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Painter Charles Nelson creates Step Afrika!-inspired work of art

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During the 1995 Step Afrika! International Cultural Festival, painter Charles Nelson (USA) created an incredible Step Afrika!-an inspired work of art (pictured below). The painting hangs today in the home of Julie Nokuthala Semela in Soweto, South Africa.

 

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