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Sami Bentil

Ghanian

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Out of Africa...The Dream

42W" x 45L" (106.68cm x 1114.3cm)

Acrylic on Canvas

$6,186

“Spirit of the Maestro” feels like a hymn made visible—an invocation of music’s power to transcend the boundaries between the earthly and the divine. At the heart of the composition, a stylized guitar rises like a sacred vessel, its form merging gracefully with a human face, as though melody and soul have become one. Encircling it, the sweeping arc of piano keys glows like a lunar halo, radiating rhythm and harmony into the surrounding space.


Above this living instrument stands a serene, prayerful figure—perhaps mentor, ancestor, or muse—offering guidance to the smaller figure below, who appears ready to receive the wisdom of sound. Their presence feels ceremonial, as if passing down not merely technical skill, but the very essence of artistic truth. Around them, shadowed profiles lean inward, listening with reverence, forming a chorus of witnesses to the sacred exchange.


The artwork whispers of legacy, inspiration, and the invisible threads through which creativity is inherited. It suggests that music is more than performance—it is communion, memory, and spirit. In this tender, transcendent scene, the maestro’s gift is not only the music itself, but the awakening of all who dare to listen deeply.

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