Bamana Chi-wara (antelope) headdress dancers Mali (near Bamako) Bamana peoples Photograph by Eliot Elisofon, 1971 Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art Smithsonian Institution "Eliot Elisofon was an internationally known photographer and filmmaker whose enduring visual record of African life from 1947 to 1972 was published in magazines such as Life and the National Geographic. As a filmmaker, he worked on film and television projects including the Black African Heritage Series (1972), a four-part documentary on African arts and cultures. Elisofon’s association with the National Museum of African Art began as a founding trustee in 1964. Upon his death in 1973, Elisofon donated his African materials to the museum, including over 50,000 black and white negatives and photographs, 30,000 color slides, and 120,000 feet of motion picture film and sound materials. The bequest became the foundation for the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives."

Former idol contestants, the Qwabe twins have recently made appearances with DJ Tira and their manager cleared the air on the trio’s positions. The twins are currently contracted to Think Entertainment for all appearances and bookings, and Gallo Records for all recordings. Speaking to TshishaLIVE, the twins’ manager, Kim Coppen said: “We are very aware there are …