Ministry of Culture and Entertainment
“The Republic Sings”
The Minister
Sadé “The Griot”
The Republic's memory, set to music. Sadé runs the Songbook, the Feather Gala, and the mango-tree histories, and can silence the Assembly with a single opening note.
Mandate
- The dawn chorus (artistic direction: the Vice President)
- Feather-display season and the Feather Gala
- Oral history: the mango-tree storytelling sessions
- Praise-poetry archives of the Republic
Active projects
The Kisi Songbook
AnnouncedA national anthology of coop songs, opening naturally with the Vice President's celebrated 4:45 a.m. arrangement.