Greetings and salutations,
This week see’s Proud to be African Clothing in jazz and music heaven with
Jazz in East Ham and the
Lots to do, enjoy!!
Monday 12th August
At 6.30pm is Lets Talk at 1920 Bar,19-20 Great Sutton Street, EC1V 0DR. This monthly
discussion and debate night with a touch of spoken word consists of strong
opinions and discussion. Admission is £2.00
from here
At 7.00pm Black
History Studies presents Young, Gifted
and Black at PCS Headquarters, 160 Falcon Road, Clapham Junction, SW11 2LN. This
presentation will focus on the contributions and achievements of young people
past and present in areas such as entrepreneurship, invention, the arts and
more. Tickets are £5.00 (under 16’s FREE). RSVP by email more information here.
Tuesday 13th August
At 7.30pm is Bola
Agbaje’s new play Take A Deep Breath and
Breathe at The CLF Art Cafe, 133 Rye
Lane, SE15 4ST. When Donovan
dies in a unprovoked attack, his best friend Paul is bereft, Andrew can’t stop
playing Xbox, Ryan is too vexed and their girlfriends are plotting to make them
see revenge is bittersweet. Tickets for this refreshing play are £10.00 (£5.00 concs) from here
Wednesday 14th
August
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From 10.00am to 7.00pm is the African Showcase Market in Market Square, Barking Town Centre, IG11
8DQ. Featuring cultural and artistic representations from 8 different
countries, including drum workshops. Headtie wrapping seminar and more as well
as over 40 stalls of African goods, products and services. More details about
this FREE event here.
At 6.30pm Bumi Thomas will be
performing live at The Islington, 1
Tolpuddle Street, Islington, N1 0XT. This acoustic singer songwriter will
be performing her unique jazz, folk, blues reggae fusion with a few special
guests such as Anna Phoebe. Tickets are
£5.95 from here.
At 7.30pm is The Global Beats Festival at Wilton’s Music
Hall, Graces Alley, E1 8JB. This 3 day festival brings together musicians
from all over the world curated by Planetman. Featuring Seddik Zebiri and the
Seeds of Creation (Algeria), Kadialy Kouyate (Senegal), Rodney Branigan (USA)
and DJ Couscous (Armenia). Tickets start from £10.00 from here.
Thursday 15th August
At 6.00pm is the SSCG
Africa Briefing: Strengthening UK-Africa Trade and Economic Relations at 200
Aldersgate Street, EC1A 4HD. This event features industry experts and
government official discussing the key drivers to increase trade between UK and
African countries such as economic and trade opportunities, government trade
initiatives, effective trade strategies, key factors for developing
partnerships and joint ventures. Tickets
are £25.00 from here.
From 6.30pm to
10.30pm is Under the Stars: Jazz in
the Park in Central Park, High Street South, East Ham, E6 6BE featuring
veteran British acid jazz funk band Incognito, British Soul Funk band The Brand
New Heavies and jazz singer Ciyo Brown. DJs James Anthony and Ash Selector will
be keeping things going and this is all FREE!!
More details here
At 6.30pm is Fashion Africa Business (F.A.B.) August
Edition at The Hub, Kings Cross, 34b
York Way, Kings Cross, N1 9AB. This is an intensive 4 week program that
gives design entrepreneurs the relevant tips, strategies, tools and resources
to be able to successfully build and grow and African focussed fashion business
based on sustainable design practices and ethical working conditions Tickets start
from £175.00 from here
At 7.30pm The Global Beats Festival continues at Wilton’s Music Hall, with Hernando
Arias and Su Conjunto Vallenato (Colombia), Luzmira Zerpa (Venezuela), Antonio
Testa (Italy) and DJ Wala Danga (Zimbabwe) Tickets start from £10.00 from here
Friday 16th August
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At 7.00pm is the Canary Wharf Jazz Festival in Canada
Square Park, E14 5AX this 3 day
event features world class artistes and rising stars in an iconic setting.
Featuring Roller Trio from 7.00pm to 8.00pm and Soweto Kinch from 8.30pm till
10.00pm. This is a FREE event.
At 7.00pm is Mama Africa at Arch 635, 15-16 Lendall Terrace, SW4 7UX. Hosted by KMT, there will
be an African Dance Workshop and DJ’s Aluku Rebels, JP Kairo, Oya Bun and
Bogossy Freshfrenchyon rotation playing latin, afrobeats, coupe decale and
more. FREE before 9.00pm, £3.00 before 11.00pm and £5.00 after. More details here.
At 7.30pm The Global Beats Festival continues at Wilton’s Music Hall, with Abdul
Tee-Jays Rokoto (Sierra Leone),Kasai Masai (Congo), The Turbans (UK, Turkey,
Bulgaria, Greece), Kabula (Brazil) and DJ Koichi Sakai (Japan). Tickets start
from £10.00 from here.
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At 10.00pm is The Funk, Soul and Rare Groove Review at
the CLF Art Cafe, Bussey Building, 133 Rye Lane, Peckham, SE15 4ST hosted
by Jazzheadchronic, featuring Wunmi live on stage with a special guest
percussionist, followed by special DJ’s. FREE
entry all night
The National Association of Black Supplementary Schools (NABSS)
hosts The National Black Supplementary Schools Week
From 12.00pm to
4.00pm is Hip Hop Meets Science at Birkbeck University, Malet Street, Bloomsbury, WC1E 7HX, an interactive
workshop on music with scientific influence. Register for this FREE event here
At 6.00pm is Black People in Science: STEM Education
and Black Contribution to Science at Birkbeck
University with Dr Mark Richards
discussing the Importance of STEM Education in the Community. This is a FREE event, register here
Saturday 17th August
At 10.00am the Igbo Culture and Support Network (ICSN)
Dance School returns to the Islington
Arts Factory, Parkhurst Road, Holloway, N7 0SF with this 8 week course that
will teach a variety of dances from across Igboland such as Atilugwu, Ogene,
Mgbede and more. Open to males and females the course is £65.00 (£55.00 to
members). More details here.
From 12.00pm to
8.00pm is Kenyafest at Lea Valley Fields, Chingford, E4 8AQ.
Themed Celebrating Kenya at 50, there will be stalls with Kenyan fashion, arts
and crafts, health and beauty, travel and tourism and much more as well as
activities for the whole family like a bouncy castle, face painting, golf
simulator, rock climbing, ball pond football, Tug of War, comedy, traditional
dances, live music and performances and DJ’s. Tickets are £10.00 (£5.00 for children) from here.
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At 1.30pm is the Canary Wharf Jazz Festival in Canada
Square Park. Saturdays event features the Nathaniel Facey Quartet at
1.30pm, Troyka at 3.15pm, Soothsayers at 5.00pm, Yolanda Brown at 6.45pm and
Omar Puente Raices Cubanas. This is a FREE
event.
At 6.00pm CAMS
Pro presents The Miss and Mr
Afro-Caribbean Scholarship Pageant Launch Party at Arubar Lounge, 524 – 528 Forest Road, E17 4NB, this event has each
contestant competing for an undergraduate degree. This is a FREE event, register here.
At 7.30pm The Global Beats Festival comes to an
end at Wilton’s Music Hall, with the
Dele Sosimi Afrobeat Orchestra (Nigeria), Planetman and the Internationals
(Yemen, Israel, Jamaica), Baajo Acrobats (Ghana), Catarina Moreno (Portugal) and
Future Swing Stories (New Zealand). Tickets start from £10.00 from here
The National Black Supplementary Schools Week
From 12.00pm to
4.00pm is Gold Onyx Children’s Film
Club screens Gifted Hands the
true story of Dr Ben Carson, son of an illiterate single mother who rose to
become one of the most respected neuro surgeons in the USA. Register for this FREE event here
At 6.00pm is Business, Publishing and the Music
Industry at Birkbeck University, with YEAH
Lives Lorraine James discussing ‘Business Start Up, Self Employment and Tax’,
K.N. Chimbiri Launch Secrets of the Afro
Comb and ‘How to Publish Your Own
Book’ and Kwaku from BTWSC on ‘Music Industry Income Stream: Understanding
Where the Money Comes From and Goes’ . This is a FREE event, register here
Sunday 18th August
From 11.00am to
3.00pm Numbi presents Numbi
Workshops: X-Posed at Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, Shoreditch, E1 6LA. In
this workshop you will lean the fundamentals of photography and explore street
photography, facilitated by Numbi resident artists Charity Njoki, Nadyah Aissa
and Kinsi Abdulleh and will feature a photographic walk in and around the East
End. Tickets are £10.00 (£5.00 concs
or £10.00 for a family of 4) from here
From 1.30pm to 8.15pm is the Canary Wharf Jazz Festival in Canada Square Park. The final day FREE event
At 8.00pm is the Africa Is A Film: Veejays in Dar Es Salaam at Bold Tendencies, 95A Rye
Lane, SE15 4ST, a documentary on video jockeying a popular East African
culture in which popular Hollywood, Bollywood and kung fu films are translated
into local languages, with the VJ’s offering hilarious commentary and insight
becoming celebrities on their own rights. Register for this FREE event here.
At 7.00pm Mosi Conde
and his band Kaira Kora Africa will be performing at The Hootannany Briton, 95 Effra Road, Brixton, SW2 1DF. The Guinean
griot will be playing with Dembele Sidiki (djembe), Baba Galle Kante (flute),
Saba Tewelde (vocals), Mandin (dun dun) and Leah (harp).
The National Black Supplementary Schools Week
From 12.00pm to 4.00pm
is Parenting in the 21st
Century at Birkbeck University an in depth workshop and
interactive discussion on being a parent in modern times with Jennifer Lewis
and Paul Lawrence from the 100 Black Men of London. Register for this FREE event here
At 6.00pm is Educational Advocacy with CEN and the
Parents of Black Children Organisation at Birkbeck
University, where you can get professional advice on exclusions, the
Education Act 2011 and the national curriculum. This is a FREE event, register here
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