Taakra Teaching African Arts and Krafts TV Show

Mrs. Diane Oputa Executive Director New Wave Production A Producer, designer and actress, Mrs. Oputa remains a creative force within the organization working on award winning programs, (The Charly Boy Show, AIT Jams, and most recent her empowerment television program TAAKRA (Teaching African Arts and Kraft) is a T.V program that has its central theme; the pursuit of knowledge, information and enlightenment through the technical, education and entertainment path is currently syndicated on several television station locally and internationally The major objective of the program is to set a platform to which the teaching of arts and craft translate into productivity thereby helping each taught topic become a money making venture for the viewers, especially the unemployed. In the sprit of emphasizing her philanthropic commitment she has embarked on several projects, the Catholic Sisters in Christ Widows empowerment program, Secondary school out reach program, Taakra Craft Academy training school, and the Finger Works Arts and Crafts Initiative.

Late Susan Wenger: Adumi olosa of osun Oshogbo

 

This week on Taakra we'll be show casing the art of tapping palmwine from the trees in a local village called Shogbamu, Abeokuka in Nigeria West Africa.
Join us as we venture into the world of African art, craft and culture

 

The drum: Assorted drums for different cultural occasions ,be it joyous events, sad events or cultural events ,the drum and its sounds means different things to Africans.( Diane Oputaplaying the drum)

    talking drum

 

 

Diane Oputa at the stoned carved sculpture entrance of Susan Wenger’s house at Oshogbo, Osun state Nigeria.
Susan Wenger is known for her devotion to the Osun goddess and her sculptural prowess. Most of her sculptures are display within the Osun grove.

 African thread art design pattern by Lanre Job from Ibadan, Nigeria an episode on Taakra TV.

Diane Oputa at the stoned carved sculpture entrance of Susan Wenger’s house at Oshogbo, Osun state Nigeria.
Susan Wenger is known for her devotion to the Osun goddess and her sculptural prowess. Most of her sculptures are display within the Osun grove.