West Africa March 1955 1973 Gang fights erupted over romance

Gang fights erupted over romance

An archival print of the Drum Magazine Nigeria cover from September 1975

An archival print of the Drum Magazine East Africa cover from November 1962

An archival print of the Drum Magazine Ghana cover from January 1958

beneath this pop-culture appeal lay the magazine’s signature strategy—hiding serious journalism within a ‘sweet wrapper’ of beauty and entertainment to avoid Apartheid censorship

West Africa March 1955 1973 Gang fights erupted over romanceAn archival print of the Drum Magazine West Africa cover from March 1955. Printed on 230gsm Tecco PhotoMatte paper using archival inks. Available unframed in A1 (594 841 mm) or A2 (420 594 mm). Each print is editioned, issued in a limited run of 250, and embossed with our official stamp.