Enhance your own creativity by visiting a museum that holds collections from the continent of Africa! Give your brain a treat. Enjoy the quiet of a museum's halls, careful lighting, clean spaces, and wonderful examples of art. Brush up your own creativity. Be more imaginative. Run faster. Help your eyes. Listen to the quiet. Make something new. Wear your walking shoes and bring your water so that you'll be energized to see the fine details of many three dimensional works. Here the lovely song "Mama Kilio-e" performed by Jean Bosco Mwenda with his gentle guitar and clear, straightforward voice adds the needed contrast as accompaniment to this community service movie with its jumble of images and words in English. "Happy to help out," said Charles Perez, a collector of world music, who sent me via email this track of Congolese artist Jean Bosco Mwenda, borrowed from a 1960's an old vinyl recording, and hence, "could have some scratches." Thank you, once again Charles, for sharing your treasures from "a rare and wonderful album!" Indeed, this song 'makes' the movie! NOTES: The images are from the National Museum of African Art, Washington, D.C. 202.633.4600. http://www.si.edu/visit/directions.htm Belgian Congo, former colony of Belgium 1908-1960, is located in the present-day area of the Democratic Republic of Congo, by the Congo River. The collection at the National Museum of African Art embraces diverse artistic expressions found throughout Africa — some ancient and some from contemporary times. The Brooklyn Museum is another fine place to study the art works in bronze, wood, ceramic, cloth, and other mediums from many African regions on the continent... and it has a great cafeteria! Call them for more info (718) 638-5000. http://www.brooklynmuseum.org Coincidentally, this movie, AFRICAN ART FOR CREATIVITY - CONGOLESE MUSIC, was made independently of any invitation to perform! Check out these movies in response to open call from the Brooklyn Museum: Mr. Cool http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/blogg... Art Thief http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/blogg... Off the Wall http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/blogg dojoro.com