大象传媒

The Malian photographer, Malick Sidib茅, is one of Africa鈥檚 most celebrated artists. His most famous photographs show black and white scenes of young people partying in the capital Bamako in the joyful, confident era after Mali got its independence from France in 1960. In the 1990s, a chance encounter with a French curator brought Sidib茅鈥檚 work international acclaim. The wider world had been used to seeing a narrow range of images from Africa, so when Sidib茅鈥檚 work went up on show in Western art galleries, audiences were stunned by the exuberant world they revealed. Viv Jones talks to someone who knew Sidib茅 back when he was a roving nightlife photographer - Manthia Diawara, Malian filmmaker and Professor at New York University.

(Photo: Malick Sidib茅. Photo by BILLY FARRELL/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)