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Nov 7, 2025 · 2:00-3:15 PM · Knox Hall, Room 207

A Conversation with Asake

The AfroDiaspora Colloquium launched with a conversation on Asake, the Nigerian artist whose music draws on Yoruba heritage, Lagos street culture and global Afrobeats. The discussion examined how his work connects tradition, urban identity and Black artistic expression across the diaspora.

Speakers: Moderator: Ime Ekpo, cultural journalist and founder of the AfroDiaspora Colloquium

Partners: Institute of African Studies, Columbia University

This program has concluded. It was open to the Columbia University community.

Ime Ekpo and Asake in conversation onstage at the AfroDiaspora Colloquium’s inaugural event at Columbia University, November 7, 2025.
Ime Ekpo in conversation with Asake at the AfroDiaspora Colloquium’s inaugural event, November 7, 2025. Photo: Bryan Ammons