Niño Divino presents: Troshi Mangona

The Golden Yellow flesh

NIÑO DIVINO presents the vibrant “Golden Yellow flesh” of the Caribbean called TROSHI MANGONA, artists and creatives who keep the cultural conversation alive. Troshi Mangona is a multidisciplinary event where audiences will witness an inspiring fusion of music, performance, fashion, art, and photography, brought together in three immersive spaces.

Poem | NOS A REINA

Dilanti nos mesun porta, ta biba un milager, ta
biba un fe, y ora bo hisa bo cara ariba bo lo
nota un arco iris reinando den tur su rikesa.

Parha nan a cuminsa canta, dunando señal cu
e momento a yega.

Kisas den nan wowo nos a perde, pero den mi
bista nos a gana.

E magia semper tabata tei presente.

E canto
E baile
E caribe
E mango
E lenguahe y e beyesa puro.

Nos a truinfa
Nos a reina
Nos a sali victorioso

Mi mama semper a bisami ora cu marduga
bati na bo yegada dilanti bo porta di cas
Mi yui, semper drenta porta cu lomba.

Para firme! Para cla!
Cu bo dos planti pianan bon claba,
bira wak e periferia, mira e paisaje.
awo laga tur cos bai, laga los di tur trauma,
laga los di tur ego, laga los di cada cos cu por
a hasibo daño. Ora bo ta cla pa drenta, cana
drenta e porta cu lomba

Y asina ki sin miedo mi ta un vensedor!

TROSHI MANGONA is about sharing light—allowing ideas, traditions, and creativity to flow across generations and borders. This event serves as a bridge, connecting Caribbean talent with artists from the Netherlands who explore Caribbean identity in their work.

For NIÑO DIVINO, mangoes symbolize brotherhood. In Indigenous and folklore traditions, they are seen as a fruit that balances energy and enhances vitality, often used in purification and healing ceremonies. In the Caribbean, nearly every home has a mango tree, a constant presence, yet each mango is unique in appearance, taste, and texture. A mango is more than just a fruit; it is a multilayered symbol of identity, resilience, and connection. Mango trees thrive in tropical and subtropical climates, just as Caribbean artists carry the warmth of their roots wherever they go.

TROSHI MANGONA is an open invitation to all Caribbean artists with their own mango-filled memories, a tribute to the daily experiences of the Caribbean diasporic community under the sublime Mango tree.

Timetable

18:30 – Doors open, bar is open

19:30 – Opening Ritual

19:35 – 21:00 Zuilenzaal
Sean Brian
Quiana Cronie
Sharine Rijsenburg – Bubbling Baby will be screening on loop

19:35 – 21:00 Shaffyzaal
Jowy Maasdamme
Marcus Elizabeth
Papa Oyeyemi

21:00 – 21:30 Concertzaal
Niño Divino. Guest performance Gata Fina. Dancers: David Cham, Joshue Garcia, Kimberly Vrolijk and Romano Timp

21:30 – 23:30 After Party – DJ ROZALY

Artists

NIÑO DIVINO

NIÑO DIVINO, born Darwin Winklaar in San Nicolas, Aruba, is a visionary multidisciplinary artist whose work transcends fashion, blending storytelling, music, dance, film, and performance. Rooted in his Caribbean heritage, his creations explore personal and ancestral narratives, serving as acts of cultural reclamation and decolonization.

In 2020, Winklaar’s groundbreaking approach earned him the prestigious Lichting Award, distinguishing him as the most promising fashion talent among Dutch designers earning acclaim from Vogue and ELLE as a leading voice in Dutch fashion. Under the name NIÑO DIVINO, he later expanded into music with the EP Anemoia, a reflective piece on healing, nostalgia, and his Aruban roots.

Through a fusion of tradition and innovation, his work redefines identity and heritage, positioning art as a vehicle for spiritual and cultural restoration.

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JOWY MAASDAMME

Jowy Maasdamme (1982) is a self-taught illustrator from Aruba living in The Netherlands who embarked on a transformative journey from the legal world to the realm of art. After completing her Master of Law and working at different firms, Maasdamme followed her passion for illustration, using it as her means of self-expression.

Her captivating work is an exploration of traditional hand drawing and a tribute to the strength and diversity of women. The women she portrays in her artwork are strong, vulnerable, engaging and cheeky. Maasdamme has a love for raw materials such as ink, charcoal and pencil. Her style often focuses on contorting and exaggerating form and lines to create dramatic poses that exude attitude. Maasdamme is a frequent contributor to SHOWstudio projects and exhibitions and her art has graced the walls of esteemed institutions worldwide, including MuseoABC (Madrid), and The Mass (Tokyo).

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MARCUS ELIZABETH

Angelo Marcus Elizabeth is a multifaceted creative with a background in fashion and the founder of Marcus Elizabeth, a Dutch perfume house born from his passion for craftsmanship, fragrance, and storytelling. Originally from Curaçao and now based in Amsterdam, Angelo blends the warmth of the Caribbean with the sophistication of urban life to create refined, sensory-driven experiences.

Drawing on his experience in the fashion industry, Angelo brings an eye for detail, aesthetics, and form to his work in fragrance and design. What began in his attic, hand-pouring perfume candles for friends and family, evolved into a niche brand that celebrates inclusivity and cultural richness.

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PAPA OYEYEMI

Papa Oyeyemi is an artist, designer, curator and creative director of Maxivive, a Nigerian fashion house that focuses on the intersection of fashion design, art, and activism. Maxivive was the subject of a 2021 HBO Original documentary on queerness in Nigeria titled The Legend of the Underground, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. Maxivive has also been featured in global media outlets such as CNN, Vogue, GQ, and BBC.

Oyeyemi’s work as a fashion designer has been the subject of long-term exhibitions at the Royal Pavilion and Museums (UK) and the Tropenmuseum (The Netherlands), and was recently commissioned as an interior designer by the SWEETS Hotel in Amsterdam. In May 2018, he launched Bó Young Creatives (Bóyc), an encyclopedia initiative, which he regards as the ‘crystal ball of underground culture’, aimed at documenting the lives and careers of young creatives in Nigeria. He was nominated for the Future Awards Prize for Fashion and won the SoundCity MVP Award in 2019 for his innovation in Nigeria through Maxivive and the Creative of the Year at the Equality Awards 2024.

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QUIANA CRONIE

Quiana Cronie, an Aruban Designer, is dedicated to preserving her island’s cultural richness through fashion and visual storytelling. Driven by a passion for reviving forgotten narratives, particularly those of fishermen and farmers. Quiana transforms these tales into upcycled durable wearables and visuals, seamlessly bridging the gap between generations.

She ensures that Aruba’s heritage thrives for future generations, making her work a tribute to the island’s vibrant traditions and narratives. Employing a multi-disciplinary approach, Quiana invites viewers to immerse themselves in the essence of Aruba’s history, acting as a crucial link between the past and the present.

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SHARINE RIJSENBURG

Sharine Rijsenburg (1995) is a Dutch-Caribbean filmmaker and researcher. Her work delves into Dutch and Caribbean archives to investigate the relationship between (self)image, representation and colonial history. Her short film Bubbling Baby is her directorial debut which premiered at International Film Festival Rotterdam 2025.

About the film: Bubbling music is one of the most spirited manifestations of Caribbean-Dutch cultural heritage. The propulsive and highly danceable music symbolises freedom, power and ownership of the diaspora. This vibrant documentary celebrates bubbling’s storied history, tracing the historic and cultural roots of the club music, while exploring the contemporary scene that keeps pushing the envelope. By explicitly forefronting the female voices of bubbling, filmmaker Sharine Rijsenburg composes a joyful and feminist symphony of a musical scene that perfectly embodies an emancipated way of living.

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SEAN BRIAN

In 2019 Sean approached his interest in photography seriously and with a leap of faith started his creative journey. With a background in graphic design, his eyes are always in search of the best balance in colours, composition and emotions.Growing up in The Netherlands as a Caribbean exposed Sean to a variety of communities and cultures which translates in his superpower to easily communicate with creative partners. Having a ‘never-not-learning’ mentality helps to strive to deliver exceptional results

DAVID CHAM

David Cham is a dancer, choreographer, and educator with Gambian roots, born and raised in Düsseldorf. He graduated from the Academy of Theatre and Dance (AHK) in 2021 (Docent Dans) and earned a Master’s in Arts Education (Master Kunsteducatie) in 2023. His work draws inspiration from everyday life, nature, the search for connection, and the meaning of beauty.

David’s choreographic language explores the interplay between feminine and masculine energy, often shaped through close collaboration with the people involved in the process. Influences from pop culture—especially K-pop—blend with a deep sensitivity to movement, identity, humor, and shared experience.

ROZALY

Rozaly (Mathijs Reinen, Curaçao 1998) is an autodidact sonic practitioner, curator, researcher and DJ who is committed to challenging traditional ideas surrounding Caribbean musical memories and expanding the narratives that define them. Mathijs moved to the Netherlands in 2017 in order to explore new opportunities, and exchange knowledge and stories.

His approach, tinged with absurdism, seeks to unearth collective memories and lost heritage in an endless individual identity search that provides a refreshing perspective that complements the focus and knowledge on Caribbean influences in modern sound. Constantly growing and shrinking his artistic practices in order to have lost or lesser-known Caribbean music stories make conversation with a new generation or a new audience. With performances at Dekmantel Festival, Nyege Nyege, and De School, and as a regular at Garage Noord, Rozaly brings a wealth of experience to the table. Besides having the entire discography from Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao archived over the past 8 years. Which led to different research purposes within the framework of his co-founded music platform RANSON.

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Would you like to attend this program, but don’t have the means to pay for a ticket? Send an email to info@felixmeritis.nl, we can work something out.