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Monday 30th July Olympics
Day 4
At
8.30am in at the Dorchester Hotel, Park
Lane, Mayfair, London, W1K 1QA we have New
World Nigeria High Level Investment Summit organised by the Bank of Industry Nigeria, with keynote
speeches by President Goodluck Ebele
Jonathon, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, this will be
followed by sector specific speeches by the Minister for Trade Mr Olusegun Aganya, Minister for Power Prof. Bart Nnaji, Minister of
Agriculture Dr Akinwunmi Adesina.
The day rounds up with a Cocktail Reception and Conference Dinner. Express your
interest in attending here.
The
Market, Boutique and Gallery at 30
Nigeria House Theatre Royal, Stratford East, Gerry Raffles Square, E15 1BN run
from 10.00am to 5.00pm.
Opening
from 10.00am daily is Ekhaya Hospitality Centre, South
Africa’s Home Away from Home at the Queen
Elizabeth Hall, the South Bank Centre, Belvedere Road, SE1 8XX. Ekhaya is an Nguni word associated with the
Spirirt of Ubuntu and visitors will be able to rub shoulders with expatriate
South Africans, South Africa’s Olympians as well as friends of South Africa.
Running till 10.00pm each night for the Olympics and Paralympics, on Monday
they will have on the stage different dances between 10.00am and 6.00pm, as
well as exhibitions from the various states in South Africa, Tourist Boards, the South African Department for Arts and Culture, Department
of International Relations and Cooperation and Brand South Africa. Ekhaya will
show the best of South Africa’s heritage, culture and tourism with films,
dances, fashion shows, performances and provincial exhibitions. Most events are
FREE, with Olympic events screened
in the Foyer
At 3.30pm in the Wazobia Lounge of the Africa Village, opposite the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington SW7 2AP we
have Labalaba a play by Joseph Adesunloye. This is a Nigerian
adaptation of the classic Madam Butterfly set in Northern Nigeria in which a
Muslim girl Atikah falls in love with Col Fashola from Southern Nigeria, whilst
he sets out to have his wicked way with her, casting aside family and religion
to be with him she struggles to find a love that never really existed.
Featuring Chipo Chung, Wale Ojo, Richard
Pepple, Iyabo Amoke, Obi Iwumene, Ansu Kabia and Christina Oshunniyi, this
excellent performance is FREE and
will be followed by live sets by Naeto C
and Omawumi.
At 7.00pm at the Ekhaya Hospitality Centre, in the Purcell Room of the Queen
Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Centre is the Kuyoze
Kuyowvalwa Bash with DJ’s Tamara
Dey, Ryan Dent and Craig
Tuesday 31st July Olympics
Day 5
The
Market, Boutique and Gallery at 30
Nigeria House Theatre Royal, Stratford East run from 10.00am to 5.00pm.
Kicking
off at 8.30am is Day 2 of the New World Nigeria High Level Investment
Conference at the Dorchester Hotel starts off with
another stellar selection of speakers beginning with the keynote address by the
Coordinating Minister for the Economy
and Minister Finance Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. The afternoon session will
consist of Panel discussions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Capitalising on
New Investment Opportunities’ and other interesting topics. Register here
At 10.00am at the Ekhaya Hospitality Centre, we have Provincial and Department
Exhibitions as well as hourly African Dances and free viewing screens for
Olympic events in the Foyer
From 4.00 till 6.00pm we have another
instalment of the Nigeria Literary Series. The featured authors for Tuesday are; Commonwealth Writers Prize
winner Helon Habila author of ‘Waiting for an Angel’ one of the most
beautiful and haunting books to come out about the Abacha era, ‘Measuring Time’ and ‘Oil on Water’ rapidly followed. He is
currently teaching Creative Writing at George Mason University, Fairfax,
Virginia. Playwright and screenwriter Ade
Solanke specialises in creating and developing plays and short films about
the African diaspora experience. She is creative Director of Spora Stories and
was once a Fulbright Fellow and voted ‘Best Young Entrepreneur’. They will be
on the panel with Chibundu Onuzor, Rotimi
Babatunde, Zainabu Jallo. Moderated by Sola
Adeyemi the authors will discuss ‘Gains and pains of multiculturalism’ as
well readings and book signings.
At 5.45pm in the Purcell Room Ekhaya has a Comedy Night with Kedibone Molaudzi, Nina Hassie, Toll Ass Mo and Eugene Schoonaraad
From 6.00pm till 8.00pm we have an epic
treat with ‘An Evening with Wole
Soyinka’ in which Nigeria’s foremost playwright and Nobel Laureate Wole
Soyinka is interviewed by leading BBC journalist Dotun Adebayo MBE. Tickets are £5.00
for the talk, £10.00 for the talk
and the play. Following the Q and A at 8.00pm
with have another performance of ‘The Lion and the Jewel’ in the Auditorium of Nigeria House, Theatre Royal.
Stratford East,
At 7.45pm Ekhaya Hospitality Centre hosts the Umgubho Concert with The
Palotones and Thandiswa Mazwai in
the Auditorium
At 8.00pm the Africa Centre, 38 King Street, Covent Garden, WC2E 8JT we have the
UK Premiere of the play ‘And the Crocodile are Hungry at Night’,
set in Malawi in the 1980’s this is an adaptation of the poet Jack Mapanje’s
prison memoirs who was imprisoned without charge in the Mikuyu Prison for 3
years, this is an uplifting story of the extraordinary resilience of people of
conscience who survived these dreadful conditions under constant threat of
being thrown in the crocodile infested Shire River. The play is 105 minutes
long and tickets are £12.00 and can
be bought here
Wednesday 1st August
Olympics Day 6
The
final Day of the New World Nigeria High
Level Investment Conference starts at 8.30am
at the Dorchester Hotel with the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria Dr
Sanusi Lamido, delivering the keynote address. The afternoon session will consist of Panel discussions and
presentations by various Nigerian state Governors. Register here
8.30am Kenya Energy Day at Kenya House,
29-35 West Ham Lanes, Stratford, for those interested in investing in the
Kenyan Energy sector, register here for this FREE event
The
Market, Boutique and Gallery at 30
Nigeria House Theatre Royal, Stratford East run from 10.00am to 5.00pm.
At 10.00am at the Ekhaya Hospitality Centre, we have Provincial and Department
Exhibitions as well as hourly African Dances and free Olympic viewing screens
in the Foyer
At 11.00am in the St Pauls Roof Pavilion of the Ekhaya
Hospitality Centre, we have a Film Festival showing short films such as And there in the Dust and Superhero. At 3.00pm there is Gog Helen followed by
a Q&A with Kethiwe Ngcobo and
finally at 7.30pm Blitz Patrolle
Also
at 12.00pm we have Creative
Industries Development Project running till 10.00pm. There will be panel
discussions and presentations alongside films, dance, visual arts, advertising
fashion, arts and crafts
We also have the 15th
Year Remembrance of the Death of Afrobeat Legend Fela Anikpulapo Kuti (15
years already? I'm officially old!!!). There will be Table tennis tournaments
on the 1st and 2nd in Camberwell Green Park, London, SE5 0HQ between 3.00pm and 9.00pm each day
At 6.00pm there is a Book Launch: ‘Who Rules South Africa?’ by Martin Plaut and Paul Holden hosted by the Royal Africa Society, Brunei Suite, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, WC1H 0XG. The authors argue in the book that true power in South Africa does not reside in cabinet but within the ANC led Alliance, in 2012 the centenary year this is an ideal opportunity to debate issues in Africa second most important country. RSVP by emailing rsvp@royalafricansociety.org
At 6.00pm there is a Book Launch: ‘Who Rules South Africa?’ by Martin Plaut and Paul Holden hosted by the Royal Africa Society, Brunei Suite, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, WC1H 0XG. The authors argue in the book that true power in South Africa does not reside in cabinet but within the ANC led Alliance, in 2012 the centenary year this is an ideal opportunity to debate issues in Africa second most important country. RSVP by emailing rsvp@royalafricansociety.org
From 6.30 till 8.30pm in the Auditorium of 30 Nigeria House, we have
‘Poetry II: Fan the Flame’, which blends the contemporary, musical,
theatrical with African infused poetry from the Garden Theatre and Imole
Collections. The featured poets
are Jumi Fola Alade and Tosin Otudeko accompanied by vocalists U’mau and Tolumide with Jenny Adejayan
on cello and Ayo-Dele Edwards (acting
instead of singing!) and Kevin Golding,
with percussion by Badejo Arts.
Tickets are £7.00.
At 8.00pm there is another showing of ‘And
the Crocodile are Hungry at Night’ the theatrical adaptation of
Malawian poet Jack Mapanje’s prison memoirs at the Africa Centre. £12.00 for tickets.
Thursday 2nd August
Olympics Day 7
The
Market, Boutique and Gallery at 30
Nigeria House Theatre Royal, Stratford East run from 10.00am to 5.00pm.
8.30am sees Kenya Export Day at 29-35
West Ham Lane, Stratford London, Sign up here
At 10.00am at the Ekhaya Hospitality Centre, we have Provincial and Department
Exhibitions as well as hourly African Dances and free Olympic viewing screens
in the Foyer
Between 11.00am and 1.00pm we have the Nigerian Storytelling workshop- ‘Nigba
kan Ri: Once upon a time....’ by Toyin
Oshinaike a professional actor and
theatre director with extensive theatre credits, will be keeping the kids
enthralled with fascinating Nigerian stories and folk tales. For children 5-11
years, tickets are £5.00 per child
with accompanying adult free
At 11.00am in the St Pauls Roof Pavilion of the Ekhaya
Hospitality Centre, we have another Film Festival showing short films such
as Mapantsula and then Lucky at 3.00pm and finally at 7.30pm
a special screening of Spud
3.00pm. Second day of the 15th
Year Remembrance of the Death of Fela Anikpulapo Kuti table tennis tournament in Camberwell Green Park, London, SE5 0HQ going on until 9.00pm
From 6.30 till 8.30pm we have another ‘Poetry II: Fan the Flame’ at 30Nigeria House, Theatre Royal, Stratford
East, with Jumi Fola Alade and Tosin Otudeko accompanied by vocalists U’mau and Tolumide with Jenny Adejayan
on cello and Ayo-Dele Edwards (acting
instead of singing!), Kevin Golding,
with percussion by Badejo Arts and
music direction by Efosa Lawal.
Tickets are £7.00.
At 7.00pm at Passing Clouds, 1 Richmond Road, Hackney, E8 4AA we have 'This is How we
do it' by the Kultura Film Club, this weekly film and music has a screening
of Tony Palmers 1973 movie, ‘Ginger Baker in Africa’, which is a
must for all Afrobeat fans. It’s followed by an Afro Cuban clubbing affair with
resident DJ’s Des Morgan, Yakuo Takuya
and Williams Cumberbache as well as the house band Tumbaito
At 8.00pm we have another showing of ‘And
the Crocodile are Hungry at Night’ the theatrical adaptation of
Malawian poet Jack Mapanje’s prison memoirs at the Africa Centre.
Friday 3rd August Olympics
Day 8
The
Market, Boutique and Gallery at 30
Nigeria House Theatre Royal, Stratford East run from 10.00am to 5.00pm.
At 10.00am at the Ekhaya Hospitality Centre, we have Provincial and Department
Exhibitions as well as hourly African Dances and free Olympic viewing screens
in the Foyer till 6.00pm
At 2.00pm in Nigeria House, Theatre Royal, Stratford East is a performance of Fred
Agbeyegbe’s play ‘King must Dance’, this play is about a traditional law that
only one child of royalty can rise to become the king. Queen Odosun gives birth
to twins and must sacrifice one to the gods however her natural assumption that
the male child will be king but the oracle suggest otherwise in this plot
twisting play that balances themes and genres that are far off from traditional
Nigerian theatre. The cast includes several Nollywood luminaries such as Segun Arinze, Najite Dede, Justus Esiri,
Olu Jacobs, Ayo Lijadu, Joke Jacobs, Lemi Lala Akindoju, Bimbo Akintola, Doyin
Owobamirin, Kenneth Uphopho, Bola Edwards, Ijeoma Agu, Toritseju Akiya, William
Benson, Paul Alumona, Toyin Oshinaike and Fredrick Ekpu. Tickets are £8.00.
Jamaica House 2012 is the official house for the Jamaica Olympic Association and is based at the O2 (or North Greenwich Arena in Olympic non sponsor branding speak!!), Peninsula Square, London, SE10 0DX. And is open every day from 4.00pm until midnight. Entrance is FREE but register as capacity is limited.On opening day we have Live at the House: Black Slate, UWI Dub Poet and D J Chris Goldfinger (BBC Extra). The Olympics will be shown live and there will be shops and foodThe play ‘King must dance’ shows again from 7.30pm to 10.00pm, tickets for the evening show are £10.00. The cast includes Segun Arinze, Najite Dede, Justus Esiri, Olu Jacobs, Ayo Lijadu, Joke Jacobs, Lemi Lala Akindoju, Bimbo Akintola, Doyin Owobamirin, Kenneth Uphopho, Bola Edwards, Ijeoma Agu, Toritseju Akiya, William Benson, Paul Alumona, Toyin Oshinaike and Fredrick Ekpu
At 7.30pm one of Proud to be African
Clothing’s favourite spoken word artists El Crisis comes with another
installation of the Dark Sea Scrolls-
Word Power and Sound at Centreprise Bookshop and Cafe, 136 Kingsland High
Street, Dalston, E8 2NS. The evening’s instalment features El Crisis, Mikee Majestic, Oracy, NimRock,
Empress Imani, Melissa Melodee and CiFA SKRPX, as well as stalls, drummers
and an Open Mic slot
10.00pm see's the After Party for the 15th
Year Remembrance of Fela Anikpulapo Kuti at Planet Nollywood, 319 Camberwell Road, Camberwell Green, London, SE5 0HQ. Proud to be African Clothing favourites Emeka Elendu and the Kalakuta Band will be performing live alongside our good friend DJ Deoba Authentic
Saturday 4th
August Olympics Day 9
The
Market, Boutique and Gallery at 30
Nigeria House Theatre Royal, Stratford East run from 10.00am to 5.00pm.
From 10.00am till 6.00pm at the Ekhaya
Hospitality Centre, we have Provincial and Department Exhibitions as well
as hourly African Dances and free Olympic viewing screens in the Foyer till 6.00pm
African Fashion Week London is back for 2012, after its success last year its back at Old Spitalfields Market, Brushfield Street, E1 6EW. This innovative show celebrates the work of African designers in the UK and is the only one of its kind. Last year it had over 4,700 an amazing achievement for a first timne event. There are over 50 designers, 100 Media Partners, 100 Photographers and over 10,000 guests. Can you really afford not to be there, especially as its FREE! Register here for this 2 day event. The Friday Show runs from 1.00pm to 7.00pm . VIP tickets are also available
At 3.00pm Ekhaya hosts a Fashion Showcase Highlighting 100 years of Urban South African History in the QEH Foyer going on until 4.00pm
At 3.00pm Ekhaya hosts a Fashion Showcase Highlighting 100 years of Urban South African History in the QEH Foyer going on until 4.00pm
Jamaica
House 2012 opens up at 4.00pm with Live at the House, Black Slate and DJ
Elaine, and Live Olympic Sports
and food and shopping
The play ‘King must dance’ shows again from 7.30pm to 10.00pm, tickets for the evening show are £10.00. The cast includes Segun Arinze, Najite Dede, Justus Esiri, Olu Jacobs, Ayo Lijadu, Joke Jacobs, Lemi Lala Akindoju, Bimbo Akintola, Doyin Owobamirin, Kenneth Uphopho, Bola Edwards, Ijeoma Agu, Toritseju Akiya, William Benson, Paul Alumona, Toyin Oshinaike and Fredrick Ekpu
Kenya House will be holding a 3 day Tourism Day expo at Kenya House, East Thames Group, 29-35 West
Ham Lane, Stratford, E15 4PH at 10.00am to showcase Kenyan Tourism. Kenya
House will showcase the best of Kenyan arts, culture, cuisine and life. This
expo is designed to showcase the best that Kenya has to offer in the tourism
sector. Entry is FREE.
The African Bridal Show hits town at the Hallam Conference Centre, 44 Hallam Street London, W1W 6JJ, from 11.30am to 6.00pm, this event is
dedicated to highlighting the traditional aspects of an African wedding as well
as all the modern accessories, providing a one stop shop for the Afro Caribbean
bride to be. There will be a free goody bag, free Gele (head tie) tying, Live
African dancers as well as exhibitors offering traditional wedding services and
attire, jewellery, Make up and beauty, hair service. Decorators, caterers,
wedding cakes, sweets, photographers, videographers, photographers and lots
more. Basically if you have not completed your wedding planning by the time you
have finished here you are not yet serious! FREE entry if you book in advance
here, or buy a ticket on the door for £5.00
On
Saturday at 4.00pm at the Africa Centre we have Music and Politics: Eugene Skeef. In
which the South African musician and activist Eugene Skeef performs selections
of his works. In addition to his work with the Black Consciousness movement
with Steve Biko he is currently Artistic Director of Quartet of Peace an
international project using music to bring about peaceful resolutions to
conflict on poverty focussed on young people. This event is FREE
At 8.00pm we have another showing of ‘And
the Crocodile are Hungry at Night’ the theatrical adaptation of
Malawian poet Jack Mapanje’s prison memoirs at the Africa Centre.
Focus will be back at Zar Zar, 405
High Street, Stratford, E15 4QZ for Afrobeats
Session, playing the very best afrobeats, coupe decale, kaduro, kwaito,
Naija Beat Highlife and Azonto. Its £7.00
on the door, ladies FREE before 11.00pm.
Sunday 5th August
Olympics Day 10
The
Market, Boutique and Gallery at 30
Nigeria House Theatre Royal, Stratford East run from 10.00am to 5.00pm.
African Fashion Week London starts at 11.00am on Saturday running to 7.15pm
at Old Spitalfields Market, Brushfield Street, E1 6EW with African
designers, glorious African designs and excellent African Fabrics again its FREE,
with registration here
At 10.00am at the Ekhaya Hospitality Centre, we have Provincial and Department
Exhibitions as well as hourly African Dances and free Olympic viewing screens
in the Foyer till 6.00pm
We have
another Ekhaya Hospitality Centre Film
Festival, today’s showings are Skin
at 11.00am, Otelo Burning at 3.00pm and
Retribution at 7.30pm
Also at 12 midday we have Creative Industries
Development Project running till 10.00pm in the Headley Green Room at 30 Nigeria House, Theatre Royal, Stratford East.
This showcases the rise of dominance of Nigeria’s creative industries such as
Nollywood, Afrobeat and Nigerian pop music with a series of talks,
presentations, screening and performances
At 2.30pm at the Africa Centre 38 King Street, Covent Garden, WC2E 8JT as part of
the Africa Salon is Tebraa,Portraits of Saharawi Women. This is the UK premiere of
this film about Western Sahara a disputed territory that is a holdover from
Spanish Morocco populated by the Saharawi people who wish to be independent.
Tebraa is poetry associated with Saharawi women and shows the work of 14 Andalusian
filmmakers who portray the lives of 11 Saharawi women and girls, living in
Spain, refugee camps or Moroccan occupied Western Sahara. After the viewing
there will be a discussion with chaired by Michael Walling, Artistic Director,
border Crossings with Saharawi’s in exile in London.
Jamaica House 2012 opens up at 4.00pm with Black Slate and DJ Daddy Ernie and food and shopping
Jamaica House 2012 opens up at 4.00pm with Black Slate and DJ Daddy Ernie and food and shopping
At 7.00pm at the Buffalo Bar, 259 Upper
Street, Angel, N1 1RU we have another Afrobeats
Karaoke evening, with music provided by the Resident DJ, you choose your
song from the song list, put your name down, and when our name is called get up
front and do your best P Square, Omawumi or Wande Coal impression! For those of
you a bit unsure about the Afrobeat lyrics there’ll be some hip hop, bashment,
and RnB to keep you on side. Singing starts at 8.00pm, entry is £5.00 on
the door and £3.00 on the guest list
before 8.00pm, for guest list email
Soukous
Masters Kasai Masai will be playing at
Zar Zar, 405 High Street, Stratford, E15
4QZ combining the djembe with the bass guitar and drums. Its £7.00 on the door, ladies FREE before 11.00pm.
Thank you, there are some wonderful events going on! What is the price of 'Proud to be African' T-Shirt?
ReplyDeleteHi Pearl, the T shirts are £10.00
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