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Adwoa Botchey and Solomon Adebiyi are award-winning storytellers, cultural educators and the creative couple behind Adeche Atelier, a research-driven platform dedicated tomaking African mythology, folklore and cultural history accessible. Through their art, talks, social media, workshops and consultancy, they bring overlooked African stories into contemporary conversation.

Their expertise has led to collaborations with major institutions including the National Gallery, BBC Arts, the Fitzwilliam Museum, Tate Britain, Tate Modern, Fairtrade and the Barbican. In their consulting capacity they work as culture specialists across exhibitions, theatre, television and film.

Their practice is rooted in research and creativity. Through Adeche Atelier they have built a global community of more than half a million people, using storytelling and cultural education to challenge misconceptions and reconnect audiences with the continent.

Afro Mythos is their first book.

Books by Solomon Adebiyi

Afro Mythos

An African History of Africa meets Mythos, in this groundbreaking collection of 75 African myths and legends, drawn from across the continent and diaspora. Beautifully illustrated, it does for Africa what Stephen Fry did for Greek myths.

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