“Rising” Falana x Anthony Azekwoh featuring DuroArts

Falana & Studio Sanaa presents - “The Rising” NFT series on Nifty Gateway

Nigerian-Canadian recording artist, Falana teams up with Studio Sanaa for two NFT installations of “The Rising” series on Nifty Gateway. The projects feature top digital artists Anthony Azekwoh, creator of Homecoming Vol 1. and Duro and NFTs of the original six paintings inspired by Falana’s “Rising” EP.

Falana, described by Vogue as ‘Nigeria’s coolest front row artist’ released her critically acclaimed second EP, “Rising” in October 2021. Her music developed into visual art representations through collaboration with 6 of Nigeria’s top contemporary artists, Uthman Wahaab, Lemi Ghariokwu, Ayanfe Olarinde, Abba T. Makama, Laju Sholola and Elizabeth Ekpetorson, leading to the curation of The Rising Installation concert during Africa’s biggest contemporary art fair, Art X Lagos.
The Rising NFT series, is the 3rd creative iteration of this project and embodies the central themes of the Rising EP - “emotions and stories that “empower women”, represented from music, to canvas, to digital art.
The Studio Sanaa commissioned project is a 2 part drop of 2 collections and 2 auctions. Each drop is a unique visual representation of music from the Rising EP and the art piece that inspired its creation. The first drop is a 7 piece collection by Anthony Azekwoh & Duro to be auctioned on May 20th.

Anthony Azekwoh is at the forefront of a new generation of artists and one of the most exciting digital artists. On this project, he collaborates with the amazing Duro, whose work includes the iconic cover art for artists such as Davido and WizKid. The collaboration with Falana led to their unique visual development on the theme of “‘women’s empowerment”. Developed as a series of notes from a mother to her daughter, Azekwoh tells a powerful story of a woman, of a journey, of choices, of falling and of course, of Rising. Inspired by Falana music and the collaboration, Azekwoh wanted to make a body of work that, as much as possible, showed that admiration.

The second ‘sister drop’ will be NFTs of the original 6 art pieces inspired by the Rising EP, combining edits of music from the EP with animation prepared by the UK based Morph studios in collaboration with the animators of the “Monet By the Water” immersive experiences. The sister drop will feature 20 editions and 1 auction on May 28th. These pieces were created by Ayanfe Olarinde, Laju Sholola, Elizabeth Ekpetorson, Abba T Makama, Uthman Wahaab and Lemi Ghariokwu, creator of the iconic Fela Kuti album covers. For almost all these artists, the Rising NFT is the first representation of their work as NFTs and is available exclusively on Nifty Gateway.

This collection opens on May 20th at 6:30 pm EST. 
It features 2 ranked auctions and a 1/1 auction.
The 1/1 auction will run until 6p ET May 21st
The ranked auctions will start at 6:30pm EST and will remain open until 7:30pm EST. When a ranked auction enters the final 5 minutes, every successful bid will reset the timer to 5 min.
Minimum bid increase is $10

Should you encounter any issues participating or bidding, please contact our support team immediately.

Drawings will run from 6:30 to 7p ET

Any unsold editions will be switched to first come, first serve