London-based hair and beauty journalist ... wigs created for royalty. In other African cultures, braids served as a form of identification, as different tribes would adorn their crowns with ...

At Jaja's salon, stories are told, dramas unfold, jokes fly, and immaculate hairstyles tower. Tony-nominated Ghanaian-American playwright Jocelyn Bioh delivers us a love letter to the West African ...

But “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” the 90-minute Broadway play by the Ghanaian-American writer Jocelyn Bioh, has one big advantage over the others in the genre. Box braids, to cite just one ...

The hit play, which originated in New York, offers an intimate look at the lives of hair braiders and their clients, ...

T Charles Erickson Share For about 75 minutes of its 90-minute running time, “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” comes across as a vivaciously amusing workplace comedy and a tribute to ...

"Koroba braids originated in Nigeria, specifically from the Yoruba tribe," explains Koudou ... it's also a prime example of how African culture is spread through hairstyles.

T Charles Erickson Share “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” opened on Broadway in 2023 with a run that extended twice. Ghanaian American playwright and actor Jocelyn Bioh’s comedy earned six ...

Among the different Africans tribes, threads have diverse ... Popularly known as the braided crown, Edamburu is an African traditional hairstyle native to the Mangbetu people of Congo.