Title: “From Dunns River to Ashaiman” 2023

Medium: Digital Art

Dimensions: 36 x 48 inches

Artists: Femi Kayede and Anthony B. Adeaba

Description: 

In “From Dunns River to Ashaiman”, Benard Kayede and Anthony Adeaba paint with pixels the spiritual architecture of two cities—Ashaiman, Ghana and Ocho Rios, Jamaica—rendering them as twin pillars in a sprawling diasporic cathedral. At its center stands Stonebwoy, one of Ghana’s most transformative musical exports. Not merely posed, he is elemental—his body flowing like the very waters of Dunns River Falls, his aura echoing the reverence of ancestral drums.

The artists have reimagined Dunns River not just as a tourist landmark, but as a sacred artery, flowing with history, memory, and sound. Each droplet of cascading water carries the dreams of migrants, the pulse of riddims, the poetry of resistance. And Ashaiman—the hometown that forged Stonebwoy’s lyrical spirit—is evoked through textured overlays that hint at its rugged edges and defiant beauty.

This is not just a portrait; it’s a myth in motion. A visual hymn to migration, transformation, and cultural reciprocity. Stonebwoy, embedded in this elemental space, becomes both griot and guardian, a symbol of how African roots and Caribbean branches intertwine. “From Dunns River to Ashaiman” asks not where you come from, but where you’re flowing toward—and who sings in your current.