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\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Drumbeats for the Iroko:<\/em><\/span><\/strong>
\nChinua Achebe (1930-2013)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Nigeria High Commission & Nigerians in Canada<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/div>\n
Celebrate the \u201cFather of African Literature\u201d<\/span> <\/strong><\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

Date<\/span><\/strong>: April 12, 2013
\nTime<\/strong>: 7pm to 10pm
\nVenue<\/strong>: Room 270 Residence Commons, Carleton University, Ottawa<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n
Featuring<\/strong>: Spoken Word performances, Readings from Achebe\u2019s works, Tributes, and Music; Special appearance: Traditional Flute player.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Guest artistes include: <\/strong><\/div>\n
* Segun Akinlolu (aka Beautiful Nubia), poet, folk singer, and musician.<\/div>\n
* George Elliot Clarke, winner of the Governor-General’s Award for Poetry, and the inaugural E.J. Pratt Professor of Canadian Literature at the University of Toronto
\n* Titi Sonuga, Edmonton-based award-winning spoken word poet
\n* Obiora Udechukwu, poet and Distinguished Dana Professor of Arts and Art History, St Lawrence University, USA
\n* Komi Olafimihan (artist, spoken word poet, and photographer, Toronto)
\n* Olu Oguibe, poet, artist and Professor of Art and Art History and Associate Director of the Institute for African American Studies at the University of Connecticut.
\n* Keisha Monique Simpson (spoken word poet, Toronto)
\n* Okey Ndibe, author of Arrows of Rain<\/em> and Visiting Professor, Brown University, USA<\/div>\n
* Amatoritsero Ede, poet and editor of Maple Leaf Literary Supplement<\/em>(MLTS), OttawaHosts<\/strong>
\n* Bola Asaju, The Nigerian High Commission, Ottawa
\n* Blair Rutherford, Director, Institute of African Studies, Carlton University
\n* Nduka Otiono, Banting Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of African Studies, Carlton University
\n* Pius Adesanmi, Winner of the Penguin Prize for African Writing and Associate Professor, Department of English and the Institute of African Studies, Carleton University<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
For more information, please contact Nduka Otiono at notiono@yahoo.com<\/a> .<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"daevent-type":[],"event-audience":[],"event-featured":[],"yoast_head":"\nCelebrating Chinua Achebe - Events - Institute of African Studies<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Chinua Achebe, Carleton, Nigerians in Canada, Pius Adesanmi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/cu-events\/celebrating-chinua-achebe\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/cu-events\/celebrating-chinua-achebe\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/cu-events\/celebrating-chinua-achebe\/\",\"name\":\"Celebrating Chinua Achebe - 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