Kedu,
Proud to be African Clothing is happy to present you with another
week jam packed with awesome Africanness. So much to do, see and hear but so little
time. Multiple festivals going on at the same time from the South African
Afrovibes, Afropolis in Hoxton, African Arts to the Somali Week.
Star100 brings an excellent event the Road Map Ghana
Conference, for anyone interested in West Africa’s second most dynamic economy (i.e.
anyone interested in Africa!).
There is art, music, movies seminars and more, have an excellently
Africanly, groovy week.
Monday 13th October
At 5.00pm the
Sulger-Buel Lovell Gallery hosts Of(f)
Africa Group Exhibition at
Sulger-Buel Lovell Gallery, The Loft , Unit 2 La Gare, 51 Surrey Row, SE1 0BZ.
Running till 15th November, this inaugural exhibition of the
selected works of gallery artists from Africa such as sculptor Abdulrazaq
Awofeso, photographer Ralph Ziman and mixed media artist Vivien Kohler.
At 5.15pm the
Centre of African Studies presents The
Memory of the Crowd: Exploring the Potential of Digital Media Platforms to
Re-Imagine a National Narrative in Kenya in Room 4429, SOAS, University of London, Thornhaugh Street, WC1H 0XG. Sam
Hopkins (Iwalewahaus, Bayreuth, Germany) shares his research project ‘The Memory of the Crowd’ a media project
in Kenya which explores approaching national history on inclusive identities of
choice rather than exclusive identities of birth with Professor Annie Coombes
(Pelz Gallery and University of London) . RSVP this FREE event by email.
At 6.00pm the
Nigeria Arts Society presents Nigeria
@100: Transforming a British Experiment at WAC Gallery, 144 Baylis Road, SE1
7AA. This exhibiton running till 1st November commemorates
Nigerias centenary with artists such as Ade Ogundimu, Chike Azuonye, Chinwe
Chukuogo Roy MBE,Dotun Adegbite, Gbenga Orimoloye, Hassan Aliyu, Imoesi
Imhonigie, Kunle Adegborioye, Lara Ige Jacks, Micahel Echekoba, Obi Okigbo,
Raymond Soko, Titus Agbara and Toni Ndikanwu. More details about this is a FREE event here.
At 6.00pm Black
History Walks present What Were Black
People doing in World War 1 in the
Portland Lecture Room, University of Westminster, 4-12 Little Titchfield
Street, W1W 7UW. This presentation covers the contributions of Africans and
Caribbean soldiers, sailors, airmen and workers to the war effort and the
importance of their actions. RSVP this is a FREE
event here.
Tuesday 14th October
At 1.00pm The
BFI London Film Festival presents Diploma National at the ICA Cinema, Institute of Contemporary Arts,
The Mall, SW1Y 5AH. This fly on the wall documentary by Dieudo Hamadi
follows a group of Congolese students as they prepare for their National
Diploma exam. Tickets for this film are £9.00 from here.
At 1.00pm Black
Cultural Archives presents Re-Imagine:
Black Women in Britain Exhibition Tours at Black Cultural Archives, 1 Windrush Square Brixton, SW2 1EF. This
event takes you on a historic journey though the lives of a handful of women o
the frontline of making a difference. Admission is £5.00 (£3.00 concs) from here.
At 2.00pm is Nuff Said? an exhibition at The
Platform, Loughborough Junction, 2 Ridgeway Road, Loughborough Junction, SW9
7AH. This installation project combines animation, archive and multi media
to consider the mind, body and voice of African descendants though history. Running till 18th October,
this is a FREE exhibition, more
information here.
At 5.30pm is the
Nigerian Women in Diaspora Leadership Forum Women Holding Hands Mentoring Project at the House of Commons,
Westminster, SW1A 0AA. Diane Abbott MP will lead this event promoting and
inspiring women. Open to all BME women, register for this FREE event here.
At 6.30pm AFFORD
presents The Role of the UK Diaspora in
Emergencies: Spotlight on Nigeria and Lesotho in The Khalili Lecture Theatre, SOAS. This event sees the launch of
research studies mapping Nigerian diaspora health and education professionals
by Equinox Consulting and mapping diaspora healthcare professionals in Lesotho
by AFFORD. To register for this FREE
event email Carlos Pozo.
At 6.30pm Carpe Diem Events presents Poetry Meets Art-Black History Month
Special at Passing Clouds, 1 Richmond Road, Dalston, E8 4AA. This night of
spoken word, music art and poetry n aid ofCongo and ethical technology features
spoken word artists Gallant Sitruc, AmeN NoiR, Halah Mohammed, El Crisis,
Nat Nye, Nyarai Kizzy, Kat Francois and
ShakaRa, artist Nebula Nebula and presentations by Vava Tampa of Save The Congo
and Nadin Bourne of Freedom Project. Admission is £7.00 before 9.00pm and £9.00
after.
At 6.30pm is The Image and Reality of Black Africans in Renaissance England with Michael Ohajuru at Battersea Library, 265 Lavender Hill, SW11 1JB. Independent
historians Michael Ohajuru and Dr
Miranda Kaufmann examine images and accounts of Black Africans in England
during the renaissance.
At 7.00pm the
Jamaica National Building Society presents Caribbean
Question Time at 1 Great George
Street, Westminster, SW1P 3AA. As the UK General election comes close this
is a platform to discuss the key issues affecting the Caribbean community.
Following the question Time format with a panel and audience. Reserve your
place at this FREE event by email.
The Afrovibes Festival
The Afrovibes Festival will be running at across London from
the 14th -18th October with a Township Café with South
African food and South African inspired artwork by local schoolchildren, Africa
Inspired photographic exhibition, Pop Up South Africa interactive photography
project
At 7.30pm Theatre
Royal Stratford East presents Rhetorical
at Stratford Circus, Theatre Square, Stratford, E15 1BX. Written and
directed by Mpumelelo Paul Grootboom this satirical and humorous play stars
Presley Cheweneyagae (star of Oscar winning film Tsotsi), revisiting one of Thabo Mbekis most famous speeches,
laying bare his powers of persuasion, style of governance and impact on
citizens. Running till 18th October tickets are £18.00 (£12.00 concs) from here.
At 7.30pm the
Afrovibes Festival hosts Uncles and
Angels/ Dark Cell at The Albany,
Douglas Way, Deptfors, SE8 4AG. Uncles and Angel’s by Nelisiwe Xaba uses
video and interactive dance to show us the South African Reed Dance and how
traditional ceremonies can be manipulated by those in power. Dark Cell draws
inspiration from the treatment of political prisoners in Robben Island and uses
a prison cell as a metaphor for mental imprisonment. Tickets are £12.00 (£10.00 concs)
Wednesday 15th October
At 6.00pm is Africans in Tudor and Stuart Port Towns in Room 180, Queen Anne Building, University
of Greenwich, Greenwich Campus, SE10 9HX. Dr Miranda Kaufmann will explore
the lives of Africans in 16th and 17th century English
and Scottish port towns, what occupations and relationships they found and how
they were treated by the church, the law and other people. This is a FREE event.
At 7.00pm Every
Voice screens Benda Bilili at Hanley
Crouch Community Centre, Sparsholt Road, N19 4EL. This film follows a group
of musician from the ghettos of Kinshasha 4 of whom are paraplegic and 3 of
whom are homeless street children, struggle through to their first recording
contract and international stardom. With food and performances and followed by
a discussion chaired by Jean-Roger Kaseki. RSVP this FREE event here.
At
6.15pm The BFI London Film Festival presents
Hard
to Get in NFT2, BFI Southbank, Belvedere
Road. This action thriller is set in downtown Johannesburg’s criminal
underworld, where gigolo TK and petty criminal Skiets meet in a bar and delve
deeper into the local criminal fraternity. Screening again at The Ritzy on the
17th. Tickets from £9.00
here
Afro-polis African Renaissance at Hoxton Square
This 5 day event provides an exhibition, dining experience,
pop up concept store, based on the concept of a fictitious Nigerian couple the
Affogbolos. More details here.
At 9.30am is Breakfast Talks in The Dining Room, 16 Hoxton Square, Hoxton, N1 6NT with Anasthasie
Tudieshe (Le Pointe Afrique) in
conversation with Camerounian artist Barthelemy Toguo, accompanied by a Senegalese
fusion breakfast. Tickets are £15.00
(£10.00 students) from here
From 3.30pm to 5.30pm
is Afternoon Tea and Folktales at the
Affogbolos in The Dining Room. Hosted by a griot and curated by Yswara gourmet tea.
Tickets are £15.00 from here
At 7.30pm is Guess Whos Coming to Dinner Tonight at The Dining Room, is which a menu is
crafted by the childhood memories and art of the guest accompanied by South
African wines. Tonight’s guest is Barthelemy Toguo. Tickets start from £60.00 from here.
The Afrovibes Festival
At 5.30pm is The
African Cypher at The Albany
this film shows how dance has enriched and changed the lives of African
townships showing the diverse performances of isiPantsula, sBhujwa, Krump and
B\boy Tis is a FREE event
At 6.00pm is Mojisola Adebayo with Afrovibes artists
at The Albany. Writer and theatre
maker sparks conversation and debate with the creative behind Afrovibes productions.
This is a FREE event and happens
daily until the 17th.
At 7.30pm is Biko’s Quest at The Albany. The JazzArt Dance Theatre Company interprets the
inspirational story of anti-apartheid campaigner Steve Biko. Tickets are £12.00 (£10.00 concs) from here.
At 8.30pm is Chill Pill Plus at The Albany. Deanna Roger and Simon Mole of Chill Pill the Albany’s
resident spoken word collective curate an evening of events with guest artists
and co hosts. This is a FREE event.
Thursday 16th October
At 4.00pm the
1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair presents The 1:54 Forum 2014: ‘Mapping the Trajectory of Rotimi Fani-Kayode’s
Work’ at Somerset House, Strand, WC2R 1LA. This panel of Christine Eyene
(University of Central Lancashire), Renee Mussai (Autograph ABP), Maria Varnaya
(Tiwani Contemporary) will discuss the artistic trajectory of Fani—Kayodes work
from pre Africa 95 to recent retrospectives. Register for this FREE event here.
At 6.00pm Black
Fundraisers UK host BF-UK Dragons Den
and Special Surgery at The Directory of Social Change, 24 Stephenson Way, NW1
2DP. This fun event sees individuals pitch their projects to a panel of
dragons from some of the UK’s finest grant making bodies in exchange for
advice. And the opportunity to have one on one speed surgery sessions with
funders of their choice and network with other professionals and consultants. Tickets are £20.00 from here.
At 6.00pm Young
Back Grads presents BHM Dinner and
Debate at Mango Rooms, 10-12 Kentish
Town Road, NW1 8NH. This evening of drinks, dinner, debate and networking
chaired by Dotun Adebayo (BBC) features lively discussions and a 2 or 3 course
Caribbean menu. Admission starts
from £22.00 from here.
At 6.30pm is Beauty’s
Story: Author event with Rita
Ese Edah at Hale End Library, Castle
Avenue, Highams Park, E4 9QD. Author Rita Ese Edah will be reading passages
from her book , a story of loss love, betrayal and awareness takes the reader
from East London to Southern Nigeria. RSVP this FREE event here.
At 6.30pm the
Society of Black Lawyers presents Children
in Conflict Zones at Fasken
Martineu, 17 Hanover Square, W1S 1HU. The purpose of this seminar is to
raise awareness of children trapped in armed conflict and occupation and to
discuss the mechanisms and strategies to influence the Government and
international community, with Courtenay Griffiths QC, Helena Kennedy QC,
Professor Carolyn Hamilton and speakers from Amnesty International and UNICEF.
Register for this FREE event here.
At 7.00pm Magenta
Dating presents Black Singles Social
Event at All Bar One- Houndsditch,
106-107 Houndsditch EC3A 7BD. This fully hosted event will have no more
than 30 people who will be encouraged to mix and mingle. Tickets are £5.00 from here.
Afro-polis African Renaissance at Hoxton Square
At 9.30am is Breakfast Talks in The Dining Room with Amelie Kleine (Vitra Design Museum) in
conversation Cheick Diallo (leading Malian designer) accompanied by a Senegalese
fusion breakfast. Tickets are £15.00
(£10.00 students) from here.
From 3.30pm to 5.30pm
is Afternoon Tea and Folktales at the
Affogbolos in The Dining Room. Hosted by a griot and curated by Yswara gourmet tea.
Tickets are £15.00 from here
At 7.30pm is Guess Whos Coming to Dinner Tonight at The Dining Room, is which a menu is
crafted by the childhood memories and art of the guest accompanied by South
African wines. Tonight’s guest is James Barnor. Tickets start from £60.00 from here.
The Afrovibes Festival
At 7.30pm is Chill Pill: Afrovibes at The Albany. With a line up of special
UK and international artists including Toni Stuart and an open mic slot.
Admission is £7.00 (£5.00 concs)
from here. Followed by Chill Pill Plus At 8.30pm. Hosted by Raymond Antrobus
and Adam Kammerling. Which is is a FREE
event.
At 7.45pm is Skierlik
at The Albany. This award winning
play revisits the horror of a racially motivated shooting spree which
devastated the remote settlement of Skierlik
in 2008. Tickets are £12.00 (£10.00
concs) from here.
Friday 17th October
At 1.30pm the
1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair presents The 1:54 Forum 2014: Koyo Kouoh in Conversation with Miriam Syowia
Kyambi and James Muriuki at Somerset
House. Camerounian born, Senegalese bred exhibition maker and cultural
producer will be in conversation with artists Miriam Syowia Kyambi and James
Muriuki. Register for this FREE
event here.
At 3.00pm the
1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair presents The 1:54 Forum 2014: Osei Bonsu in Conversation with Ibrahim Mahama at Somerset House. The Ghanaian artist
explores the relationship between concepts, art objects and human relationships
in both a localised and geographically wide ranging context. Register for this FREE event here.
At 6.30pm The
Young African presents The Pitch at Google Campus London, 4-5 Bonhill Street,
EC2A 4BX. This is a dynamic platform for start-up CEOs to pitch an promote
their businesses to potential investors and a panel of judges with the chance
to win £500.00 cash prize and a one to one mentoring session with their chosen
judge. Register for this FREE event
here.
At 6.30pm AfriCat
UK presents Big Cats- Keeping The Wild
at The Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, Kensington, SW7 2AR.
TV presenter and wildlife expert Chris Packham will host the evening on behalf
of AfriCat Foundation Namibia, discussing what needs to be done to keep lions,
tigers, leopards and cheetahs free and in the wild, how to take great pictures
projects support local people and keep big cats wild in Africa. There will also
be a silent auction, chances to win and book travel trips Admission is £20.00 from here.
At 6.30pm Bukka
presents Stori Plenti: Meeting Lagos
Through Literature at the October
Gallery, 24 Old Gloucester Stret, Bloomsbury, WC1N 3AL . The re launch of
world urbanism and architecture platform Bukka and its 10 year anniversary
features a tribute to long time supporter Kaye Whiteman an his book Lagos: A Cultural and Historcial Companionpresented
bby Dr Oliver Owen (Oxford University), the official UK Book launch of Sandbank City: Lagos at 150 by John Goddwin and Gilian Hopwood and
readings from Noo Saro-Wiwa’s Looking for
Transwonderland on the city of Lagos, live music, food and drinks. RSVP
this FREE event by email.
At 8.00pm is Acoustic Soul with Lanre and Guests at The Omnibus, 1 Northside, Clapham Common,
SW4 0QW. Lanre’s unique sound combines acoustic folk and soul influenced by
her Yoruba heritage appearing with surprise guests, admission is £5.00 from here.
At 5.00pm Kayd.org
presents 2014 Somali Week Festival:
Imaginative Horizons at Oxford House, Derbyshire Street, Bethnal Green, E2 6HG.
Chaired by Mohammed Adow with key note speaker Ambassador Neil Wigan and
Rushanara Ali MP, with the theme introduced by Sheikh Mahamud Sheikh Dalmar.
Featuring Dr Hussein Abdiilahi Bulhan (Academy for Peace and Development),
Bashir Goth (poet and blogger), Sahra Kooshin (poet and writer). The event will
close with a performance by the lute player and vocalist Shay Mire Dacar and
poetr readings by Halwo Bulhan Ali. Admission is £5.00
Afro-polis African Renaissance at Hoxton Square
At 9.30am is Breakfast Talks in The Dining Room with Anasthasie Tudieshe (Le Pointe Afrique) in conversation James Barnor (Ghanaian
photographer) accompanied by a Senegalese fusion breakfast. Tickets are £15.00 (£10.00 students) from here.
From 3.30pm to 5.30pm
is Afternoon Tea and Folktales at the
Affogbolos in The Dining Room. Hosted by a griot and curated by Yswara gourmet tea.
Tickets are £15.00 from here.
At 7.30pm is Guess Whos Coming to Dinner Tonight at The Dining Room, is which a menu is
crafted by the childhood memories and art of the guest accompanied by South
African wines. Tonight’s guest is from the Desmond Tutu Fellowship. Tickets start
from £60.00 from here.
The Afrovibes Festival
At 7.30pm is the The Revivalists at The Albany. This crew of performers sample sections from four
iconic theatre texts using them to make statements about their own identity.
Tickets are £12.00 (£10.00 concs)
from here.
At 7.45pm is Tsotsi
at The Albany. This Oscar award film
based on Athol Fugards novel tells the story of a young street thug who hijacks
a car only to discover a baby in the backseat. This is a FREE event
Saturday 18th October
From 9.30am to 5.30pm
Star100 UK presents The Road Map Ghana
Conference at BCS, The Davidson Building, 5 Southampton Street, WC2E 7HA.
This 10th anniversary conference will aid in in giving an insight as
to what it’s like to move from the diaspora to Ghana, allow people to meet entrepreneurs
and change makers. Confirmed speakers include Koko Abedi (Explainer DC), Tutu
Agyare (Nubuke Investments), Nicole Amartiefio (An African City), David Ampofo
(Channel Two Communications), Dr Sylvia Anie-Akwetey (Fellow of the Royal
Society), Ernest Hanson (Beaufort Properties), Elikem Nutifafa Kuenyehia
(Oxford and Beaumont), Jerry Parkes (Impero Investments), Ade Sawyerr (Equinox
Consulting) and William Tewiah (Zim Petroleum) Tickets start from £45.00 from here.
From 9.30am to 1.00pm
ReConnect Africa presents I Want to Work in Africa Careers Workshop at SOAS, Thornhaugh Street. Led by
Frances Mensah Williams this workshop covers the African job market, industries
and professions in demand, successful job search strategies,, writing a
powerful CV, building networks and finding a job in Africa. Admission is £45.00 from here.
At 12.30pm is Signs and Symbols from Owusu-Ankomah:
Micron Begins at The October Gallery.
In his second solo exhibition Owusu-Ankomah will present a body of work on
canvas depicting an alternative world where human figures are shown in a motif
of adinkra symbols. Running till 25th October, this is a FREE event.
At 1.00pm is the Sandy Waves Book Launch at Victoria Library, 160 Buckingham Palace
Road, SW1W 9UD. First time author Femmy Koya will launch her debut novel
about a Nigerian university graduate dealing with the dilemma of an opportunity
for fame and fortune in London or staying in Nigeria. Light refreshments will
be served. RSVP this FREE event here.
At 1.30pm Black
History Walks presents How Black People
won World War 2 at the Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, SE1 6HZ. This
presentation is a detailed look at the contribution of Africans and Caribbean
people to the war effort with video clips and interviews with Spitfire and
bomber pilots, Nigerian and other West African troops fighting in Burma and
more. RSVP this FREE event here.
At 2.00pm Duchess
Talks hosts Breaking the Silence: Mental
Health Illness and The Black Community at Wood Green Central Library, High Road
Wood Green, N22 6XD. This interactive event with a panel of healthcare
experts and a Q&A seeks to overcome the stigma of mental health illness in
the Black Community. Register for this FREE
event here.
At 2.00pm is The Olaudah Equiano Heritage Walk starting
at Abney Park Cemetery , Stoke Newington
High Street, N16 0LH. Confirm attendance at this FREE walk by email or RSVP here.
At 3.00pm the
1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair presents The 1:54 Forum 2014: Elvira Dyangani Ose in Conversation with Sammy Baloji
at Somerset House. The Congolese
photographer and video photographer will
be in conversation with Elvira Dyangani Ose (Goldsmiths College). Register for
this FREE event here.
At 3.00pm the 2014
Somali Week Festival presents Creative
Play at Oxford House. This interactive
activity session for 5-10 years olds with Somali storyteller Zaynab Dahir will include
face painting, arts and crafts, clowns and more. This is a FREE event.
At 4.00pm The Igbo
Culture and Support Network presents the
ICSN Iri ji (New Yam ) Festival at Oakington Manor Hall, Wembley, HA9 6NG. This
annual event celebrates many of the beautiful aspects of Igbo culture and
heritage, with a variety of foods, yam auctions, masquerades and cultural
presentations, live music from Kelechi Ify and traditional Igbo Dancing from the
ICSN Dance Troupe Egwu Oganiru, followed by a DJ playing the finest in afrobeats,
RnB and Funky house till 1.00am. Tickets start from £10.00 from here.
At 6.00pm The 2014
Somali Week Festival presents Somali
Poetry: Past, present and Future at
Oxford House. Chairedby Jama Musse Jama, Bashir Goth will introduce the
topic of imagination and how it relates to Somali poetry and literature. There will
be discussions and poetry recitals with Said Salah, Halwo Bulhan Ali, Dr
Mohammed Dahir Afrah, Mohammed Hersi and HassanDaahir ‘Weedhsame’, as well as
young and emerging poets. Admission is £5.00.
At 6.30pm Black
History Walks presents 400 Years of
African Women Resistance Leaders at Voluntary
Action Islington, 200A Pentonville Road, N1 9JP. This presentation covers
female resistance fighters who used everything from pistols, pens to placards.
A £3.00 donation is kindly requested
here or at the door.
Afro-polis African Renaissance at Hoxton Square
From 10.00am- 6.00pm
The Art and Style Weekend opens in
the Hoxton Square, with The Concept
Store broken into The Fashion, The Art, The Beauty and Air, Entertainment and
Gastronomy selling ethical African fashion labels and Art Exhibition by Congolese
photographer Baoudouin Mouanda recreating the studio of famed Malian
photographer Malick Sidibe in the Art d’Vivre style. The Art is at 48 Hoxton Square, N1 6NN and The Style
at 33 Hoxton Square, N1 6NN.
At 7.30pm is Guess Whos Coming to Dinner Tonight at The Dining Room, is which a menu is
crafted by the childhood memories and art of the guest accompanied by South
African wines. Tonight’s guest is from Nigeria 2114. Tickets start from £60.00 from here
At 8.00pm FOKN Bois and Taali M will be
performing at Bl-nk, 37 East Road N1 6AZ. The evening will
have performances by the eccentric Ghanaian rap duo and the Congolese/ Chadian
singer Taali M, with a DJ set by Jamaal Nomad. Admission is £20.00 from here.
Afrovibes Festival
From 11.00am to
4.00pm is the Growing Up Club at
The Albany. These crafts and
activities will transport kids to South Africa. This is a FREE event just drop in.
At 12.00pm is African Folktales at The Albany. Suitable for ages up to 7,
Ntirelang Berman tells Botswanan folklore accompanied by music and sounds. This
is a FREE event.
At 2.00pm is Khumba at The Albany. This animation
about a half striped zebra on a quest to find the legendary magic waterhole
where zebras got their strips. This is a FREE
event.
At 2.00pm is Instant Rap Workshop at The Albany. This workshop for 8-12 year
olds with poetry slam champion MC Adam Kammerling will show how to whip up
raps, bars and verses in minutes. This is a FREE event.
At 5.30pm is Sea
Point Days at The Albany. This
essayistic film uses a combination of film formats to capture the societal
blend in a specific part of Cape Town. This is a FREE event.
At 8.00pm is The Soil at The Albany. This a capella trio from Soweto combine township jazz
hip hop, Afro pop and Afro Soul with beat boxing. Supported by vocalist Randolph
Matthews. Admission is £12.00 (£10.00
concs) from here.
Sunday 19th October
At 3.30pm the 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair presents The 1:54 Forum 2014: Simon Njami in conversation with Abdoulaye Konate and Sokari Douglas Camp at Somerset House, Strand, WC2R 1LA. Simon Njami writer, curator and co founder of Revue Noire will discuss contextualisation of contemporary African art and the establishment of canon with artists Sokari Douglas-Camp and Abdoulaye Konate. Register for this FREE event here.
At 6.00pm The 2014:
Somali Week Festival presents Djibouti
Special: Conversation with Abdallah Haji and Amina Farah at Oxford House. Chaired by Amran
Mohammed, Djibouti journalist Abdallah Haji and Somali singer Amina Farah will
discuss recent events in Djibouti culture, arts and music alongside UK based
Djibouti artists Dahir Youssouf, Anab Ismail and musicians Said Hussein and
Mahamed Maacow Nuur. Admission is £5.00.
Afro-polis African Renaissance at Hoxton Square
From 10.00am- 6.00pm
The Art and Style Weekend opens in
the Hoxton Square, with The Concept
Store broken into The Fashion, The Art, The Beauty and Air, Entertainment and
Gastronomy selling ethical African fashion labels and Art Exhibition by Congolese
photographer Baoudouin Mouanda recreating the studio of famed Malian
photographer Malick Sidibe in the Art d’Vivre style. The Art is at 48 Hoxton Square, N1 6NN and The Style
at 33 Hoxton Square, N1 6NN.
At 7.30pm is Guess Whos Coming to Dinner Tonight at The Dining Room, is which a menu is
crafted by the childhood memories and art of the guest accompanied by South
African wines. Tonight’s guest to be confirmed. Tickets start from £60.00 from here.
At 8.00pm is Azonto Music Night by Homebros at the Bl-Nk.
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