Nyttu Chongo

CEDAR COMMISSIONS SPOTLIGHT - NYTTU CHONGO

CEDAR COMMISSIONS SPOTLIGHT - NYTTU CHONGO

Our third spotlight interview is with Nyttu Chongo (he/him). Nyttu is a Mozambican artist. His new work for the 2021-2022 Cedar Commissions NKOVU WA XIVAVU imagines the unity that could be tapped into across the African continent by bringing together different African instruments. Nyttu spoke with Marketing and Communications Manager Shasa Sartin about breaking convention, longstanding impacts of colonialism, and the responsibility of artists.