Christian Adofo is an established writer, cultural curator and forthcoming author from North London of Ghanaian heritage. His passion for writing looks at the intersect of heritage and identity in Music and Culture across the cultural landscape.
With feature articles across print, online and media such as the Guardian, OkayAfrica and Straight No Chaser + more, Christian is an engaging and vibrant commentator acknowledging seminal figures and interviewing burgeoning talents across the creative spectrum within the African diaspora.
With several appearances as a guest speaker and host on BBC Radio, Worldwide FM and NTS Radio discussing black identity and it’s impact on culture in the UK and abroad since 2010, Christian is an experienced critic on the nuances of the black experience and how it manifests creatively.
2021 sees the arrival of his debut book on Afrobeats music and culture as part of the forthcoming Black British A Quick Ting On series published by Jacaranda Books.
Projects credited in
- This Train Terminates HereI've been obsessed with comic books since I picked up my first set at 9 years old, so I figured I'd just make one. The story started with Carl Anka, who then shared with myself and Christian Adofo. The original plan was for each of us to go away and write a section of what would become a TV pilot but as that plan was waylaid and I discovered that I didn't hate my pages, I figured I had the makings of a comic on my hands. I got the talented artist Aaron Edzerza to illustrate, and Hassan Otsma
- A Quick Ting On SeriesAs seen on The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/sep/28/a-quick-ting-on-launches-young-black-authors The A Quick Ting On series, developed and commissioned by Abraha, is the first of its kind and will cover topics from music to bamboo earrings, plantain to the Black British power movement, Afrobeats to Black British business and much more. The first eight titles in the series will be published by Jacaranda Books between October 2020 – October 2021 with works from some of the UK'
Work history
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Creative ProducerCrudo Volta
London, United KingdomFreelance
Skills
- Curating Content
- Cultural
- Feature Articles
- Event Curation
- Hosting
- Music Curation
- Culture Writing