"Racism and Privilege" Roundtable Discussion between Ezé Wendtoin, Aristide Nikiema, Banda Internationale and GLL PhD student Carolin Müller
Artists Ezé Wendtoin and Aristide Nikiema are visiting Ohio State campus to talk about how the term "privilege” is experienced and understood in Burkina Faso, and re-interpreted in and through the exchange with Germany. In conversation with GLL PhD Candidate Carolin Müller and members of Banda Internationale they discuss the work of APECA (Association pour la Promotion de l’Education, de la Culture et de l’Artisanat) in Burkina Faso and their different collaborations with Europe. APECA’s current president Aristide Nikiema will speak on the foundation’s efforts and challenges working in collaboration with Germany. They will further present APECA’s joint project with the German musician collective Banda Internationale in October 2018 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and discuss to what extent the musical exchange can address the social issues that lie at the root of experienced inequality.
The discussion will conclude with a small concert during which they will make palpable how the cross-border exchange has influenced their work.
The event is free and open to all. Refreshments will be provided.
September 16, 4:20-5:30pm, Derby Hall 080
