African Arts & Culture Leaders
Discover the most influential arts & culture figures across Africa
Maria Alice
Founder
Ana Clara Guerra Marques
Founder
Manuel Jorge Viola
Director
Maria Alice de Almeida
Ballet Nacional Founder; Founder
Maria João
Director
Pérola do Canto
Founder
Rui Tavares
Director
Filipe Zau
Musician & Rector; Rector
Bonga (Barceló de Carvalho)
Pioneer of Modern Angolan Music
Bárbara Agostinho
Choreographer
Dr. Maria Eugénia Neto
Author & First Lady; Author & Widow of Agostinho Neto
Dr. Ruth Lara†
Pedagogue & Writer
Kiluanje M. Kilu
Painter; Painter & Sculptor
Nástio Mosquito
Artist; Global Performance Artist; Performance Artist (Global)
Ondjaki (Ndalu de Almeida)
Caine Prize-nominated Author
Pepetela (Artur Pestana dos Santos)
National Writer & MPLA Intellectual
Ruy Mingas†
Anthem Composer; Composer of National Anthem & Ex-Ambassador
Sara Monteiro
Novelist; Novelist & Poet
Teta Lando†
Pioneer of Modern Semba; Semba Pioneer
Pepetela
Novelist
Ruy Duarte de Carvalho†
Anthropologist; Anthropologist & Filmmaker
Ana Paula Ribeiro Tavares
Poet; Professor & Poet
Dr. José Luandino Vieira†
Novelist; Novelist & Political Prisoner
Dr. Agostinho Neto†
President & Poet