Ancient Egypt’s relevance has been seen numerous times in works that are in the realm of Afrofuturism, Parallel/Alternative Histories, Space travel and out of place artifacts. In our presentation, we connect these elements of ancient Egypt and science fiction and bring them in line with West African mythologies and stories. By bringing what is ancient Egyptian influence, we can see stories that span across the continent. Due to the nature of our backgrounds, we will have emphasis on Ghanaian and Sierra Leonean mythology and folklore and demonstrate how they can merge to tell stories.


This subject will carry out the links between the two cultures and how the past, present and future can merge in both the current and parallel timelines. The ancient Egyptian aspect is heavily studied, but what about the rest of the continent, the growth, the stories, the paths that have led to other ecosystems that refer to each other for a fully impactful, immersive dialogue, imagery and content?


Mano is a river found in Sierra Leone and is a representation of the constant flow that we see emerge between the different elements that make ancient Egyptian ideologies and artifacts still flowing in our present and futuristic outlooks. The Punk portion relates to the Afrofuturist mindset with how the flow/journey has ‘punk’ link attributes attached to it. ManoPunk takes these components plus elements from the Rite in Roll Game to explore a digital experience taking in not only poetry as a real time tool but elements from livecoding.


Kofi Oduro & Mohammad Tarqui Jalloh



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For general information and sources relating to the Ancient Near East, we recommend these websites:
ABZU - https://bit.ly/2Cr1A8u (collection of free and open-access data)
University of Chicago Oriental Institute - https://bit.ly/2RcIiMl (great collection of free books and articles)
Livius.org - https://bit.ly/2Gzj5rx (general encyclopedia on the ancient world)
ETCSL - https://bit.ly/2QJsAZS (Sumerian literature)
ORACC - https://bit.ly/2QJsL7u (collection of projects relating to Mesopotamia)
EPSD - https://bit.ly/2PY99aw (Online Sumerian dictionary)
CDLI - https://cdli.ucla.edu (Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative)

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Music: Brak Bnei Original Composition