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| Basil Gabbidon |
Birmingham will be hosting its very first African Heritage Arts Day on Saturday 28th October 2006.
The free event will be celebrating and showcasing the cultural vibrancy and diversity of Birmingham’s African communities through music, arts, games, culture, film and food.
Crowds will be treated to singers such as Francis Mbella, Basil Gabbidon and Yaz Alexander; African drumming; dance from local dancers such as Sandra Golding and special guest dancer from the African Hebrew Israelites Community in Jerusalem – Kananel Ben Israel.
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| African dance |
There will be entertainment from midday until 8.30pm across three stages in Victoria Square in Birmingham city centre. Here’s the line-up:
Glory of the Star Stage
13:00 Drum Call – Adanta Group
13:10 Welcome! Dr. Mashuq Ally Head of Equality and Diversity
13:15 Africa live! DJ Jiovany ‘Dancing in the Street’
13:50 Karaoke, Cross Road Collision
14:00 Helele band. The music of the Helele band will bring messages of peace, non-violence and anti-racism. Stories of migration and asylum.
15:00 Adanta Dance – Adanta Dance Group will perform traditional African dances such as the Atilogu dance,
the Zulu Warrior dance, Nkwa Umu Agbogho (the Maiden dance), the Soukus (Zaire dance), etc
15:30 Yaz Alexander – Reggae Princess
16:00 Monikim Group – The Monikim dance is in a sense, a tribute and celebration of gratitude by the Ejagham people to their Abasi Isong (earth goddess).
16:30 Coco Mbassi ‘Spirit Speaks’ Gospel, Soul, Classical and Jazz
17:00 Speeches ( Mike Sharpe) Lord Mayor of Birmingham
17:10 Movement ANGOL – Contemporary Jazz and Caribbean form of movements
18:00 Lucky Moyo and Kenny Moyo – Zulu dance and gumboot dance
19:00 Oduduwa Talking Drummers (Drum Do Talk)
19:30 Coco Mbassi ‘Spirit Speaks’
20:30 Close
Glory of the Moon Stage
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| Yaz Alexander |
13:00 Exhibition – CAASSUK Fine Arts Collection
15:00 Contemporary African Painting Workshop – Painting, batik and tie and Dye
16:00 Exhibition – City College Students
17:00 Exhibition – Frederick Ebot Ashu
18:00 Contemporary African Painting Workshop
19:00 Exhibition
20:00 Exhibition
20:30 Close
Glory of the Sun Stage
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| African art |
13:00 Kembong Cultural Development Association Monikim Dance workshop – space, rhythm, and unity
14:00 Adanta – Workshop: Introduce participant to Atilogu dance, the Zulu Warrior dance, Nkwa Umu Agbogho (the Maiden dance), the Soukus (Zaire dance), etc.
14:30 Yaz Alexander – Roots Raggae Princess
15:00 Coco Mbassi – exploring the relationship between African and Western art forms.
15:30 Francis Angol – Movement of Movements
16:00 Oduduwa Talking Drummers (Drum Do Talk)
17:20 The Drumming Workshop
18:00 Helele band – Workshop: learning to play African musical instruments: Balafon, Drum, Mvet, Mbira, Sitar, Manganda, Nkul, Dingoma etc.
19:00 Luck Moyo and Canaan Moyo workshop –Zulu Dance and Gunboat Dance
Interactive Workshop: introducing participants to African dances and rhythms.
