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Its two weeks until the movie adaptation of Half of a Yellow Sun comes out on
general release in the UK. This Nollywood to Hollywood epic starring Oscar nominee/ BAFTA winner Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, John Bodega, Genevieve Nnaji, Onyeka Owenu, Anika Noni Rose, was filmed in location in Nigeria, with a UK/ Nigerian crew. Telling the story of a family and group of friends riven by the Nigerian civil war it is a quintessential African story, by an African writer, made into film in Africa with African actors! It goes on general release on 11th April, please identify your local cinema and support
this movie.
We cannot complain that our story is not told if when it is we are
not there in mass to show the power of our numbers and funds.
I don talk my own.
This week sees a summits, seminars, shows, plays and
presentations. Enough to delight the eye, the mind and the soul.
Have a great week
Monday 31st March
At 5.00pm Chatham
House presents Tanzania’s Transformation
and Vision 2015: Governing Economic Growth for Social Gain at Chatham House, 10 St James Square, SW1Y
4LE. Chaired by Alex Vines OBE (Chatham House) with the President of the
United Republic of Tanzania HE Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete who will discuss his
vision for a middle income Tanzania, his country’s regional role and its
potential to become a regional hub. To attend contact Chris Vandome.
At 6.00pm is Ebony Inspired UK in the Haldanes Room, UCL, Wilkins Building,
Gower Street, WC1E 6BT. This business, networking and social event for
black professionals and entrepreneurs, is in its second year. Tickets are £15.00 in advance, £20.00 on the door or £5.00
for UCL students
At 6.30pm the
Imperial War Museum and the Black and Ethnic Minority Arts Network present Hackney Remembers- Race, Belonging and the
First World War at The Tomlinson
Centre, Queensbridge Road, E8 3ND. This event explores the role played by
the various members of the British Empire during the First World War, with a
screening of the IWM short film ‘Whose
Remembrance’, presentations by Professor Gus John (Institute of Education),
Jerry White (Historian), Diane Abbott MP, Patrick Vernon, Ngoma Bishop and
Suzanne Bardgett (IWM). There will also be musical performances and
refreshments. Register for this FREE
event here.
At 7.00pm is Lorna Blackmans Play ‘The Diary of the BBB’ at
the West Indian Cultural Centre, 9
Clarendon Road, Hornsey, N8 0DJ. The play is about a young man struggling
to be an upstanding citizen despite the negativity surrounding him, narrated in
a diary format to an afrobeats backing track. Tickets for the play and dinner are £15.00 from here.
Tuesday 1st April
At 6.30pm is The Caribbean Council House of Lords
Reception 2014 in the Cholmondeley
Room and Terrace, The House of Lords, Palace of Westminster, SW1A 0PW. Hosted
by Lord Foulkes, this annual rum and punch reception will feature guest
speakers Mark Simmonds MP (FCO Minister), Senator Mark Golding (Jamaica
Minister of Justice) and Andy Thorne (Kestrel Liner Agencies). Tickets are £75.00 from here.
At 7.30pm is Atomic Bomb: Who is William Onyeabor?
at the Barbican Centre, Silk Street,
EC2Y 8DS. Nigerian synth funk pioneer, William Onyeabor’s 8 self released
extremely rare albums are celebrated with special guests Damon Albarn, The
Lijaadu Sisters, Alexis Taylor, Kele Okereke, Pat Mahoney, Sinkane, Money Mark
and Ghostpoet performing his music, which is seeing a renaissance after an epic
journey to track him down and re release his music. Tickets start from £17.50 from here
Wednesday 2nd April
From 9.30am to 4.30pm
UKTI presents Discovering Africa Meet
the Experts at Crowne Plaza, Gatwick
Airport, Langley Drive, Crawley, RH11 7SX. This event is focussed on how
businesses can take advantage of current opportunities in Africa, featuring
Greg Gibson(UKTI East Africa), Misbah Mughal (UKTI Tanzania), Valerie Agodo
(UKTI Nigeria), David Connelly and Peter Wright. Admission is £25.00 from here.
At 5.30pm Kings
College London is the School of Medicine
Inaugural Lecture: ‘Arteries not risk
factors: Origins of high blood pressure and Type 2 Diabetes in people of
Caribbean and West African descent’
in Lecture Theatre 1, New Hunts House, Guys Campus, KCL, SE1 1UL. Professor
Kennedy Cruickshank is a Professor of Diabetes and Cardiovascular medicine and
will be presenting his studies based on projects undertaken in Jamaica,
Barbados, Nigeria and Ghana. Followed by a drinks reception, to attend this FREE seminar RSVP here.
At 6.30pm is the Lambeth Music Network Event and Reception at
the Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road,
SE1 8XX. Hosted by Floetic Lara with a keynote speech by UK hip hop Legend
TY Chijioke, this evening of live music, poetry, food, drink and information
will also feature an open mic hosted by Tagz of Raw Material. More details
about this FREE event here.
At 7.00pm is Spoken at Verge Bar, Unit 114 Bethnal Green Road, E2 6DG. Hosted by Jah-Mir
Early and Bex London this spoken word event features Rikk the Most, Mizan the
poet and Emma Ako, entry is a FREE.
Thursday 3rd April
At 6.30pm Chatham
House hosts Free Movement of Workers: A
Path to Global Economic Recovery at
Chatham House. Chaired by Susie Symes (19 Princelet Street), Justin Rowlatt
(BBC World Service) and Manuela Saragosa (BBC World Service) with Chukwuemeka
Chikezie (Up!-Africa Ltd) and Tom Finch (Institute for Public Policy Research).
The panel will debate the csase for and against immigration in the EU and the
concept of free movement beyond the EU. Register for this event here.
At 7.00pm is the LSE Africa Summit Alistair Berkley Lecture
at the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House, London School of Economics,
Aldwych, WC2B 4JF entitled the Impact
of Legal Systems on Entrepreneurship in Africa, with a panel of lawyers and
entrepreneurs discussing legal challenges to enterprise while doing business in
Africa based on two themes Fate of
Commercial Contracts in Africa and Harmonisation of Business Law in Africa.
Featuring Ken Ihenacho (Clifford Chance Africa), Elikem Kuenyehia (Oxford and
Beaumont Solicitors), Jacqueline Musiitwa (PTA Bank) and Oba Nsugbe QC (Pump
Court Chambers). Register here
Friday 4th April
From 8.00am to 7.30pm
is the LSE Africa Summit Research
Conference in the Sheikh Zayed
Theatre, New Academic Building, 54 Lincoln Inn Fields, WC2A 3LJ. Themed
African Entrepreneurship, the conference aims to provide strategic insight into
emerging trends in Africa from an academic standpoint, with a programme of 4 panel
discussions and keynote presentations., register here.
At 6.00pm is Dare to Dream.... Taking Zimbabwe to Rugby
World Cup 2015 at the Grange City
Hotel, 8-14 Coopers Row, Tower Hill, EC3N 2BQ. This fundraising event aims
to help the Zimbabwe Rugby Team go on tour in preparation for the 2015 Rugby
World Cup in the UK, with a champagne reception, gourmet buffet, free prize
draw entry and entertainment from Zimbabwean stars and local players. Tickets
start from £60.00 from here.
At 7.00pm Muntu Valdo
will be performing at the Green
Note, 106 Parkway NW1 7AN. The Camerounian jazz guitarist, harmonica player
and singer will be playing a live set. Tickets are £11.00 from here.
At 8.00pm is Mama Africa at Arch 365, 15-16 Lendal Terrace, SW4 7UX. Hosted by KMT and
featuring live music from Kasai Masai and DJ’s Bogossy Freshfrenchy and Mango Park
(Lengoma) playing the best in hiplife, afrobeats, coupe decale and afro deep
house music. Admission is FREE
before 9.00pm, £3.00 before 11.00pm
and £5.00 thereafter
Saturday 5th April
From 9.00am to 7.00pm
is the LSE Africa Summit Business
Conference at the Sheikh Zayed
Theatre, New Academic Building. Themed African Entrepreneurship, the
conference aims to capture the changes and opportunities currently emerging in
Africa, with 5 panel discussions and a keynote speeche by Jim Ovia (Zenith
Bank). Chaired by Professor Stuart Corbridge, ending with a drinks reception
register for this event here.
At 5.00pm the
Esoe Remo Project presents the Remo
Conference and Award Nite at Legacy
African Restaurant, 53 Camberwell Road, SE5 0EZ. This event seeks to show
appreciation to all who have supported and volunteered for the Esoe Remo
Project in the UK.
At 5.00pm ANA UK
presents Senator Oluremi Tinubu Special
Recognition and Dinner Gala Event in the Monarch Suite, Hilton London Metropole, Edgware Road, W2 1JU. The
event will feature a drinks reception, dinner and entertainment. Tickets are £50.00 from here.
At 7.00pm Passing
Clouds presents Merki Waters and Samondi
at Passing Clouds, 1 Richmond Road,
Dalston, E8 4AA. The Liverpudlian conscious hip hop star will be playing an
exclusive London gig accompanied by guitarist and flautist Kofi Dako. Drummer
and percussionist Kofi Adu and Emmanuel Afram on bass and keyboards. Also
featuring Asheber and the Afrikan Revolution, I&Ideal + Isis, KMT Freedom
Teacher, Buttons and DJ Mode. Admission is FREE
before 9.00pm, £5.00 before 10.00pm
and £10.00 after
At 7.00pm is Mama Africa Unplugged at Fairly Square, 51 Red Lion Street, Holborn,
WC1R 4PF. Featuring Gambian griot and kora maestro Jally Kebba Susso, in conversation and on stage. Admission is £5.00
At 7.30pm Focus
Organisation presents Best From Africa
at Passing Clouds. Celebrating
Senegal’s Independence Day with the Abdoulaye Samb Trio playing an acoustic
set, dance and drum company Yaye Dib Sabar, Moroccan Gnawa master Simo Lagnawi
and The Gnawa Blues All Stars with DJ Afrycathy on the decks. Tickets are £8.00 from here, £10.00 on the door.
At 10.00pm MD
Entertainment presents the GB Kizomba
Competition Final at Expression
Studios, 39-51 Highgate Road, Kentish Town, NW5 1RT. This finale of the
months long GB Kizomba Competition will see the winners announced and their
winning performance and then a chance to party with the contestants, jury,
promoters and teachers with music by DJ Pat and DJB. Admission is £12.00
from here, more on the door.
At 7.00pm UGCY presents the 4th Annual University Gospel Choir of the Year Competition at
the Former Carlton Cinema, 161-169 Essex
Road, Islington, N1 2SN. Hosted by MOBO Award winning singer Rachel Kerr
with 8 universities vying for the crown judged by Andrrea Encinas, Mark
De-Lisser and Stephanie and Ayo Oyerinde. Tickets are £15.00 from here with discounts for bulk purchases.
Sunday 6th April
Fromm 11.00am to
5.00pm is the Conscious Vibes
Natural Hair, Health and Lifestyle Expo at City of Westminster College, Paddington Green Campus, W2 1NB. Featuring
live hair demonstrations, pampering and styling sessions and much more, all for
£10.00 from here.
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