair and see what my natural hair looked like. But the day advanced. Oh my goodness, i was like, im never ever going back again. I like changing my love quite often and having my natural for being top hay is here, but more difficult to maintain for myself, its very easy to be creative with your wig. You could diet, whatever color you want, whereas theres a lot to consider when you have to put such chemicals on your own natural hair. Nice, i mean, you do me a is a hair stylist with a different for her. This is more than a craft. Today, me, me isnt got the hong township johannesburg, collaborating with other creatives, while forging their own parts in their respects of industry and building their professional portfolios. For me, me, these huge showcase her talent, Opening Doors for her craft and uncovering her out of this world imagination in the here space. I label, i felt as a natural hair stylist, not disregarding anything else that doesnt fall under the umbrella of natural. And yes, we can play around with braids and we eggs and weeds, but understanding that you are not though wig, when that wig comes, all you still need to be confident with the he that comes out of your skull. The can think of a tissue is an essence, a collaboration between creative. This is a collaboration between our designers and Makeup Artist myself as the hair stylist and our photographer. We, i had just celebrating gassy lifestyle when our photographer was like, we gonna have 2 very strong male models and well have 2 females out of that. Weve never really seen male figures with like, you know, elaborate, structured head pieces. And i was like, i feel like this is my opportunity to take that chance and bless a king, you know, with his crowd my fear to director from high school actually advised that i look into studying hatred thing. Its him who was like smiley face to call me smiley. Im not saying that youre not good in performing art, but this something that just lights up. Every time we have a theater late, is you still interested in styling all these characters . I dont come from a family thats wealthy when you get to metric get to metric and that it in find yourself a job so you can help them restore the siblings all kids that are growing up. And so when i went back and i was like, i will if you have my mom was just like, why are you leaving performing odds . A thing that has taken me to places and spaces. I remember i had just come back from germany on a talk as yours is like why, why would you leave that to want to be busy with hey, for the longest of times the were just like, i hope its a whole, but shes busy with her home now be can see that it hasnt had its, its my life apart from styling models for tv and photo shoots. Me me runs her own hair studio from home. And shes pulling tubes and wisdom on making sure ones natural. He stays flourishing. And so were prepping the him, we never ever handle the dr. Because we break it some water and just do some fingered the tangling. Before we can get started, i feel like a plays a very significant role, especially when its very to ality. And i dont want to just record it and say african spirituality, spirituality as a whole, within our african, the rates of when theres a funeral. Here plays a significant role way the family may shed off. They have in morning there are women that are not allowed to show if they have to know community and only specific people are made to see their hair. You cover up so i believe every time i touch someones hair, im touching more than the strength that i see the i am definitely inspired by our african ancient hairstyles. Because it, it kind of gives me a chance to re mix it the way i see. And how it plays out in my head. And theres no wrong or right when that happens, then only a few for weeks. And thats what actually makes a here to show you create a shaking of what design art and beauty is all about him. You are listen gonna is bringing her bright view all the world in the streets of cra. Lets check this out. Ive been able to find in the culture that i have implemented in my work, the northern passions that influence my work so much and then the one to most of my work. Also, ive been able to then the love, the supports and the unity of the northern people. And i represent this whole merging my work to realize that my work is always very brightly counted and very happy. Ah, i decided to and trying to art because is something that has always been in me. My mom was flashing and his mom, her brother was a mirror. I live on my dads side to come from a long line of xylophone producers, which is also acting class. And so subconsciously i grew up in the presence of these things. And when it goes to the point, way, i have 2 in 5, i need to push, i just knew that was something that was supposed to do my switch from having the career and cultural science. So i wasnt so smooth in the beginning, but also my career to close my family and everybody has been very, very supportive. My mom in the initial stages couldnt swap a head around exactly what i wanted to do, the acceptance. He was something that has so much, but in go to a point, she realized that she had to support him because there was no way i was back in down for an artist. I made up my mind and i needed to talk with cutting out a need for herself. Asked her to go you ellis, in a cry when a bank uncles work is seen in many commercial buildings throughout the city. This self thought artist who made it in that culture has made a name for herself in the hush mill dominated, ive seen since she started working as the new list in 2015 when it comes 2nd quarter fans. And they are kind of similar and not similar of the same time because on the field we practice things like cope for teaching language taishan. And thats a skill like when it comes to consultation, you have to know how to arrange your cups on the field for like a maximum youd, when it comes to i implement the same tactic. I have to prepare for the week. I have to make sure i know how i went through teach, my colors will teach they patterns in the way. So in a way, for me its similar ah, my work now. Patches mean the own philosophies like times b. s really t freedom. How to be yourself and be true to yourself. And as i move out of these, i try very much to incorporate things i have learned from my culture into my wake, to educate people on how to find info ah, as a mere list, who has the ability to transform any factional space into a feast while the senses when bang also pains on canvases. Ah, i do so my converse pieces, but for now i see commissions for only portrays i have put a hold on selling any of my actual pieces because im working on an art series right now, which i would hopefully exhibit before the end of the year. This as seems im working on, im with it. Take everybody on a trip into my mind to show you how i view things that are meant to be normal in the society. When a band continues to push the limits as her Creative Work brings excitement to one of our class biggest outdoor spaces where we begun to bill is the even st. How we had a couple of inspirations in mind. I said what you want to do for the alba space and in the in the space. So we reach out to me not been on contains of how we can transform the outer space, make it more artistic, and make it more stylish. And after the wake, everybody was like, wow, this work is beautiful and we think that as a business has contributed to the present that we build here, it has contributed to im beings here. And weve had a couple of people come in, went to the police for me to call coincides. Busy for dinner, simply because of the morale that we have on the wall. Ah, as someone who has to say its a big the series have been live my to so for us on arches, its has served as a source of inspiration for talented gills. Who are like me and wants to be like me this, see that theres no limit to what they can do. They see the possibilities in living your shoes and being who he wants to be without. Have when he gets here with vacations, ah, we know banks are no matter on which canvas is the celebration of african patterns and call it. Shes shaking up the odd scene and gunner and breaking rules as she goes her awe today were visiting the gold of africa exhibition. And with me is liquor. Toma gola, wholl be taking us through part of all history. Thank you for making time to show us this really fascinating part about history being so long ago. How did the process of gold costing and creation happen when we odyssey humanity began in africa, right. And, and everybody migrated to the rest of the world. Im so sick this certain practices that, that comes from endorsement from this continent, especially on smell to, you know, from, from iron age where iron was smell, touch me to the folks that were in this continent had to be out. The scientific content always engineered in ways of really transforming metals. True items that are of greatest beauty. Ah, how do we tell the history of gold so steep and control the sea for future generations . They are moments of referencing the sadness about the gold in the ownership of it. So it was owned by a european family and how it is collected august. They still needs to be research into it because we received the story courage. She is from the perspective of the buyer who bought this gold and the gold was kept is her a few incentives because if an important player in the co colonial excursions, basically we are we where and i think in a way of still a soft lending sport for atrocities that had been the question, this gold was housed in south africa by the comes from elsewhere. So it was part of the colonial cuddle. Still a for lack of better wait because there is no record of 2 people like we for the transaction and all these types of gold pieces still produce in the world today. Yes. And no. And i think that theyre being produced, possibly as a form of re connection, but you still find it artistic spaces that to some artists who are beginning to go back and reference this. But also get translated into different kind of mediums no longer may be making a gold artifact. But those symbol of symbols a statics are embedded in, in the patterns of, of our dress black for example, beautiful dress. If you look at it and you reference some of the patterns with objects, you begin to see this are to level of reference. So theres been kind of translation translating this crops person ship in 2 different materials and formats. Thank you, mr. Marco la force showing us to this wonderful part of our history. Do a val my long as restaurant in kigali is a must visit where he is known for the fusion of fine dining and african. Cuz the he shows us why and how he created his signature dish homeland and it was, and it was a taste this me i congolese born to a film a longer is a familiar face on the galle. Crazy scene. After working in 3 different Mission Restaurants in germany, he returned to africa to keep driving experiences, mowing his distinctly african ruth with his european kitchen experience and training the result, a delightful fusion. Delectable new flavors and paste and stations. Today he has invited us to spend a day with him. I was born, i grew up in germany and i saw i live in france, france and kelly. And i can get 4 music choice. People to see you should be doing the home and you can get it for me. So thats why i came back. They couldnt get a continent there now. So we start the 1st project in rhonda shift enough for the platform to create the mission is like the connections in africa. And so in the just for out why do we do is like we share a connection and share information with different shifts in Different Countries. And that was so sometime we we meet to talk about african ford. And we are in 45 countries in africa and ive seen america and in europe, i took 2 years, 2015 in 16 to travel around rough forgot to learn more about African Cruise in the talking about 54 countries mom. She was like to understand more. Thats why i take does 2 years to 12 in Different Countries in africa, and also learn about african prison. I study studying in germany and its like i spend more time in africa and even to jewels whatever, learning germany like picnic and do the english and set to use that why even our christina calling out for fusion present like is a bridge of different christine in africa do feel called his signature dish homeland, a colony recreation that reflects his personal journey across africa and europe. What goes into it often changes depending on his location. Today, he makes it using various african mangle varieties fish of a cato cream, and an unusual but beautiful assortment of toppings and seasonings. Homeland is like to fruits. You can have been, like most of people have like mangled 3 or 4 cato liking for our menu today. We try to mix both mangling cattle and so we have fish, and we have some cream of advocate and some able flour into korea. So now we have, we have plenty to mingle domingo. And we will a little for cream of kato, you fetal lim on into honey and so in a little of mingo domingo, not you and are so we have are some cucumber, natures passion fruit. So and we ate a Little Africa pacino flower and now we have our fish. So the fish who marinated to be for like 3 hours before we should galle ginger onions and out. So on the top, we have all, some of for commerce is a sheer spices. So is peanut. Weve started dry onions. And to finish in some of edible flowers to give the beauty. So this dish recorded homeland its time to get moving t some beads as we visit Calvin James Evelyn and find out more about his journey to success with his b. Its get right under your skin zimbabwe. A musician kelvin jones has a cheaper worldwide stardom. Now people recognize him on the street, just like here in berlin, but that wasnt always the case. As a child, he felt like he didnt belong. That the times where i felt really like alone or skirt was actually, it was moments at school. I was the only black kid in school like in the whole school. There was no. How are the black kid and my english wasnt so good as it was a crazy difficult time. The 1st i think 3 years or something. I that his real name is to nash him upon he. He was born in zimbabwe in 1995. His family moved to a london suburb when he was 9. His new life was anything but easy, and he changed school several times. But this was also the time when he discovered music as a way of expressing his emotions and fears youll be, ah, when i play music, i sort of understand the colors within the sound. I dont know how to explain that, but i understand thats way better than i do words. And i feel like i can express myself. This chord means more to me than any word that i could find. Got those eyes around. So my, so with his 2014 song call you home, coven jones, achieved something. Amateur musicians worldwide can only dream of a friend, posted the song online, and it went viral. Yeah. Reaching the ears of millions of people, i think will for ever be the craziest night of my life. It completely changed my life. And i couldnt. I couldnt take it in. You know, it was too big of moment to really understand my phone was non stop, just going crazy for about the whole week. He moved to berlin in 2016 since then. Hes released 2 albums with highly personal tracks like cry, a little less. You know that ah, nowadays the musician feels pretty settled in the german capital i. But when it comes to national identity, zimbabwe is the only country for kelvin jones. Thats where his roots are. His single carry you as an homage to his homeland. The video features his friends and family carriers the 1st time that i got zimbabwe into a song like i tried so many times and it was never organic, it never made sense. It was fake. And i had my guitar one and i was like, not on 70 dawn when your love is running low and the was something about this darling that felt really like i could hear these harmonies already. I was like, all this is got something very zimbabwe about it. So i chased it. Thanks to his music, kelvin jones is now able to feel at home wherever he is, to the delight of his fans around the world. Thats all we had time for to day gashes on d. W dot com forward slash api max little nice time. Thanks for watching. Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah or wow. And hagen looks amazing and instagram life. Theres only one way to find it out, go there and check it out for yourself and we have selected the 3 most popular is the locations and want to know just how cool is the danish capital really, max, are you ready with 30 minutes on d, w. Oh, i wish i could have done more to save. You discover toys that you just click away. Find out best documentary on youtube. Oh, yeah. Really. Good morning. 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