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Black Music Congress

Alice — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:53:22 +0000

Copyright + Music Industry + Music Industry Education – 2010, Where Are We At?

A free conference at Houses Of Parliament with Minister for Higher Education & Intellectual Property David Lammy MP and stakeholders covering legal, consumers, musicians, music industry and education.

Contact organiser for details of the venue.

Akoben Awards

Alice — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:52:51 +0000

A free audio-visual presentation and discussion on the lives and works of African British classical composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and jazz musician Courtney Pine.

As part of Harrow Black History Season

Changing Your Nation…

Alice — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:06:36 +0000

… and Changing Your Station: the Playwright’s Relationship to Heritage, Representation and Legacy.

In conversation with playwrights Kwame Kwei-Armah, Michael Bhim and Deirdre Osborne, Senior Lecturer in Drama at Goldsmith.

The discussion considers the effects of history in the present, the reception abroad of contemporary dramatists and the ways in which they seek to project their work beyond the UK

Author Sapphire on “Push” and “Precious”

Alice — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:31:00 +0000

In a talk to students of the University of Saint Louis in Missouri, USA, author Sapphire talks about the inspiration behind her cult novel Push that has been made into hit movie “Precious” by filmmaker Lee Daniels.

Read the full article on stlamerican.com

How To Be An African

Alice — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:17:05 +0000

A humourous piece from Chika Unigwe, author of On Black Sisters Street, on the Western world’s perception of how it is to be an African.

If you are a writer, never forget to acknowledge the fact that your writing style derives from the great story-telling traditions of your people. Talk about being inspired by hearing a wise ancient tell stories under the perfect moonlight of a village night. Fill your memories of such nights with the sounds of chirping crickets; of animals living in complete harmony with humans.

Read the full piece on Africawriting.com

On Naomi Campbell

Alice — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:24:24 +0000

A short piece about Naomi Campbell’s evolution from fashion icon to charity fundraiser, as well as her unexpected friendship with the prime minister’s wife Sarah Brown.

Read the full article on Times Online

Alicia Keys on Oprah

Alice — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:05:52 +0000

Alicia Keys guest of the Oprah Winfrey show. Alicia Keys will be in concert in London on 25 and 26 May

Africa Weekender

Alice — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:33:32 +0000

A 72 hour live week-end festival celebrating arts and culture from Africa and the diaspora.

3 days and 3 nights of live music (Nneka, Ty, Muntu Valdo, Natty, Emmanuel Ja…), film screenings (Nubian Spirit, Football Fables, Meeting Mandela…), theatre, poetry, creative arts, fashion and children activity. There will also be comedy shows and parties.

Accommodation is based on groups of 3 to 5 persons sharing self-catering apartments.

Films and Talk in Memory of Cy Grant

Alice — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:11:33 +0000

Untold stories of the post-war generation of Black Britons with films, audio clips from war veterans who were also veterans of the Civil Rights Movement in Britain.

(Conference Room, 1st floor)

Trash and Ready

Alice — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:49:11 +0000

The ruffest, tuffest Old-School Dancehall and Digital Sounds. With: The Tighten Up Crew featuring MC Champian + special guest selecta’s: the Dub Organiser Crew (Feturing Dave Hendley & Stu Tolhurst)

A night of ’80s dancehall and digital reggae + celebrating 25 years of Sleng Teng.
This event is open mic so if you have positive lyrics… bring dem come!