As part of the African Aesthetic in Two Worlds performance, Mohammed Shaibu, a Nigerian / Ghanian electrist guitarist, combines traditional West African music and American blues music from the palmwine and highlife genres.
The 1997 NWFL cultural focus included a performance production entitled "African Aesthetic in Two Worlds" which explores the evolution of African and African-American string instruments, and acoustic and electric guitar styles from both continents. This event features blues musicians from the U.S. and musicians from Senegal and Madagascar as well.