Ashra Kwesi is a historian (griot) and lecturer on ancient African history and religion. He reveals firsthand information from the ancient temples, tombs and papyrus papers recorded when African people were teachers of the world. Brother Kwesi brings a wealth of information and a powerful delivery, based on 32 years of study and tour experience in the African Nile Valley. He spent 14 of those years as an assistant to the noted Kemetologist, Dr. Yosef Ben Jochannan.
Brother Kwesi has performed extensive historical research on location at the temples and tombs of Egypt. His wide-ranging study has taken him to Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya and Ghana. Additionally, he has documented information on African Nile Valley history at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, the British Museum in London, England and the Metropolitan Museum in New York. Most recently he presented his findings on ancient Kush at Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia, the former palace of Emperor Haile Selassie.
This dynamic speaker has lectured at universities and for organizations in Africa, Great Britain, Japan, throughout the Caribbean and in the United States. He has also appeared on numerous television and radio programs. Ashra Kwesi is President of Kemet Nu Productions and tour leader for Kemet Nu “Know Thyself” Educational Tours to Egypt and Ethiopia.
