Nissi Ogulu to launch Africa music themed digital art
Nigerian Multi-talented artist, Nissi Ogulu has launched “Jigsaw Tribe”, in partnership with the world’s leading cryptocurrency platform Binance.
The London-based, Nissi Ogulu is a Nigerian singer and sister to popular afrobeat singer Burnaboy. For Nissi Ogulu, her musical path was clear from the beginning. The Port Harcourt-born singer started her musical journey when she was about six years old.
The Non-Fungible Tokens are a unique collection of artworks that explores Africa’s musical heritage through ancient animated pieces. Each piece, representing a piece of the puzzle explores different facets of African life as it connects to music.
The digital arts comprise various levels of availability and pricing. Holders will enjoy added values that include invitations to live events and art exhibitions concessions on signed & printed digital art pieces, and also whitelisting privileges to future NFT drop.
“The plan is to take the audience across the continent to discover hand-crafted musical instruments, in all their colorful glory, that may not be known to the rest of the world.” Nissi Ogulu says explaining the idea behind the project. “The pieces also reflect the music tradition of Africa, with its amazing sounds, in a hyper-contemporary and animated artistic expression.”
Speaking on what Binance hopes to achieve with the project, Binance Executive Vice President and Head of Binance Charities, helen high They say “Binance Charity’s NFT for Good initiative connects creators, their art, and their purpose. The Ara Tribe is another exciting example of this and it’s great to see the series blending tradition and technology.”
In collaboration with talented creator and artist Nissie Ogulu, Helen Hai says
“After spending many years working in Africa, the region, the people and their culture hold a special place in my heart. I am thrilled that we are able to pay tribute to her legacy with Nissi.”
The exclusive Artwork Series is scheduled for a premium auction on the Binance NFT Marketplace between May 30 and June 20, 2022.
The auction will be part of the latest collaboration for Binance Charity’s NFT for Good campaign, an initiative that enables world-renowned creators to turn their art and creativity into meaningful global action targeting social and humanitarian issues.
As part of this, a percentage of the proceeds will go to The Reach.NG, an initiative that, along with other ad hoc community initiatives, provides more than 6000 meals a month for underprivileged people in Rivers State and Nigeria .
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