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With that in mind you have a week long celebration of black
Theatre at the National Theatre culminating on Saturday, Nobel Laureate and
literary giant Wole Soyinka at the Africa Centre specially focussed on young
people, Professionals for Africa brings their popular networking evenings to
the city, in fact so popular that they have to split it in two, the weekend
begins with the Ivana Jane Foundation cocktail party and music from Mosi Konde
and Mama Africa. FOCUS brings their awesomeness in again with Djembe Thunder,
BBM/ BMC will host a tea party and then wrap up their season with a video
night, Beres Hammond will be wrapping up his UK tour in Brixton, the Igbo
Culture and Support Network will be holding their sports day (less sports more
drink, eat and chillax!) and Juwon Ogungbe will be performing Progress Ceremony
at Rich Mix.
African Fashion Week London 2013is inching closer, running
from Thursday 1st August to Saturday 3rd August, featuring over 100 designers and exhibitors
hosted by Yinka Shonibare MBE and Mrs Fifi Ejindu. Remember you can get your
tickets for this extravaganza at The Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane, E1 6QL here
Oya, go and sweat and enjoy an African British summer
Monday 15th
July
At 3.00pm the
National Theatre hosts In the
Wings...1960-1980 In Conversation with Don Warrington at the Olivier Theatre, The National Theatre, Upper Ground, South Bank, SE1 9PX.
Chaired by Giles Terera and with Carmen Munroe (Talawa), they will be discussing the 1960s-1980s and their experiences in the inaugural event in the National Theatre
Platform Series Walk in the Light celebrating 50 years in British theatre of
Black Artists. Tickets are £4.00 (£3.00
concs) from here.
At 5.45pm the
National Theatre hosts In the
Wings...1960-1980 In Discussion with Yvonne Brewster, Oscar James (Temba Theatre Company) and Mustapha
Matura (Black Theatre Cooperative) at the Olivier Theatre, chaired
by Giles Michael Billington, this is part of the National Theatre Platform
Series Walk in the Light celebrating 50 years in British theatre of Black
Artists. Tickets are £4.00 (£3.00 concs) from here.
At 6.00pm the
Royal African Society presents The Great African Land Grab at the Brunei Suite, School of Oriental and
African Studies, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, WC1H 0XG. Chaired by
Camilla Toulmin, Lorenzo Cotula (International Institute for Environment and
Development) will be launching his book The Great African Land Grab. Aiming to
debunk many of the myths surrounding land acquisitions in Africa and the
implications for African stakeholders and foods security. RSVP for this FREE event here.
At 6.30pm New
Direction Partnership hosts the NPD Evening Event at National Westminster Bank, 204 High
Street, Walthamstow, E17 7JH, with Yvonne Douglas as guest speaker, come
along to learn, network and mingle. Tickets are £10.00, RSVP by email or phone 07958 646723.
Tuesday 16th
July
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At 1.00pm Bosse & Baum present my Granddad’s Car: Sayed Hasan and Karl Ohiri at 7-9 Tryon Street, SW3 3LG, this
exhibition is the first collaboration between the two artists using a series of
photographs and video to document the importation of their grandfathers’ cars
from Pakistan and Nigeria to London. Running till 2nd August
From 6.00pm to
10.00pm Professionals For Africa hold their Summer Networking Event at the Cape Bar, Love Lane, EC2V 7JQ. This
networking event is so popular that it is being split into 2 with 6.00pm to
8.00pm being designated Business Networking and 8.00pm to 10.00pm for social
networking. Register for this FREE
event here.
At 7.30pm Olivier
Award Winning actor Chiwetel Ejiofor stars in A Season In the Congo at the
Young Vic, 66 The Cut, Waterloo, SE1 8LZ. This fascinating drama by Aime
Cesaire, directed by Joe Wright and choreographed by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
charts the rise and fall of the pioneer Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba and
his passionate determination to free his people from Belgian rule. Filled with
brilliant performances, dance and music as well as, it runs till 14th
August and tickets start from £10.00 here.
Wednesday 17th July
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At 6.45pm the
African Caribbean Book Club will be reading Giovannis Room by James
Baldwin at 5th View, 5th
Floor, Waterstones Bookstore, 203-206 Piccadilly, W1J 9LE. Register to
attend here.
At 8.00pm is Beres Hammond and Friends UK Tour at The Indigo O2, Millenium Way, Greenwich,
SE10 0AX. Featuring Marcia Griffiths and Morgan Heritage, the King of
Lovers Rock will be starting his UK tour here performing his classic hits. A
definite for reggae lovers tickets are £35.00
from here.
Thursday 18th
July
At 3.00pm the
National Theatre hosts Onto The Stage...1980-2000
In Conversation with David Harewood and Gary Wilmot at the Olivier Theatre, chaired by Burt
Caesar, this is part of the Walk in the Light Series celebrating 50 years in
British theatre of Black Artists. Tickets are £4.00 (£3.00 concs) from here.
At 3.00pm the
National Theatre hosts Into The
Spotlight...2000-2013 In Conversation with Clive Rowe at the Olivier Theatre, chaired by Adjoa Andoh
this is part of the Walk in the Light Series celebrating 50 years in British
theatre of Black Artists. Tickets are £4.00
(£3.00 concs) from here
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At 6.00pm the National
Theatre hosts Onto The Stage...1980-2000
In Discussion with Bonnie Greer, Winsome Pinnock, Hugh Quarshie and Paulette
Randall at the Olivier Theatre, chaired
by Burt Caesar, as part of the Walk in the Light Series. Tickets are £4.00 (£3.00 concs) from here
At 6.00pm the
National Theatre hosts Into The
Spotlight...2000-2013 In Discussion with Nicholas Hytner, Kwame Kwei-Armah and
Tanya Moodie at the Olivier Theatre,
chaired by Genista McIntosh this is part of the Walk in the Light Series
celebrating 50 years in British theatre of Black Artists. Tickets are £4.00 (£3.00 concs)
At 6.30pm is Uptions Half Year Check at 25-28 Field Street, Kings Cross, WC1X 9DA,
for entrepreneurs, innovators and professionals featuring speakers such as Dele
Ogun (Legal/ Professional development), Dr S Navti (IT/ Business Development),
Councillor Michael Situ, Tunde Makinde Career Development), Clare Eluka
(Healkth and Beauty) and Susan Popoola
(Personal Development). Tickets are £6.00
for two from here or £10.00 on the
door.
At The Knight Webb
Gallery, 54 Atlantic Road, Brixton SW9 8PZ is Poppable: New Paintings by Adjani one of the most captivating
Afro-Expressionist artists of recent time. Running till 1st August
more details here.
Friday 19th
July
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At 6.30pm the
Ivana Jane Foundation presents the Pearls
and Ties Cocktail Launch Party at
Bloomsbury House, 2-3 Bloomsbury Square, WC1A 2RL. This classy evening of
cocktails, fashion, music and dancing is in aid of the Sensory Room Project for
the Multikids Academy in Ghana. The Ivana Jane Foundation was set up in 2012 to
educate and empower people living with disabilities in Africa. Tickets are £25.00 from here.
At 7.00pm is Mama Africa at Arch 65 15-16 Lendall Terrace, SW4 7UX, featuring the best
fashion, dance and music from across the African continent, featuring Oya Bun,
Aluku Rebelsm, J.P. Kairo, Bogossy frshfrenchy Freshafrohouseflav. Hosted by
KMT, admission is FREE before
9.00pm, £3.00 before 11.00pm (FREE with African or fancy dress) and £5.00 after 11.00pm
At 7.30pm is Mosi Conde Kaira Kora Afrika at Green Note, 106 Parkway, Camden, NW1 7AN.
The first half of the show will see the immensely skilled Guinean artist
performing solo and then backed by his band in the second half. Playing songs
from his debut album Kaira Kora Afrika,
this is not to be missed by fans of beautiful African classical music. Tickets
are £10.00 in advance from here,
more on the door.
Saturday 20th
July
From 10.00am
Exiles Rugby will be hosting Savannah
Sevens at Egham Hollowegians RFC, Kings Lane, Englefield Green, Surrey, TW20
0UE. This is the first Sevens Tournament for African exiles with 16 sides
competing for their nations pride. Accompanied by a Braai style BBQ, authentic
African beer and live music from Zimbabwe’s Karizma. The event will be
supporting the charity Friends of Rwanda. Tickets start from £5.00 in advance from here.
From 11.00am to
2.00pm is The 100 Black Men of
London Community Mentoring Programme Graduation Ceremony 2013, in the London Road Building, London South Bank
University, 100-116 London Road, Elephant and Castle, SE1 6LN. This is the
12th anniversary of the 100BMOL’s four mentoring programmes Me I can Be, Youth Leadership Academy, Peer
Mentoring Programme and Parents in
Partnership Programme. This is a FREE
event, come and share with the children and their parents, register here.
From 12.00pm to
10.00pm Calabash Hub and presents
Uzima- The Natural Holistic Expo 2013 at the Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, WC1R
4RL. Promoting health and lifestyle, hair and beauty, fashion and culture
with stalls, presentations, demonstrations, workshops and activities. Workshops
include Holistic Hair Care, Dermatology, Living Raw, Health Awareness and the
Power of Fasting. In the evening here will be live performances of spoken word,
music, singing, traditional music, drumming, dancing, fashion and more, all
hosted by Proud to be African Clothing favourite El Crisis. Entry to the
African Market is FREE, the All day
tickets including cultural evening is £15.00
and evening only is £7.00 from here.
At 1.00pm BBM/
BMC hosts Blooming Great Tea Party And
Lets Make Deals Bargains Fundraiser at the Coming Soon Club, Wembley, 5-7
Wembley Hill Road, Wembley Triangle, HA9 8AF. This is an opportunity to buy
a cup of tea, some biscuits and pastries, while networking and listening to
British Black music, all the while raising funds for the Marie Curie Cancer
Cure. Minimum donation of £1.00
here.
From 3.00pm to 6.00pm
is WS79-Memoirs for Our Future, in
which renowned Nigerian Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka will launch his anthology, Memoirs for Our Future at The Africa Centre, 8 King Street, Covent
Garden, WC2E 8JT, to an audience mainly of young people 12-21 and their
families. RSVP this FREE event here.
At 7.00pm BBM/
BMC hosts Your Fave BBM Video Club Night
Upstairs at the Ritzy, Ritzy Picturehouse, Brixton Oval, Coldharbour Lane, SW2
1JG. This finale to British Black Music Month 2013 with strictly British
Black Soul, R&B, jazz and reggae on the decks with Lindsay Wesker, Pressure
Drop, DJ Marky J, Eon Irving and more. There will also be a countdown Britain’s
favourite top 20 Black British music videos. And it’s all FREE!! Register and make video submissions here.
At 9.00pm Focus
Organisation presents Djembe Thunder (Le
Tonnerre du Manding) live from Mali at the Bedroom Bar, 62 Rivington Street,
EC2A 3AY. This band of Malians led by Idris Traore will be performing their
raw music on the djembe, kora, flute and balofon backed up by Mandinka vocals.
A piece of pure African music unchanged from the days of the Songhai Empire. Admission
is £5.00 in advance from here, £7.00
on the door.
Sunday 21st
July
From 11.00am to
3.00pm is the Numbi Workshop at Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, Shoreditch, E1 6LA, teaching the
fundamentals of creative photography and exploring street photography,
facilitated by Numbi resident artists Charity Njoki,, Nadyah Aissa and Kinsi
Abdulleh, with photographic walks in and around the East End. Tickets are £10.00 (£5.00 concs) or £10.00 for families with 2 adults and
2 children
At 1.00 pm the
National Theatre hosts Centre Stage.....
A Celebration at the Lyttelton Theatre,
this is the final event in the Walk in the Light Series, a unique performance
capturing the 50 year journey of Black British theatre with Adjoa Andoh, Sharon
D. Clarke, Noma Dumezweni, Clint Dyer, O-T Fagbenle, David Harewood, Lenny
Henry, Trevor Laird, Cyril Nri and Clive Rowe. Tickets are £10.00 (£8.00 concs) from here
From 1.00pm to 6.00pm
The Igbo Culture and Support Network will be hosting a Sports Day and Picnic at Finsbury Park, Endymion Road Entrance, N4 1EE.
Bring food and drink to share, there will be lots of old school games, like the
sack race, egg and spoon race, tug of war as well as football and much more.
Come and see a bunch of grown ass people hopping around on one leg! It’s fun,
its FREE, friendly and its full of
fine fine Igbo boys and girls so pop along. More details here.
At 2.30pm the Black Book Club will be reviewing Ghana
Must Go by Taiye Selasi at
Waterstones, 203- 205 Piccadilly, W1J 9HD. This stunning debut novel
relates the story of the Sai family which tears itself apart and the incredible
lengths people go to seek forgiveness and reconciliation.
At 3.00pm is Juwon Ogungbe’s Progress Ceremony at Rich
Mix,. This new piece inspired by Yoruba ritual and interspersed with songs
about tolerance and development in Africa and the diaspora. Featuring Ahmed
Dickson Cardenas on guitar, Steve Rossell on bass, Euston Libard on drums and
Roger Allotey on percussion
At 7.00pm is the
launch of The Vessel Programme at The Forge, Camden, 5-7 Delancey Street,
Camden, NW1 7NL. This programme seeks to support 16-4 year olds in self
development and adults to effectively develop and deliver projects that benefit
young people in Africa. the event ill feature speakers and entertainment and
delicious African and Caribbean food. To register for this FREE event get in touch by email
At 8.00pm is Beres Hammond and Friends UK Tour at The O2 Academy, 211 Stockwell Road, Brixton,
SW9 9SL. Featuring Marcia Griffiths and Morgan Heritage, the King of Lovers
Rock will be ending his UK tour here performing his classic hits. A definite
for reggae lovers tickets are £35.00 from
here.
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