#area scatter

We came across this interesting account of gender fluidity in Igbo culture while researching a podcast on the transfeminine Nigerian performer Area Scatter. Ejike Omowo Anthony Eze, interviewed by the academic Nwando Achebe in 1998, describes how they simultaneously fulfill both a male and a female role within their community. This was just one of many examples we found of the way that Igbo culture makes space for gender fluidity and diversity!

Check out our podcast on Area Scatter if you'd like to learn more

This clip from the 1979 doco Beats of the Heart: Konkombe features Area Scatter, a transfeminine performer who was hugely popular in 1970s Nigeria. She performed around eastern Nigeria, and even appeared on TV.

New podcast episode: Area Scatter

Today we’re talking about the Nigerian performer Area Scatter. Learn about her successful career as a trans performer in 1970s Nigeria, gender diversity in Igbo culture, and how we approach research when academic sources are limited.

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An old video of a crossdresser from Imo state, Nigeria in the 1970s is currently trending on social media platforms.

According to reports, the crossdresser identified as Area Scatter is one of the few crossdressers who made it into the mainstream media.

He was a musician who played melodic music with his ornamental thumb piano, singing in a rich voice and moving his body in an unusual yet that…