Kedu!!!
It’s a good week for Proud to be African Clothing!
Half of a Yellow Sun
will premiere on Wednesday at Odeon Streatham and General Release on Friday.
The Premiere is already sold out so start booking for the
later days. The greatest boost that African cinema will get is if this film is
sold out every day, so let’s vote with our money and our time.
We have movies, lots of live music, markets, theatre,
seminars and presentations.
Have a great week
Monday 7th April
From 10.30am to
3.30am is the Jamaican Hidden
Histories at Rich Mix, 35-7 Bethnal
Green Road, Shoreditch, E1 6LA. Consisting of a 5 day Spoken Word Worksop
exploring Jamaican patois, imagery and music, a Graphic Design and Video
Workshop, teaching techniques for creating successful brand and marketing
inspired by Jamaican products. For 18-25 year olds, please volunteer by
emailing Elam Forrester. Not only is this FREE
but you will be eligible for £18.00 per day for travel and subsistence.
At 3.00pm Chatham
House presents Lesotho’s Domestic
Priorities and Global Interests: Small Country Levers for international
Influence at the Royal Institute for
International Affairs, Chatham House, 10 St James Square, SW1Y 4LE. Dr
Motsoahae Thomas Thabane (Prime Minister of Lesotho) will discuss how his
government seeks to address Lesotho’s domestic issues such as HIV, power and
service delivery and how it seeks to exert its influence in Southern Africa. To
attend contact Chris Vandome.
At 5.00pm is the 3ie-LIDC Seminar: Doing and using Impact
Evaluations in Room B36, Birkbeck
College, Malet Street, WC1E 7HX. Annie Duflo (Innovations for Poverty
Action) will explore the question ‘How can we design impact evaluations as a
learning tool to help us make better decisions?’ using a large scale experiment
in Ghana as an example. Register for this FREE
event here.
At 7.15pm the
Tribal Soul Arts presents The Man Who Committed Thought at the
Tristan Bates Theatre, 1A Tower Street, WC2H 9NP. This
satirical farce by Patrice Najambana about a peasant seeking justice after his
cow is eaten by a dictatorial President, Running till 9th April
tickets are £11.00 (£9.00 concs)
from here.
Tuesday 8th April
At 6.00pm is Meet the Curators: A Fusion of Wolds
Exhibition at The Petrie Museum, Malet Place, Camden, WC1E 6BT. The curators of the A Fusion of Worlds exhibition will discuss the
reappraisal of Egyptian sculpture during the early 20th century and
the artists involved. RSVP this FREE
event here.
At 7.00pm is Poetry meets Art 7 at Passing Clouds, 1 Richmond Road, Dalston,
E8 4AA. Featuring ShakaRa, Golden Blue, Lenea Herew and Pablo Imani.
Tickets are £5.00 before 9.00pm and £7.00 after.
At 7.00pm
is the UK Première of Half of a Yellow Sun at Odeon Cinema, 47-49 Streatham High Road, Streatham,
SW16 1PW. Biyi Bandele’s adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel
about the Nigerian Civil War finally goes on general release after rave reviews
at film festivals and sold out preview screenings. Starring Oscar nominee Chiwetel
Ejiofor, BAFTA winner Thandie Newton, Genevieve Nnaji, Onyeka Owenu, John
Boyega and Annika Noni Rose. Telling the story of twin sisters from a wealthy
family returning to Nigeria from an expensive education in England and their
very different choices in partners, Olanna (Newton) shocks her family by going
to live with her revolutionary professor lover (Ejiofor) and his loyal houseboy
Ugwu (Boyega) while Kainene becomes a
businesswoman who ends up falling in love with Richard (Joseph Mawle) an
English writer, whilst they are preoccupied with their lives and loves Nigeria
implodes into a terrible fratricidal war, in which their love and friendships
tested to the end. Tickets start from £10.50,
book here.
At 7.30pm is Salif Keita and Seckou Keita at the Barbican Centre, Silk Street, EC2Y 8DS.
The Malian vocalist and kora maestro will be performing his mix of rock, funk,
and jazz. The show will be opened by Seckou Keita with a special solo set Tickets
start from £10.00 from here.
Wednesday 9th April
At 6.00pm Quakers
in Britain present This Light that
pushes me: Stories of African Peace builders at Friends House, 173 Euston Road, NW1 2BJ. This exhibition and
accompanying book features photographs and testimonies of Quaker peacebuilders
from sub Saharan Africa who have experienced some form of violence, tracing
their journeys of suffering to social change. Running till 8th
May.
At 6.00pm the
Institute of Commonwealth Studies presents A
State of Our Own: Second Independence, Federalism and the Decolonisation of the
State in Africa at The Chancellors
Hall, Senate House, Malet Street, WC1E 7HU. Chaired by Professor Philip
Murphy this lecture by Professor Eghosa Osaghae examines the intriguing
features of statehood and politics in Africa, arguing that the decolonisation
process is incomplete. Register for this FREE
event here.
At 6.30pm
is a pre screening of Half of a Yellow Sun with Q&A at
Odeon Cinema,Bugsby Way, SE10 0QJ.
Biyi Bandele’s adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel about the Nigerian
Civil War finally goes on general release after rave reviews at film festivals
and sold out preview screenings. Starring Oscar nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor, BAFTA
winner Thandie Newton, Genevieve Nnaji, Onyeka Owenu, John Boyega and Annika
Noni Rose. Followed by a Q&A with Director Biyi Bandele and Chiewetel Ejiofor, tickets
start from £11.20, book here.
At 7.00pm the
Frontline Club hosts The Rwandan
Genocide: Lessons and Legacy at The
Frontline Club, 13 Norfolk Place, W2 1QJ. This panel discussion features
David Belton (BBC Newsnight), Eric Murangwa Eugene (Football for Hope, Peace
and Unity) and additional speakers and will look back at how communities in
Rwanda have been reconciled and the social, political and economic advances the
country has made since the genocide. Tickets are £12.50 (£10.00 concs) from here.
Thursday 10th April
At 7.00pm is Mailbox at The Mosaic Rooms, A.M. Qattan Foundation, Tower House, 226 Cromwell
Road, SW5 0SW. Hosted by Somali British post Elmi Ali Somali-Italian
novelist and poet Ubah Christina Ali Farah will discuss her experiences of
growing up in Mogadishu and how it has influenced her writing, she will also
read from her latest novel Madre Piccola
(Little Mother) RSVP this FREE
event by email.
From 10.00am to
4.00pm is Reach Societies 3rd Careers
Conference at Central Hall
Westminster, Storeys Gate, SW1H 9NH. Professional men from the black
community will interact with young people aged 14+ to inspire and encourage
them along their chosen career paths. The UCAS process will be explained,
opportunities presented and the UCFB Reach Society Scholarship. With
representatives from EDF Energy, Lloyds Banking Group, the Royal Navy, UCFB,
Alpha BSE Training, 100 Black Men of London, ACES Youth Project, BFUWI and NBBC
Association. Register for this FREE
event by email.
At 8.00pm Lokkhi
Terra presents Cubafrobeat featuring
Dele Sosimi at Rich Mix. Part of
the La Linea Festival this Cuban Bangladeshi Afrobeat band features members of
Lokkhi Terra and Dele Sosimi Afrobeat Orchestra and will feature the premiere
of their upcoming album. Admission is £12.00
in advance and £15.00 on the door
Friday 11th April
At 5.30pm is Roots, Culture, Identity Art Exhibition
Opening Night at 23 -28 Great
Russell Street, Bloomsbury, WC1B 3LS. The exhibition showcases the art of
young black artists curated by Zita Holbourne. This is a FREE event.
At 7.00pm
is the UK wide cinema release of Half of a Yellow Sun at Odeon Cinema. Biyi Bandele’s adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel
about the Nigerian Civil War finally goes on general release. Starring Oscar nominee
Chiwetel Ejiofor, BAFTA winner Thandie Newton, Genevieve Nnaji, Onyeka Owenu,
John Boyega and Annika Noni Rose. Telling the story of twin sisters from a
wealthy family returning to Nigeria from an expensive education in England and
their very different choices in partners, Olanna (Newton) shocks her family by
going to live with her revolutionary professor lover (Ejiofor) and his loyal
houseboy Ugwu (Boyega) while Kainene
becomes a businesswoman who ends up falling in love with Richard (Joseph Mawle)
an English writer, whilst they are preoccupied with their lives and loves Nigeria
implodes into a terrible fratricidal war, in which their love and friendships
tested to the end. Tickets start from £10.50,
book here.
At 7.00pm The London
Afrobeat Collective will be playing at The
Hideaway, 2 Empire Mews, Stanthorpe Road, Streatham, SW16 2ED. The multi instrument,
multi talented Afrobeat band will bring their party machine to Streatham
playing new tunes, old tunes and classics! Tickets are £15.00 from here.
At 8.00pm Afri-kokoa presents Ibibio Sound Machine Live Album, Launch
Party at The Forge, 3-7 Delancey Street, Camden, NW1 7NL.
The 8 pieced band fronted by vocalist Eno Williams will bring their potent mix
of high life, disco, post punk and psychedelic electro soul as they launch
their new album released in March. Tickets are £8.00 from here
Saturday 12th April
From 12.00pm to
9.00pm is the Black Market and film
Festival at Platanos College,
Clapham Road, Stockwell, SW9 0AL. The market will have stalls with African
arts and crafts, jewellery, fashion, sincare, haircare, food, books, DVDs, toys
and more. There will be Youth led film screenings and presentations. Tickets
are £10.00 in advance £12.00 on the door (under 16s and OAPs FREE).
Sunday 13th April
At 6.00pm is the Igbo Culture and Support Network April
Meeting at Zubi Bar, 144 Holloway
Road, N7 8DD. There will be social games, networking, interesting gist, by
elections for Executive positions and plenty plenty fine fine Igbo girls and
boys.
At 7.00pm is Afrobeats Live at JazzCafe, 5 Parkway, Camden, NW1 7PG. hosted by DJ Abrantee, there
will be performances by UK afrobeats artistes such as Moelogo, Rotimo, Nizzy,
Teejay, Zafi B, Vicky Sola, Tyroon Da Prince, FT Fresh Music, Gizmo and more.
Tickets are £10.00 in advance from
here, more on the door.
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