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Hopefully you are ready for London's next instalment of sporting achievement with the Superhuman Paralympic games on Wednesday the 29th, the RSC's all black Julius Caesar and in addition we have Deloittes Africa Ignites Weekend and a plethora of good things as you can see below
Monday 27th
August:
From 5.30pm to 11.30pm is the Africa Unplugged Music Festival is the biggest African concert in
Europe at the Wembley Arena. 15 African Nations will be represented by 20 acts,
Nigeria: Femi Kuti, 2Face,
Flavour Nwabania and Iyanya,
Ghana: R2Bees, Mista
Silva and Sarkodie
South Africa, Zakes Bantwini and Zahara,
Zimbabwe: Winky D and MC
Inity,
Kenya: Traxx, Angola:
Cabo Snoop
Cote d’Ivoire: DJ Arafat
Uganda: Chameleone
Zambia: Noeva
Congo provides the host
Eddie Kadi
There’s not much I can really say to sell this event, if the
names up there don’t attract you nothing will. This is a big one for African
music!
Tickets are from £25.00
to £350.00 (yup Celebrity tickets are £350.00, for those
of you that think VIP is not enough!!) from here
Tuesday 28th
August
At 7.00pm The Igbo
Cultural Support Network (ICSN) Book Club will be reviewing Chimamanda
Ngozi Adichie’s ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’
at Madam Chi, 187 Upper Street, N1 1RQ.
If you are a fan of this modern classic which channels Achebe for this
generation, feel free to drop by and lets chat! This event is FREE and goes on till 8.30pm
Wednesday 29th
August Paralympics Start
8.30pm-The
Paralympics kick off Today in Stratford. From all accounts this will be the
best attended Paralympic Games just from tickets pre sold, so we look forward
to London showcasing itself at its best again!
Thursday 30th
August
From 7.00pm to 11.00pm at the Jewel Bar, 4-6 Glasshouse Street, W1B 5Q, Brothers with No Game presents ‘You’ve Got Game!’ The Brothers with
no Game is a lifestyle blog which follows the perspectives of 4 20 something
guys on life, music, sport and everything in between. The evening involves
comedy, games and ice breaker entertainment and a few games. Tickets are £15.00 (and guys Ladies tickets are already sold out!! Hint,
hint!!) from here. You get a free drink with your entrance and there’s happy
hour with 50% off on food and drink until 8.00pm.
At 7.00pm the Africa Centre is hosting Talkoke, which is a unique pop up talk
show set up around the unique Talkoke Table, an interactive way of engaging
people. This event is FREE, RSVP
here
Friday 31st
August
Sees the first day of the Deloitte Ignite 2012 AfricaWeekend curated by Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare MBE.
6.00-7.00pm-Welcome
to Yinka Shonibares Deloitte Ignite at the Linbury
Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, Bow Street, Covent Garden, WC2E 9DD. In
which the curator discussed his vision for the Africa Weekend as a celebration
of African traditional and avant garde arts and culture. This event is FREE
book tickets here
8.00-10.30pm- at
the Linbury Studio Theatre we have Tony Allen and the Niaja Centric Orchestra.
Now I’m not sure if that name is a typo but the main thing is Tony Allen in the
house. The master drummer and Afrobeat legend will be performing with Nigerian
traditional and contemporary artistes a blend of traditional music, afrobeat,
jazz and funk, with special guests Damon Albarn and Martina Topley Bird If you
want Afrobeat played the way Afrobeat wishes it was played, then you need to be
here. All this for just £20.00 and £25.00 from here
At 6.00pm is the
iCAN Informal Caribbean African Network Social evening at Browns Bar and Brasserie, West India Quay, E14 8JJ. Going on till 11.00pm in the lower bar (or outside
area weather permitting) this is an opportunity for people of African and
Caribbean origin to get together network either socially or professionally
Saturday 1st
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The Africa Ignite weekend resumes at 12.00pm there is an interactive exhibition till 6.00pm in the Paul Hamlyn
Hall of contemporary instruments designed and built by composer Victor Gama
inspired by instruments from his native Angolan folk music and instruments. This
event is FREE
From 12.30pm till
2.00pm Alesandra Seutin Artistic
Director of Vocab Dance Company will deliver a Lecture/ demonstration of her African Dance Project collaboration
with renowned Senegalese choreographer Germaine Acogny. She will use this
lecture to share her experiences exploring how traditional African dance can be
fused with Western classical and contemporary. This is FREE
At 2.00pm in the Covent Garden Piazza, with Africa on the Piazza. There will be
open air screenings of a collection of exciting and innovative African films
from the 1950’s to date from directors such as Ousmane Sembene and Souleymane
Cisse. This is a FREE event; however
there is no seating so bring rugs, blankets cushions etc and dress appropriately.
It goes on till 10.00pm
As part of the Africa Ignites there are Drumming Workshops at 2.15-3.00pm
and 3.30-4.15pm in the Lambert Studio, Royal Opera House
In the Crush Room at
the Royal Opera House there are Storytelling Workshops at 3.15-4.00pm and 4.00-5.00pm
In the Clore Studio
Upstairs, Royal Opera House are Dance
Workshops at 2.30-3.15pm and 3.45-4.30pm and then a Drum and Dance Sharing workshops at 4.45-5.30pm. The drumming, dancing,
storytelling etc are all brought to you by the IRIE! Dance Theatre, one of Britain’s leading African peoples dance
company working in the field of community education, the workshops are suitable
for all age groups and nationalities. All workshops are FREE
In the Linbury Studio
Theatre Tavaziva Dance will perform Sensual
Africa based on Zimbabwean born Bawren Tavaziva’s trip to Malawi and
inspired by the music and rituals of the Tumbuka and Chewa people. This is FREE and the 2 shows are 2.30-3.00pm and 3.45-4.15pm, recommended for 12+ audiences
In the Royal Opera Houses,
Crush Room at 5.30pm there is a
recital by South African Tenor Sipho
Fubesi. The University of Capetown
graduate appeared in the opera Heart of
Darkness in 2011.
At 7.00pm there
is a concert by Victor Gama in the Paul
Hamlyn Hall. Instrumentos is a
concert using the composers instruments inspired by his native Angolan folk
music and instruments performed by musicians from Angola and Portugal. This
event is FREE
At 10.00pm we end
the day with a Club Night with Radio
1Xtras DJ Edu in the Linbury Studio Theatre. Doors open at 9.30pm and the night finishes at 1.00am. Tickets are £10.00 in advance and £12.00 on the door, he’ll be playing
hip hop, R&B dancehall and garage and is joined by special guest Bumi
Thomas and Debra Debs
At 3.00pm the
Africa Centre will host Jamaica 50 years
of Independence at 38 King Street,
Covent Garden, WC2E 8JT, there will be coffee tasting of Blue Mountain
coffee at 3.00pm and 5.30pm by the UK’s only Jamaican
Barista Miranda Le Crette. At 4.00pm
there is Music Panel Discussion of
MyKaell Riley, Leone Ross, David Katz and a live performance by Earl 16. 6.00pm Courttia Newland and Leone Ross
present Words and Fiction. 7.00pm
sees Comedy by Annette Fagon and
Spoken Word by El Crisis. From 8.00pm
till late there is DJ Sounds with Psykhomantus
and Dub Me Always. There will be
film videos and screenings during the day hosted by Leone Ross. Tickets are
£10.00 (concessions are £7.00) from here.
At 6.00pm is the Grand
Finale of Miss West Africa UK 2012
at the Mermaid Conference Centre, EC4V
3DB. All proceeds from this event go onto selected orphanages in West
Africa. So for an evening of glamour get your tickets from here for £30.00 and £50.00 VIP
11.00am to 5.00pm see’s MAD Short Film Festival, this is Christian led project that
combines arts and social justice events. The day will consist of a Film-makers Workshop with the Producers of Africa United, teaching how to get your film
funded and come up with a winning pitch, networking lunch and short film
screening of ‘Rahab’. This event is FREE but register by email or book here
Sunday 2nd
September
The Africa Ignite weekend resumes at 12.00pm there is an interactive exhibition till 6.00pm in the Paul Hamlyn
Hall of contemporary instruments designed and built by composer Victor Gama
inspired by instruments from his native Angolan folk music and instruments. This
event is FREE
From 12.30pm till
2.00pm Alesandra Seutin Artistic
Director of Vocab Dance Company will deliver a Lecture/ demonstration of her African Dance Project collaboration
with renowned Senegalese choreographer Germaine Acogny. She will use this
lecture to share her experiences exploring how traditional African dance can be
fused with Western classical and contemporary. This is FREE
Africa on the Piazza
returns at 2.00pm with more open air
African movie screenings. It goes on till 7.00pm,
there’s no seating so take cushions, blankets etc
In the Lambert
Studio, Royal Opera House there are Drumming
Workshops at 2.15-3.00pm and 3.30-4.15pm by the IRIE! Dance Theatre.
These are FREE
In the Crush Room at
the Royal Opera House there are Storytelling Workshops at 3.15-4.00pm and 4.15-5.00pm by the IRIE! Dance Theatre. These are FREE
In the Clore Studio
Upstairs, Royal Opera House are Dance
Workshops at 2.30-3.15pm and 3.45-4.30pm and then a Drum and Dance Sharing workshops at 4.45-5.30pm. The drumming, dancing,
storytelling etc are all brought to you by the IRIE! Dance Theatre. All workshops are FREE
At 2.00pm to 3.00pm in
the Linbury Studio Theatre we have African Messiah by Tunde Jegede, a celebratory new work by composer and
multi-instrumentalist combining themes and melodies from Handels Messiah with
African Musical tradition, the work draws on the tradition of the griot and the
kora and brings together some of the finest international singers and musicians.
This is not one to miss as Tunde Jegede and if you didn’t have enough there is
another performance at 5.00pm
In the Royal Opera Houses,
Crush Room at 5.30pm to 6.15pm there is a recital by South
African Tenor Sipho Fubesi. The University of Capetown
graduate appeared in the opera Heart of
Darkness in 2011.
At 7.00pm there
is a concert by Victor Gama in the Paul
Hamlyn Hall. Instrumentos is a
concert using the composer’s instruments inspired by his native Angolan folk
music and instruments performed by musicians from Angola and Portugal. This
event is FREE doors open at 6.40pm.
At 7.00pm there
is a private screening of the documentary
Kickin’ it with the Kinks at Courthouse Hotel, 19-21 Great Marlborough
Street, W1F 7HL, running till
9.00pm. the documentary explores the complexities of haircare among women
of African descent, tickets are £12.00 from
here.
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