Sunday, 30 December 2012

Week beginning 31st December and ending with a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!


Hello again my friendly friends,

2012 gently comes to an end and it’s been a groovy year for Proud to be African Clothing.

Those of us in London have seen the Jubilee, the Olympics, music, sports and arts festivals.


We’ve had great performances, talks, presentations, concerts and so on, way too many to mention. Made new friends, reunited with old ones and generally had fun.


We’ve met engineers, bankers, musicians, artists, dancers, film makers, politicians and actors. Stood in the cold and the warmth, the sun and the rain, sold out, run out of stock, increased stock, seen bestsellers slow down and new lines speed up.


It’s been a good year for Proud to be African Clothing and we’re exceptionally grateful to all of you who have supported, bought, followed and generally just been there with us.


As an additional thank you we’re going to do our own January Sales and knock 15% off the price of online purchases until 14th January 2013 with the voucher code 2013NY15.

So thanks again, happy New Year to you and yours and see you all in the New Year for more wonderful wonderfulness!!


Monday 31st December- New Years Eve


Official Day to go to work and stare pointedly at the clock until your boss admits its a losing battle and sends you home. Unless of course you’re a doctor, nurse, fireman or serving vital infrastructure. Then unfortunately you have to complete your shift. But thank you for your necessary work!

Tuesday 1st January New Years Day


Welcome to 2013!


Friday 4th January


We have our good friends of the London Afrobeat Collective at the Hootenanny, 95 Effra Road, Brixton, SW2 1DF, starting 2013 where they left off in 2012, this collective will be bringing you tracks from their original self titled album as well as new material with vocalist Funke Adeleke. More details here


At 6.00pm Jolof Roots presents Fundraising Reggae Dub Healing and Live Afro Blues at Passing Clouds, 1 Richmond Road, Dalston, E8 4AA. In Room 1 is the Binghyman Dub Session featuring Earl 16 and Christine Miller alongside Afrikan Simba, Errol Bellot, Incient Angel, Prince Livijah, Lioness Fonts, Ramon Judah, Terralox, Clued Up and more playing the best Roots and culture. In Room 2 we have our good friends in the West African Blues Project, Ramon Goose and Modou Toure, followed by Gambian Kora master Jally Kebba Susso. All supported by DJ’s Hassim, Africathy and Arra. Admission is £5.00 before 9.00pm and £8.00 thereafter. More details from here.

Saturday 5th January


















At 7.00pm there is the Passing Clouds Circus Featuring Orchestra Pirouette at Passing Clouds. This French collective of circus musicians are united by their love of reggae, afro beat, rock, funk, French hip hop, Balkan and soul music. Expect and crazy foot stomping melodic mix full of magic and mayhem. Also performing is Reggae/ soul artist Taliwa and many more special guests. Admission is FREE before £5.00 before 10.00pm and £8.00 thereafter.

At 7.00pm we have the Go Jazz Concert at Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, Camden Town, NW1 7PG, featuring MOBO award winning saxophonist YolanDa Brown, jazz band Empirical, Four Kornerz, poets Floetic Lara and Mahameek, Romarinho, Musiqmind, Ola the Poet, Blessing and Dena. Tickets are £27.50 for a single and £50.00 for a double. VIP ticket is £45.00 with dinner included. Buy online from here or via the Box Office on 0844 847 2514 










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