Mwano Studio
@mwanostudio.bsky.social
Mwano Studio is a local initiative in Kinshasa, D.R. Congo that creates opportunities of co-creation in the arts, connects multiple knowledges, and stands up for a pluriversal world.
🌍 https://mwanostudio.cargo.site/
🌍 https://mwanostudio.cargo.site/
Meet the artist Spiritus (Bongonda) — who is part of the Mwano Studio team 🤗 Spiritus has been active in the art scene in Kinshasa for 20+ years. A.o. as a member of Bebson de la Rue's infamous band "Trionyx" (since 2007).
#art #music #performance #contemporaryart #congoleseart
📸 Stephan Gladieu
#art #music #performance #contemporaryart #congoleseart
📸 Stephan Gladieu
September 18, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Meet the artist Spiritus (Bongonda) — who is part of the Mwano Studio team 🤗 Spiritus has been active in the art scene in Kinshasa for 20+ years. A.o. as a member of Bebson de la Rue's infamous band "Trionyx" (since 2007).
#art #music #performance #contemporaryart #congoleseart
📸 Stephan Gladieu
#art #music #performance #contemporaryart #congoleseart
📸 Stephan Gladieu
Thank you Funken Akademie #chemnitz for a beautifully hosted and curated programme tonight ✨ #creatingspaces #dialogue #art #music #togetherness
September 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Thank you Funken Akademie #chemnitz for a beautifully hosted and curated programme tonight ✨ #creatingspaces #dialogue #art #music #togetherness
On our way to #chemnitz 🤗 for a performance by Nada Tshibwabwa ✨at Funken Academy in the frame of european cultural capital 2025 🧚♀️ @chemnitz.de
September 12, 2025 at 6:29 AM
On our way to #chemnitz 🤗 for a performance by Nada Tshibwabwa ✨at Funken Academy in the frame of european cultural capital 2025 🧚♀️ @chemnitz.de
Artist and founder of Mwano Studio, Nada Tshibwabwa, will be performing at Funken Akademie in Chemnitz (GER) this friday as Homme Tshombo 🦾. #capitalofculture #chemnitz #art #performance #coltan #technology #congo #congoleseartist #music #electronic #phone #nature
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September 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Artist and founder of Mwano Studio, Nada Tshibwabwa, will be performing at Funken Akademie in Chemnitz (GER) this friday as Homme Tshombo 🦾. #capitalofculture #chemnitz #art #performance #coltan #technology #congo #congoleseartist #music #electronic #phone #nature
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We adopted these little ones because their mom got stolen over night at our neighbour's 🥲 #chicken #mwanostudio #coliving #interspecies If you want to support us, we still have our crowdfunding open: gofund.me/eb1db394 #fundraiser #kinshasa #drcongo #music #art
July 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
We adopted these little ones because their mom got stolen over night at our neighbour's 🥲 #chicken #mwanostudio #coliving #interspecies If you want to support us, we still have our crowdfunding open: gofund.me/eb1db394 #fundraiser #kinshasa #drcongo #music #art
Sleeping cat and excessively growing maracuja plant 🌱🐈 Grateful for these two housemates 💜 #mwanostudio #housemates #soulmates #coliving #cobreathing #interspecies #caturday #cats #maracuja #passionfruit #congo #kongo #drcongo #kinshasa #communitywork #sharing #love #friendship #art #music #gift
June 27, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Sleeping cat and excessively growing maracuja plant 🌱🐈 Grateful for these two housemates 💜 #mwanostudio #housemates #soulmates #coliving #cobreathing #interspecies #caturday #cats #maracuja #passionfruit #congo #kongo #drcongo #kinshasa #communitywork #sharing #love #friendship #art #music #gift
Eyes focused, hands steady… Some serious sketching and painting going on at Mwano Studio 💜🌱🌳
June 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Eyes focused, hands steady… Some serious sketching and painting going on at Mwano Studio 💜🌱🌳
Mwano Studio celebrating #16june #africanchildday ❤️🔥 #mural #painting #peinture #kinshasa #drcongo #congoriver #art #music #discussing #nature
June 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Mwano Studio celebrating #16june #africanchildday ❤️🔥 #mural #painting #peinture #kinshasa #drcongo #congoriver #art #music #discussing #nature
#16june Mwano Studio celebrating in #kinshasa #drcongo. #arts #music #comingtogether #experimenting #recycling #singing #callresponse #learning #mural #mwanostudio
June 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
#16june Mwano Studio celebrating in #kinshasa #drcongo. #arts #music #comingtogether #experimenting #recycling #singing #callresponse #learning #mural #mwanostudio
Mwano Studio designed the cover for the single Enxame by Luise Volkmann and Kiku Dinucci, a German-Colombian Jazz-Punk-Mix. Enjoy the doings of some of our recent collaborators: tinyurl.com/yy92jhhx #concert #berlin #jazz #punk #music #coverart #illustration #contemporary #drcongo #colombia #cologne
June 10, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Mwano Studio designed the cover for the single Enxame by Luise Volkmann and Kiku Dinucci, a German-Colombian Jazz-Punk-Mix. Enjoy the doings of some of our recent collaborators: tinyurl.com/yy92jhhx #concert #berlin #jazz #punk #music #coverart #illustration #contemporary #drcongo #colombia #cologne
#Murals for #mwanostudio in progress 👾 Help us get ready for 16 June 💜 gofund.me/ce837e64 💜
#childday #16june #painting #kinshasa #drcongo #kongo #music #congoriver #drawing #community #dialogue #family #neighbourhood #art #contemporaryart #workshops #children #youth #congolesemusic #freecongo #fund
#childday #16june #painting #kinshasa #drcongo #kongo #music #congoriver #drawing #community #dialogue #family #neighbourhood #art #contemporaryart #workshops #children #youth #congolesemusic #freecongo #fund
June 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
#Murals for #mwanostudio in progress 👾 Help us get ready for 16 June 💜 gofund.me/ce837e64 💜
#childday #16june #painting #kinshasa #drcongo #kongo #music #congoriver #drawing #community #dialogue #family #neighbourhood #art #contemporaryart #workshops #children #youth #congolesemusic #freecongo #fund
#childday #16june #painting #kinshasa #drcongo #kongo #music #congoriver #drawing #community #dialogue #family #neighbourhood #art #contemporaryart #workshops #children #youth #congolesemusic #freecongo #fund
Nada Tshibwabwa is a multi-disciplinary artist from Kinshasa, working in painting, performance art, sculpture and music. His practice deals with the violence inherent in contemporary power relations, addresses environmental issues and sets out to create counter narratives. ➡️ nadatshibwabwa.com
#art
#art
June 4, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Nada Tshibwabwa is a multi-disciplinary artist from Kinshasa, working in painting, performance art, sculpture and music. His practice deals with the violence inherent in contemporary power relations, addresses environmental issues and sets out to create counter narratives. ➡️ nadatshibwabwa.com
#art
#art
Our Okra plants are growing 🌱🌱 Who can spot the soursop / guanábana tree growing under their leaves, that might provide us with the most delicious fruits in about five years? 🌳💜 #garden #seedlings #food #growing #health #congo #kinshasa #nature #agriculture #sharing #power #green #guanabana #okra
June 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Our Okra plants are growing 🌱🌱 Who can spot the soursop / guanábana tree growing under their leaves, that might provide us with the most delicious fruits in about five years? 🌳💜 #garden #seedlings #food #growing #health #congo #kinshasa #nature #agriculture #sharing #power #green #guanabana #okra
We geared up on our solar panels! Now we can soon record our first musical experiments 💜 Thank you for all the support on our fundraiser! 🔥 Please consider sharing the link: gofund.me/a082a603
#kinshasa #congo #solar #ecology #recycling #music #congolesemusic #africanmusic #workshops #kids #reclaim
#kinshasa #congo #solar #ecology #recycling #music #congolesemusic #africanmusic #workshops #kids #reclaim
May 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
We geared up on our solar panels! Now we can soon record our first musical experiments 💜 Thank you for all the support on our fundraiser! 🔥 Please consider sharing the link: gofund.me/a082a603
#kinshasa #congo #solar #ecology #recycling #music #congolesemusic #africanmusic #workshops #kids #reclaim
#kinshasa #congo #solar #ecology #recycling #music #congolesemusic #africanmusic #workshops #kids #reclaim
Meet Pagero one of the very talented kids in our neighbourhood who have become regulars at Mwano Studio 🔥
#workshops #instruments #art #music #contemporaryart #artivism #recycling #congo #kinshasa #rdcongo #congolesemusic #africanmusic #drums #rhythms #reclaiming #mwanostudio #nadatshibwabwa
#workshops #instruments #art #music #contemporaryart #artivism #recycling #congo #kinshasa #rdcongo #congolesemusic #africanmusic #drums #rhythms #reclaiming #mwanostudio #nadatshibwabwa
May 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Meet Pagero one of the very talented kids in our neighbourhood who have become regulars at Mwano Studio 🔥
#workshops #instruments #art #music #contemporaryart #artivism #recycling #congo #kinshasa #rdcongo #congolesemusic #africanmusic #drums #rhythms #reclaiming #mwanostudio #nadatshibwabwa
#workshops #instruments #art #music #contemporaryart #artivism #recycling #congo #kinshasa #rdcongo #congolesemusic #africanmusic #drums #rhythms #reclaiming #mwanostudio #nadatshibwabwa
Instruments in the making 🥁🔥 During the last couple of days we have been collecting and recycling all sorts of objects with the children and artists in the neighbourhood… Now we are putting them together and testing them… Stay tuned! #accoustic #analogue #recycling #music #art #fundraiser #sound
May 14, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Instruments in the making 🥁🔥 During the last couple of days we have been collecting and recycling all sorts of objects with the children and artists in the neighbourhood… Now we are putting them together and testing them… Stay tuned! #accoustic #analogue #recycling #music #art #fundraiser #sound
Moringa seeds from one of the trees we planted 4 years ago 🌱✨ Moringa leaves and other parts of the tree are insanely healthy and full of vitamins. Time to plant some in our neighborhood in Kinshasa DR Congo 🌱🌱🌱 If you want to support us, every bit helps: gofund.me/c454ea8a
May 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Moringa seeds from one of the trees we planted 4 years ago 🌱✨ Moringa leaves and other parts of the tree are insanely healthy and full of vitamins. Time to plant some in our neighborhood in Kinshasa DR Congo 🌱🌱🌱 If you want to support us, every bit helps: gofund.me/c454ea8a
#interspecies #living Please meet our coworkers at Mwano Studio: Chantal and Engambe. They add artistically to our soundscapes, love listening to music, check on everyone's wellbeing, keep the space clean and fertilized, and get on pretty well with the cats. #chicken #coop #collaboration #health
April 30, 2025 at 11:20 AM
#interspecies #living Please meet our coworkers at Mwano Studio: Chantal and Engambe. They add artistically to our soundscapes, love listening to music, check on everyone's wellbeing, keep the space clean and fertilized, and get on pretty well with the cats. #chicken #coop #collaboration #health
Can you believe it?? We just reached the 1000 € mark with our #fundraiser 💜💜💜 Thank you so much for your #support! Please keep #sharing with #friends, #family, #colleagues 💜 Every bit makes a #difference ☀️ www.gofundme.com #congo #kinshasa #freecongo #donations #youth #culture #arts #music #hiphop
April 29, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Can you believe it?? We just reached the 1000 € mark with our #fundraiser 💜💜💜 Thank you so much for your #support! Please keep #sharing with #friends, #family, #colleagues 💜 Every bit makes a #difference ☀️ www.gofundme.com #congo #kinshasa #freecongo #donations #youth #culture #arts #music #hiphop
Encouraged by the #support our #fundraiser gets [link in bio], we started the first part of activities around #earth #soil #plants #arts and #collaborativework today 💚 #mwanostudio #workshops #nature #congo #kinshasa #artivist #contemporaryart #courage #art #kids #culture #africa #afrika #gofundme
April 27, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Encouraged by the #support our #fundraiser gets [link in bio], we started the first part of activities around #earth #soil #plants #arts and #collaborativework today 💚 #mwanostudio #workshops #nature #congo #kinshasa #artivist #contemporaryart #courage #art #kids #culture #africa #afrika #gofundme
Costumes come out in the open to recreate balance, especially in moments in which communal life is being disrupted. The artists Nada Tshibwabwa, Spiritus Bongonda, and Wijo created a performance for peace at #mwanostudio #kinshasa #drcongo this #eastersunday. #freecongo #contemporaryart #artivists
April 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Costumes come out in the open to recreate balance, especially in moments in which communal life is being disrupted. The artists Nada Tshibwabwa, Spiritus Bongonda, and Wijo created a performance for peace at #mwanostudio #kinshasa #drcongo this #eastersunday. #freecongo #contemporaryart #artivists
Website launch! 🌀 Mwano Studio is a space of transdisciplinary work and exchange in Kinshasa, D. R. Congo, that creates opportunities of co-creation, linking diverse knowledges with each other in order to stand up for a pluriversal world and against exploitative destruction. 🌀 shorturl.at/8DvLU
April 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Website launch! 🌀 Mwano Studio is a space of transdisciplinary work and exchange in Kinshasa, D. R. Congo, that creates opportunities of co-creation, linking diverse knowledges with each other in order to stand up for a pluriversal world and against exploitative destruction. 🌀 shorturl.at/8DvLU