2023

Our Cultural Mediator, Caro Sika, facilitated the Arise Firebird Feature Film Q&A at the London PAFF festival, which took place in West Norwood Picture House on Friday 6th October 2023. This documentary was directed and produced by Jimi Okubanjo. Conducting the Q&A was a real honour and an emotional moment prompting difficult conversations as we faced deeply entrenched bias and cultural trauma rearing its head in the workplace and impacting personal lives.

ARISE FIREBIRD tells the stories of three Women of Color who were pushed out of the corporate world due to toxic racism and sexism. After working through the trauma of it all, they decide to rebuild inspiring and impactful careers on their own terms. These raw and revealing stories unearth the reality of the difficult decision to "grin and bear it" made by so many professional Black and Brown Women facing abuse at work. It bears a message of hope, "there is always sunshine after the rain" and "nothing is ever wasted".

Click below to watch the Q&A.

More on Jimi Okubanjo

Jimi Okubanjo is an accomplished ex-corporate executive with over 22 years of operations and management consulting experience. She has worked with prestigious blue-chip companies across 14 countries, including Fortune 500 companies such as Amazon, McKinsey, Shell, and Siemens.

Throughout her career, Jimi has gained a deep understanding of leading organizational change in various industries. Now, as the visionary behind The ARISE FIREBIRD: Women of Color Transcending Workplace Trauma, she is dedicated to addressing the alarming crisis facing women of color in the workplace.

Passionate about driving cultural and business transformations, Jimi partners with leadership teams to equip them with the tools and strategies needed to navigate complexity in rapidly changing environments. She understands that true change starts from the top, and her workshops and keynotes prioritize engaging and empowering leaders to create inclusive and productive workplaces.

Jimi's unique blend of storytelling and data-driven insights enables her to challenge conventional thinking and inspire leaders to reevaluate their policies, practices, and mindsets. She believes in fostering open dialogue and driving lasting change that aligns cultural transformations with business goals.

Through The ARISE FIREBIRD, Jimi aims to shed light on the experiences of women of color in the workplace and inspire leaders to take action towards a more equitable and supportive environment. Connect with Jimi Okubanjo on LinkedIn to learn more about her journey and join the movement towards a more inclusive workplace.

source: https://about.me/j.okubanjo

Click below to watch the Arise Firebird trailer

The San people, also called Bushmen, are the oldest inhabitants of southern Africa and belong to the oldest cultures on the planet. They are the ancestors of the peoples of East Asia, especially present-day China, see previous article below.

https://afrocultureblog.over-blog.com/2023/05/the-african-origins-of-china-the-genographic-project.html

The term San should be understood as a collective term for several ethnic groups in southern Africa. These groups include, for example, the Kung, Gui, Ju/'hoasi or the Naro tribe.The San lived in the vast expanse of the Kalahari Desert, between present-day Namibia, Botswana and South Africa. Living conditions are difficult. The domestication of animals, as the Khoi do, or agriculture, is not an option in this sandy region, which has made the Kalahari Desert a natural border for people who depend on livestock and crops. Following European colonization, the San tribes were forced into the northern depths of the desert in their fight against the Europeans armed with firearms. During this period, the number of San was greatly reduced and captured San were forced into slavery.

In essence, the San people are nomadic and do not stay long in one place. They travel in small family groups, including up to 25 men, women and children, carrying their shelter with them. They can also resort to caves found for protection.The diet of the San people includes meat, eggs, wild berries, roots, nuts and other plants.

Among gatherers and hunters, roles are shared. San women are responsible for gathering and San men for hunting. Vegetables harvested by women account for about 75% of their consumption. They rely on their in-depth knowledge of edible, medicinal and poisonous plants. This Indigenous knowledge is passed down from generation to generation. The fact that San women provide three times more food than San men is one of the reasons why women are treated as equals. San men are excellent hunters and use a wide variety of methods. Depending on the animal being tracked, the hunt can last from a few hours to several days – a physically demanding challenge. When laying traps, the San people use, among other things, pit traps. They dig a hole, for example, at a waterhole frequently used by hunted species, and cover it with branches. If an animal accidentally falls into the trap, it cannot escape and becomes easy prey. To catch smaller species, such as hares, a death trap, which tightens when an animal enters in, is formed from plant fibers.

The San people have a rich traditional culture – especially in the creation of eggshell jewelry, drawings, music, spirituality and wisdom. Using stones of different colors, the San People made cave paintings and sculptures of past things. The cave paintings show non-human beings, humans and hybrid creatures that are half-human, half-animal. They illustrate, for example, the speed of a hunt with a galloping movement or the common dances around the fire. Later, San rock art illustrated contact with European settlers by depicting sailing ships, European-style clothing, rifles, and cannons.

Another central element of San culture is music and dance. The particularly notable dance is a nocturnal and long-lasting trance, which is considered a vital healing remedy. During this trance experience, supernatural power is awakened, which cures diseases and benefits the group. In addition, medicinal plants known to the San are used to treat diseases.

Maboneng, est un mot Sesotho signifiant « lieu de lumière » et un quartier de Johannesburg à côté du quartier central des affaires. En 2009, le fondateur de Propertuity, Jonathan Liebmann, a privatisé les quartiers est de Maboneng pour créer un quartier urbain gentrifié attrayant. Il a commencé à acquérir des bâtiments et à réaménager l’endroit. Maboneng est maintenant considéré par beaucoup comme le centre de l’énergie créative à Joburg avec un art de rue incroyable, un mélange de restaurants, cafés, boutiques de vêtements, galeries d’art, magasins et studios. Bien que ce réaménagement soit crédité , pour redonner vie à ce centre-ville, il faut dire que Maboneng avait déjà un riche héritage, en particulier pour la culture noire avant l’arrivée de Propertuity. C’est pourquoi nous l’avons surnommé « le Harlem de Johannesburg ».

À nos yeux, Maboneng est avant tout un site historique de la résistance noire contre l’apartheid. C’est par exemple, sur Fox Street, à quelques kilomètres du quartier de Maboneng, que Nelson Mandela et Oliver Tambo ont créé le premier cabinet d’avocats appartenant à des Noirs d’Afrique du Sud dans les années 1950. Il s’appelle maintenant Chancellor House et dispose d’un musée public extérieur.Comme l’explique le guitariste sud-africain Mpumelelo Mcata dans news24.com en 2021, le centre-ville, et en particulier les quartiers de l’Est qui sont devenus le « Lieu de lumière » de Liebmann, était en fait un site historique de la résistance noire : un lieu où la solidarité de la classe ouvrière noire de Johannesburg s’est forgée. Il déclare: « Doornfontein à la fin du 19ème siècle était « Millionaires Row », [...] Mais tout près, dans des complexes d’usines, des quartiers de domestiques, des travailleurs noirs vivaient. Ces travailleurs ont toujours été principalement des migrants, originaires de toute l’Afrique du Sud et australe, recrutés activement par la capitale, ou issus de zones rurales sous-développées. À l’aube du 20e siècle, les responsables municipaux ont noté une augmentation du nombre de résidences « mixtes » et de permis pour, à mesure que l’industrie se développait. Après la guerre des Boers, la rébellion de Rand de 1922 et l’effondrement de la valeur des propriétés de la Grande Dépression mondiale de 1929, les millionnaires se sont déplacés vers le nord et les spéculateurs ont acheté leurs grandes maisons et leurs jardins pour les subdiviser en minuscules chambres d’ouvriers pour la location formelle et informelle: ce qui est devenu connu sous le nom de « bidonvilles » de Doornfontein. [...] Mais les résidents noirs de Joburg affirmaient déjà leur droit à la ville: exigeant des logements décents, financés par la municipalité, proches de leur travail. Cette affirmation a fleuri dans les mouvements informels de masse, bien organisés et politiquement explicites dans les années qui ont suivi la Seconde Guerre mondiale: « Sofasonke – nous mourons tous ensemble » était leur slogan », dirigé par James Sofasonke Panza, conduisant à la création de Soweto. Beaucoup de travailleurs noirs actifs dans ce mouvement étaient venus à Johannesburg lorsque la guerre a augmenté la demande de produits industriels. Doornfontein est devenu un endroit bondé d’industries légères. Linatex House – maintenant un centre de relogement de la ville – a commencé à ce moment-là, en tant que siège social d’un fabricant de fournitures minières. Certains résidents noirs se sont accrochés, mais les autorisations plus systématiques de l’apartheid après 1948 les ont brutalement déplacés vers les townships périphériques. Pourtant, les Noirs travaillaient toujours dans la ville – ils ont rendu son fonctionnement possible – et ont fait des efforts déterminés pour échapper aux restrictions et vivre plus près du travail. Avec la chute de l’apartheid, le désinvestissement blanc a dépouillé le centre d'affaires de nombreuses entreprises et des résidents plus riches. La fin des restrictions à la résidence a conduit un grand nombre de demandeurs d’emploi et de petits commerçants à revenir. Ils se sont installés officiellement là où ils pouvaient se le permettre, et de manière informelle là où ils ne pouvaient pas, comme souvent l’espace résidentiel était rare. Par conséquent, il n’est pas surprenant de trouver des lieux emblématiques tels que le bar Hide Out, où la légende raconte que l’espace a été utilisé comme refuge par Nelson Mandela et d’autres dirigeants de l’ANC pendant l’apartheid, ou de trouver un club de jazz nommé Pata Pata, d’après la chanson de la chanteuse sud-africaine et militante des droits civiques Miriam Makeba, lauréate d’un Grammy Award.

Le marché Kwai Mai Mai, l’un des plus anciens marchés de Joburg, également connu sous le nom d’Ezinyangeni, ou « le lieu des guérisseurs », est également situé à quelques pâtés de maisons du quartier de Maboneng. C’est depuis des décennies l’un des marchés de muthi (médecine traditionnelle) les plus établis de Johannesburg et également connu pour acheter de la nourriture de rue traditionnelle sud-africaine.

Enfin, ce hub créatif attire également une nouvelle génération de célébrités et de créatifs sud-africains tels que le DJ sud-africain, Black Coffee qui dispose d’un appartement penthouse dans le Hallmark House, un hôtel situé dans le quartier de Maboneng, ou encore le rappeur, producteur et entrepreneur Jay-Z qui, en 2019, a choisi le Hallmark Rooftop comme décor pour un pop-up de six semaines pour la marque D’Usse Cognac, avec Bacardi Limited incluant un menu brunch par l’un des meilleurs chefs de Joburg, Katlego Mlambo.

Donc, si vous êtes à la recherche d’une destination de vacances culturelles africaines, en voici une pour vous. Assurez-vous de découvrir Maboneng!

Afrika Bizizi Distribution Ltd in partnership with Kongo Bizizi Academy, the Pan African film institute and the West Norwood Picturehouse, are excited to announce the London International Pan African Film Festival (LONDON PAFF) 2023 selections.

Among the Eighty films submitted, Forty-Four films have been selected representing twenty-three countries. The selections are across six categories which include the outstanding categories, Narrative Feature film, Narrative Short Film, Documentary Feature film, Animation and TV & Web series. Amid the twenty three countries participating in London PAFF 2023, we have: Angola, Australia, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Colombia, Cameroon, DR Congo, France, Germany, Jamaica, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Spain, Togo, United Kingdom, United States, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

In addition, we have one invited/guest film, “Kingdom of Kongo: In Search of the Destroyed Kingdom”, produced and directed by Ne Kunda Nlaba.

This year, London PAFF will focus on Congo DRC and will screen films and exhibit artworks accordingly.

Founder Ne Kunda Nlaba says " London PAFF is that unique London event that helps us to learn and experience the life and culture of black and African people from all over the world through films".

The films will be screened at the festival from the 3rd to 8th October at West Norwood Picturehouse, London, SE27 9JU.

The London International Pan-African Film Festival (London PAFF) is an annual film event in the capital city of the United Kingdom that celebrates Pan-African cinema and screens films produced in Africa and the Diaspora (Europe, Caribbean countries, USA, Latina America), and from all over the world; founded by Ne Kunda Nlaba, Film Producer, Director, Screenwriter, and Political Scientist.

La société de distribution de films, Afrika Bizizi Distribution Ltd, en partenariat avec Kongo Bizizi Academy, l'Institut panafricain du film et le West Norwood Picturehouse, sont ravies d'annoncer la sélection du Festival international du film panafricain de Londres (LONDON PAFF 2023).

Parmi les quatre-vingt films soumis, quarante-quatre films ont été sélectionnés représentant vingt-trois pays. Les sélections sont réparties dans six catégories qui comprennent les catégories de long-métrage de fiction, court-métrage de fiction, long-métrage documentaire, animation et séries télévisées et Web.

Parmi les vingt-trois pays participant au London PAFF 2023, nous avons : l'Angola, l'Australie, la Belgique, le Botswana, le Brésil, le Cap-Vert, la République centrafricaine, la Colombie, le Cameroun, la R.D.Congo, la France, l'Allemagne, la Jamaïque, le Maroc, le Nigeria, le Rwanda, Afrique du Sud, Espagne, Togo, Royaume-Uni, États-Unis, Zambie et Zimbabwe. De plus, nous avons un film invité/invité, « Royaume Kongo, A la recherche du royaume détruit », produit et réalisé par le cinéaste Ne Kunda Nlaba.

Cette année, London PAFF consacre un focus au Congo RDC et dans la projection de films et l'exposition d'œuvres d'art sur le pays.

D’après Ne Kunda Nlaba, le fondateur du festival « London PAFF est cet événement unique à Londres qui nous aide à apprendre et à expérimenter la vie et la culture des Noirs et des Africains du monde entier à travers des films ».

Les films seront projetés au festival du 3 au 8 octobre au West Norwood Picturehouse, London, SE27 9JU.

Le Festival international du film panafricain de Londres (London PAFF) est un événement cinématographique annuel organisé dans la capitale du Royaume-Uni qui célèbre le cinéma panafricain et projette des films produits en Afrique et dans la diaspora (Europe, pays des Caraïbes, États-Unis, Amérique latine), et du monde entier ; fondé par Ne Kunda Nlaba, producteur, réalisateur de films, scénariste et politologue.

Swahili will be taught in Colombian schools as a foreign language, Colombian Vice President Francia Márquez announced. According to her, this decision will help Afro-Colombians reconnect with their roots. The Vice-President made the announcement in June 2023 upon her return from an official visit to Ethiopia, Kenya and South Africa. The signed agreement will allow Colombian teachers to travel to Africa to teach Spanish, while teachers from African countries, including Kenya, will have the opportunity to teach Swahili in public schools in Colombia.

"It will be offered to Colombians of African descent and anyone who would like to learn the language" Márquez said."It's important to reconnect with our roots and rebuild historical memory."

Malawi also announced, a few days ago, the integration of Swahili into the school curriculum. This initiative aims to facilitate trade communication with Swahili-speaking countries and strengthen bilateral relations. President Chakwera, at a joint press conference with Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan, expressed his administration's commitment to introducing language studies to foster closer ties between Malawi and its sister Swahili-speaking countries.

If you'd like to follow suit, discover Swahili or promote language learning, sign up for the free trial course on Zoom, organised by ExtraLingual and LobbyNoir taking place on Sunday, July 23 at 10:00 am. Email us at infos@lobbynoir.com to receive the Zoom link.

A little reminder, also, that Vijana Collections offers an audio book of African nursery rhymes and bedtime songs. Click on the link below for more info about the book.

Maboneng, is a Sesotho word meaning “place of light” and a Johannesburg's district next door to the Central Business District. In 2009, Propertuity founder Jonathan Liebmann privatised the eastern areas of Maboneng to create an attractive gentrified urban neighbourhood. He started acquiring buildings and redeveloping the place. Maboneng is now considered by many as the centre of creative energy in Joburg with amazing street art, a mix of restaurants, coffee shops, clothing boutiques, art galleries, retail and studio space. Although this redevelopment is credited to bringing life back to this downtown, once downtrodden Johannesburg neighbourhood, it has to be said that Maboneng already had a rich heritage, especially for Black Culture before gentrifiers came to town. That's why we coined it "the Harlem of Johannesburg".

In our eyes, Maboneng is first and foremost a historical site of Black resistance against Apartheid. It is for instance, on Fox Street, couple of miles away from Maboneng precinct that Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo set up South Africa's first black-owned law firm in the 1950s. It is now called Chancellor House and features a public outside museum.

As explained by South African guitarist Mpumelelo Mcata in news24.com in 2021, The inner city, and especially the eastern areas that became Liebmann’s “Place of Light”, was actually a historic site of black resistance: a place where the solidarity of Johannesburg’s black working class was forged.

He states: "Doornfontein in the late 19th century was “Millionaires Row”, [...] But close by, in “locations”, factory compounds, servants’ quarters and some freehold housing, black workers lived. Those workers were always predominantly migrants, from across South and southern Africa, actively recruited by capital or drawn from underdeveloped rural areas by access to city opportunities: men and women; job-seekers; factory and service workers; clerks, teachers and more.

By the teens of the 20th century, city officials noted a rise in “mixed” residence and a need for more permits, as industry expanded. After the Boer War, the 1922 Rand Rebellion and the crashing property values of the worldwide 1929 Great Depression, the millionaires moved north, and speculators bought up their great houses and gardens to subdivide into tiny workers’ rooms for formal and informal letting: what became known as the “slumyards” of Doornfontein. [...] But Joburg’s black residents were already asserting their right to the city: demanding decent, municipally funded homes close to their work. That assertion flowered in mass, well-organised and politically explicit informal settler movements in the years following World War II: “Sofasonke – we all die together” was their slogan", led by James Sofasonke Panza, leading to the creation of Soweto.

"Many of the black workers active in this movement had come to Johannesburg when the war increased demand for industrial products. Doornfontein became a place crowded with light industry. Linatex House – now a city rehousing facility – began its life then, as head office for a mining supplies manufacturer. Some black residents hung on, but the more systematic clearances of apartheid after 1948 removed them brutally to peripheral townships. Yet black people still worked in the city – they made its functioning possible – and made determined efforts to evade restrictions and live closer to work. With the fall of apartheid, white disinvestment stripped the CBD of many businesses and richer residents. The end of residence restrictions and the desperate state to which apartheid had reduced the former “homelands” led to large numbers of work-seekers and petty traders returning. They settled formally where they could afford to, and informally where they could not or where, as often, residential space was scarce."

Therefore, it is not surprising to find iconic places such as the Hide Out bar, where legend has it that the space was once used as refuge by Nelson Mandela and other ANC leaders during apartheid, or find a Jazz Club named Pata Pata, after the song by Grammy Award-winning South African singer and civil rights activist Miriam Makeba.

Kwai Mai Mai Market, one of Joburg's oldest markets, also known as Ezinyangeni, or 'the place of healers', is also located just a few blocks from the Maboneng Precinct. It has for decades been one of Johannesburg's most established muthi (traditional medicine) markets and also known as a down-to-earth spot to grab traditional South African street food.

Finally, this creative hub also attracts a new generation of South African celebrities and creatives such as South African DJ, Black Coffee who has a penthouse apartment in the Hallmark House, a hotel situated in Maboneng district, or again rapper, record producer and entreneur Jay-Z who, in 2019, chose the Hallmark Rooftop as the setting for a six-week pop-up for D'Usse Cognac, the "supernova hip hop star's" label with Bacardi Limited with a brunch menu by one of Joburg's finest chefs Katlego Mlambo (see website below).

So if you are looking for an African Cultural Holiday Destination, here is one for you. Make sure to check out Maboneng!

Sources

https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/arts/inner-city-joburg-and-maboneng-a-tale-of-two-cities-20210504

https://www.sahistory.org.za/people/james-sofasonke-mpanza

Le swahili sera enseigné dans les écoles colombiennes en tant que langue étrangère, a annoncé la vice-présidente colombienne, Francia Marquez. Selon elle, cette décision aidera les Afro-Colombiens à renouer avec leurs racines. La vice-présidente en a fait l’annonce en juin 2023 à son retour d’une visite officielle en Éthiopie, au Kenya et en Afrique du Sud. L’accord signé permettra aux enseignants colombiens de se rendre en Afrique pour enseigner l’espagnol, tandis que les enseignants des pays africains, notamment du Kenya, auront la possibilité d’enseigner le swahili dans les écoles publiques en Colombie.

« Il sera offert aux Colombiens d’origine africaine et à tous ceux qui voudraient apprendre la langue », a déclaré Márquez.

« C’est important pour renouer avec nos racines et reconstruire la mémoire historique. »

Le Malawi a également annoncé, il y a quelques jours, l'intégration du Swahili dans le cursus scolaire. Cette initiative vise à faciliter la communication commerciale avec les pays de langue swahili et à renforcer les relations bilatérales. Le président Chakwera, lors d’une conférence de presse conjointe avec la présidente tanzanienne Samia Suluhu Hassan, a exprimé l’engagement de son administration à introduire des études de langue pour favoriser des liens plus étroits entre le Malawi et ses pays frères swahiliphones.

Si vous aimeriez emboîter” le pas, découvrir le Swahili ou promouvoir l'apprentissage de la langue, inscrivez-vous pour le cours d'essai gratuit sur Zoom, organisé par ExtraLingual et qui aura lieu le dimanche 23 juillet à 10h00. Envoyez-nous un mail à info@afroculture.co.uk pour recevoir le lien Zoom.

Un petit rappel, également, que Vijana Collections propose un livre sonore de comptines et berceuses de langues africaines pour le plaisir des plus grands et des plus petits. Cliquez le lien ci-dessous pour accéder au site.

On Saturday 1^st July 2023, Dembis Thioung, a mesmerizing master of the dunduns - the melodic and hypnotic West African bass drums, in collaboration with the Little Baobab, the London-based finest soul food Senegalese Restaurant, are organizing a one day event at Peckham Levels: the 7th WEST AFRICAN DUNDUN DRUM + DANCE festival with workshops, live & community performances, nourishing food and live dj music until late.

Its 7^th edition is promising to be a successful annual event that gathers masters’ artists from all over West Africa and the diaspora, and the London vast African drum & dance community creating a safe space for the collective to come together and heal through cultural exchange catering for all ages, curiosities, and levels (under 18’s year old must leave the premises at 9pm).

The one-day festival will take place at the reconverted Peckham Levels(@peckham levels) (95A Rye Lane, SE15 4ST), a project that gives local talent access to the space they need to create thriving enterprises, with nearly 100 independent creative involved. Click below to visit their website.

Festival Schedule for SATURDAY 1^st July 2023

1pm  - DUNDUN DRUM CIRCLE WORKSHOP with Dembis Thioung (£15): The West African Dundun make up the HEARTBEAT, the MELODY and the SOUL of traditional ensemble music. These drums have the power to invoke spiritual transformation and collective healing. www.dembisthioung.com

3pm - LION SABAR DANCE WORKSHOP with Moulaye Diallo (£15) : For the first time in the UK, the Lion King of Senegal will be revealing the secrets of the mystic and ancient popular character SIMB. As the dancers synchronize their movements with the drumbeat, they become vessels of embodied expression the Lions of Senegal, telling stories of ancestral heritage, spiritual devotion with live drumming. https://www.youtube.com/@moulayethekingballetliondusene

5pm - LITTLE BAOBAB FOOD & SOCIALIZE (£9-15): Gather around a nourishing meal of your choice, London's finest Senegalese soul food, and strengthened your bonds with the members of the community honoring and celebrating shared experiences. Veg option available. https://littlebaobab.co.uk/

7.30pm - BENE TALLY COLLECTIVE PERFORMANCE (£7-10): The Bene Tally Band Collective represents a profound convergence of music, community and divine energy. Their collective expression serves as a conduit touplift, inspire, and invites the participants to tap into their own spiritual essence through sound and movement. Special artist guests: Moussa Dembele (balafon, drum), Yeb (saxo), Apex Zero (spoken word, drum) Aida Diop (dance, vocals), Luzmira Zerpa (vocals, dance), Yemalla sisters (drum), Penchmi dundunfolas (drum, dance), Medoune Ndiaye (sabar drum), Lamin Sanneh (sabar drum), Kaw Seck (sabar drum) and Dembis Thioung (all drums) https://www.dembisthioung.com/benetallycollective

10pm - DJ MUSIC & DANCE UNTIL LATE (FREE): With the ongoing mission to move your mind & body + life force feed your soul.

Ticketing &Bookings:

In order to reserve a drum for the workshop, a space at the dance session or a ticket to the concert, we require that participants book their tickets in advance.

We have a partnership with Afromoya (@afromoya) which is a UK based ticketing online platform that supports and promotes Black cultural events in the UK and France at more competitive rates than other platforms such as Eventbrite. They have also recently launched a new funding service to boost the production of African cultural events. Click the link below to book your ticket.

Find below all social media handles:

IG / @dembisthioung

Festival Promo Reel:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ct45_XmIVLl/?igshid=YzcxN2Q2NzY0OA==

Conversations with the Lion King of Senegal:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CuApOcYIgt-/?igshid=YzcxN2Q2NzY0OA==

Bene Tally Collective rehearsal vibes: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ct92BcCITrg/?igshid=YzcxN2Q2NzY0OA==

YOUTUBE / Dembis Thioung

Promo reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW575BtIZsE

Conversations with the Lion King of Senegal:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak5QIH0EofQ

Bene Tally Collective rehearsal vibes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKw1g6uM0Dc

Bene Tally promo at Hootananny: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ith2g9T_8jw&t=17s

For more info, contact: Dembis Thioung

Email: dembis.thioung@gmail.com;

M: +44 7454 825397

www.dembisthioung.com