Adjoa Osei

The story of Elsie Houston -- a Brazilian, classically trained soprano. Follow her artistic and social networks from Brazil to Paris and then on to New York to open the door to an unexpected history of race, sexuality, and society during the 20th century global.oup.com/academic/produ…

Catch up on yesterday evening's BBC Radio 3 Sunday Feature. Miss Bartira was a Brazilian erotic cabaret act, and one of Europe's most celebrated 1930s showgirls. I talk with her grandson about her remarkable life in Brazil, France, and the UK. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

He was a major modernist artist whose collaborators included Pablo Picasso, André Breton, and Aimé Césaire. Now, Cuban artist Wifredo Lam finally gets a retrospective worthy of his stature. theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…

Aben Wo Ha is the soundtrack to every Ghanaian millennial's childhood. Rest in peace 🙏🏿 BBC News - 'Greatest in 100 years': Ghana mourns music legend Daddy Lumba bbc.com/news/articles/…

A fresh look at Dulwich Picture Gallery's collections through the black nude. Somaya Critchlow nytimes.com/2025/02/12/art…

Chiquinha Gonzaga was Brazil’s first woman conductor and composer. She integrated popular Brazilian music in her compositions, and shaped the sound of the Rio carnival. @NatashaLoges explores... bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Yesterday evening I was in conversation with the wonderful Samira Ahmed on BBC Radio 4's Front Row. We discussed Josephine Baker's memoirs, published in English for the first time. Listen here bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

The French Feminist Mystique rules tonight's @BBCFrontRow. @AdjoaOsei1 discusses Josephine Baker's terrific memoir - published in English for the 1st time. And the Oscar Nom writer/director of The Substance, Coralie Fargeat. 715pm Radio 4📻

On 7 March at the Royal Academy of Arts, I will be joined by musicians from the Black British Classical Foundation to explore Brazilian modernism in music, with live performances of the key compositions of modern brasilidade. Tickets available via the link royalacademy.org.uk/event/brasil-m…

This is Christmas in Brazil. From a glorious midnight mass by baroque composer Jose Mauricio Nunes Garcia, to piano gems from social revolutionary Chiquinha Gonzaga, and sun-soaked Christmas classics from the key architects of bossa nova. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Jon Coltrane: Legacy for Orchestra is a new live concert experience re-framing some of his greatest works. With trumpeter Giveton Gelin, saxophonist Denys Baptiste, the ground-breaking Nikki Yeoh Trio and the ever-versatile BBC Concert Orchestra,bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

@jakedownsmusic My thoughts exactly! X

@AdjoaOsei1 Thanks, my darling! We must sync up asap! X

I’ve just been announced as a BBC/AHRC New Generation Thinker, along with nine other fabulous researchers! bbc.com/mediacentre/20…

Rebeca Andrade is Vogue Brasil's cover girl vogue.globo.com/moda/noticia/2…

My BBC Radio 3 Essay about 2 London girls who became chorus girls in 1930s Paris. This one is all about the Plaza Tiller Girls. Airs Friday 27 September at 9.45pm bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

@EventBrockwell @pete556 Understood. Thank you for clarifying

First item of the Lambeth full council meeting. Deputation on the destruction and inconvenience of the large events on Brockwell park. Cabinet member responsible responds using a script and answers none of the key points raised.

@EventBrockwell @richardwillq We found so many dangerous metal pieces just lying around, some well camouflaged. It was my friend's 2 year old who first innocently picked up that enormous nail! We've taken LOTS other photos too in case you need them. The park is dangerous in parts. Very worrying

@richardwillq @EventBrockwell Lots of dangerous tools, nails, bolts left over. Those with small children and pets must exercise caution. We bumped into lots of metal pieces that could cause serious harm

French impressionism, Black women and modernity. Who was the trapeze artist Miss La La? And why did Degas paint her? The National Gallery explores the trapeze artist who became the talk of 1870s Paris theguardian.com/artanddesign/a…