Mukwae Wabei Siyolwe is the director of operations and new media at Afropop Worldwide™. She is a cultural curator and learning strategist focusing on change management. She has a BA in Acting (Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London), an MA in Performance Studies (New York University), an MA in Producing Film and Video (American) and an MFA in Film and Digital Technology (Chatham).
Her credits in film, theatre, and musicals include co-starring with Denzel Washington in the Oscar™ nominated film Cry Freedom (Attenborough, Universal). Composer and vocalist credits include Stand Your Ground on the album Two and a Half Years produced by Robert Hodge and Tierney Malone featuring Richard Glasper (Tidal, Soundcloud, iTunes), and the single Mama Afrika produced by Emmy™ winning Emmai Allaquiva. Her producer, director and writer credits include Wade in the Water/Kuomboka, a collaboration with Haitian American composer Daniel Bernard Roumain funded by the Heinz Endowments, Pittsburgh Foundation and Fundación Legorreta Hernández, is currently touring Mexico through her non-profit global posse production, inc.
Mukwae
is a journalist and writer and contributes to blogs that include ITVS
and Paris- based peer reviewed journal on African Art and Design,
Afrikaada. Her scholarly profile reflects exploring Orature (African
spiritual and performative practices), to engage publics to redefine
representation and citizenship. This informs her work in social
policy and advocacy as a diplomat with Unrepresented Nations and
Peoples Organization (UNPO), Brussels, and the Chairperson General of
the Barotse National Freedom Alliance (BNFA).
