Festival Guests 2024
ruth

Ruth Mahogany is a multi-talented artiste, poet, singer, and music producer recognized for her profound spoken word poetry and captivating music performances. She focuses on conscious storytelling, working with organizations to articulate complex themes through events, media campaigns, and art exhibitions.

Notable collaborations include the United Nations Population Fund for Girl Child Education, Amnesty International for Human Rights and Free Speech, International Society for Media inPublic Health tackling Severe Acute Malnutrition, and World Poetry Day with Wole Soyinka byProvidus Bank.

Her awards include the Ned Nwoko Antarctica War Against Malaria Campaign Prize and the Vis-a-Vis twelfth Edition by Casa Africa, which earned her a tour in Spain with ARB Music Band. She authored twenty eight poems in Abuja Buildings book by Susa Garrido and has an expanding music and poetry discography on streaming platforms.

A multiple Poetry Slam winner, Ruth Mahogany's artistic expression holds recurring themes of looking inward and conquering ourselves, calling us to empathy and our shared humanity.