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AFRO beat film project of the filmmaker Ne Kunda Nlaba
Crowdfunding campaign: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/afro-beat-dance-feature-film-drama#/ Mala, a failing Black African law graduate from London decides to turn his back on the joining the elitist rat race and sets up his own Afrobeat dance studio...
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AFRO BEAT projet cinématographique du cinéaste Ne Kunda Nlaba
bande annonce AFRO BEAT Ne Kunda Nlaba, cinéaste congolais, me parle de son parcours en tant que cinéaste lors d'une pause café à Brixton Lounge. Alors qu’il évolue depuis son plus jeune â ge dans le milieu du thé â tre, de la musique et de la danse et...
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LA RAGE DE VIVRE de Bolewa Sabourin et Balla Fofana
Crédit Photo: Damien Carduner RÉSUMÉ Né d’un père congolais de Kinshasa et d’une mère française de La Rochelle, Bolewa Sabourin est à l’image de toute une génération : au carrefour de ses multiples identités. Du haut de ses 33 ans, cet homme a connu l’exil...
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ADX 2018 Les Femmes Africaines from September, 28th 2018
this is what to expect for ADX2018 Carolyn Lilly is the founder of Feel the Rhythm Productions. She is a tireless African dance lover who has been dancing for as long as she remembers, experiencing different types of African dances all over the world....
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Akala, Stormzy, Trevor Nelson and more lead the honouree line up for this year’s Black Magic Awards!
THE ANNUAL BLACK MAGIC AWARDS HOSTS ITS FIRST EVER MEN’S EDITION THIS JUNE AT THE CRITERION THEATRE, LONDON Returning to London’s The Criterion Theatre on Monday 10th June (2019), The Black Magic Awards will look to celebrate and honour the brilliant...
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Marvin, the most versatile and popular Zouk Artist
MARVIN feat YASMINE Disponible en téléchargement : https://geo.itunes.apple.com/fr/album/id1322634748?at=1l3v9Tx Real Video : Rod TAUMATA Compositeurs : Badoxa/Marvin Auteurs : Marvin & YASMINE ©OMP 2017 Connectes toi avec MARVIN sur ses réseaux sociaux...
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YOUNG BLACK BUSINESS AWARDS YBBA 2019 LAUNCH!
Photo Credit: Emerzy Corbin What an inspiring launch night listening to renowned international speakers sharing their passion and endorsing the YBBA's initiative to celebrate, reward and financially invest in our upcoming generation of young black innovative,...
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Que Vola? Cuban-French Jazz band debut album out soon!
Que Vola Signed to No Format (home to Oumou Sangaré, Mélissa Laveaux) and supported at 6Music by Gilles Peterson, Que Vola? formed when French jazz trombonist Fidel Fourneyron followed his namesake to Havana to immerse himself in the percussive music...
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Businessman Tim Campbell MBE's legacy of championing the underrated!
Tim Campbell MBE as an aide to Sir Alan Sugar on the Apprentice. Credit BBC I remember interviewing Tim Campbell at the Black Magic Awards, hosted by Kojo Anim and Annika Allen in 2019, celebrating Black British Women. Standing with fellow colleagues,...
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Le nouveau système de paiement panafricain
Le nouveau système de paiement panafricain (PAPSS) est Live. Son lancement s'est fait à Accra cette semaine organisé par le gouvernement du Ghana en présence notamment des gouverneurs des banques centrales africaines. Ce système de paiement révolutionnaire...
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Du soleil couchant aux Champs Elysées!
Photo crédit: Pascal Blondé Cette semaine, dans la rubrique 'Patrimoine Culturel', nous vous invitons à explorer avec nous les origines africaines des Champs Elysées de par des faits anthropologiques et culturels. Avant de rentrer dans le vif du sujet,...
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Kishem, entrepreneurship at its best!!
Kiisha and Kemi at Camden Market Introducing Kishem! An inclusive interactive colouring & story book for ALL children. Now available to Pre-order. visit http://www.kishem.com/ Kemi and Kiisha, aged 8 and 6 years olds, are just so cool! It's Saturday 2nd...
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La reine africaine Amanirenas qui défia l’Empire romain
Artwork by SIRIUS UGO ART Le légendaire empereur romain César Auguste était sur l’île grecque de Samos, se préparant à une importante expédition en Syrie, quand il reçut des envoyés du royaume de Kush, dans l’actuel Soudan. La journaliste Selina O’Grady...
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The Melanin Lunchbox Project
The Melanin Lunchbox Project Lindon Rankin, Founder of Melanin Health & Wellness, recognised during the first lockdown that there seemed to be a lack of support for the local BME community. Melanin Health & Wellness, a Southwark based community group...
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Painting Our Past: The African Diaspora in England
English Heritage has commissioned a series of portraits depicting six historic figures from the African diaspora whose stories have contributed to England's rich history. Each artist has been supported by our curators and historians to creatively portray...
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Ba Khem Arts - a fusion of ancient traditions, contemporary society and future visioning
Visiting Gus of Ba Khem Arts this week in Shoreditch was a real highpoint for me. This talented young Brother really had me thinking. I arrived with no expectations really, just open I suppose to see what the Brother has going on but I left lifted and...
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Kalakuta Republik: A place where freedom lives on !!
Part 1 "Without a story, we would go mad" Provoking and non-conformist, Serge Aimé Coulibaly is transporting us in a world where Fela Kuti, the revolutionary icon that inspired the piece Kalakuta Republik, is displayed in 3D through his musical greatness,...
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Mic Assassin, Back to my 1st Love
We interviewed Mic Assassin at Lewisham People's Day 2018 Mic Assassin performing live Lewisham People's Day 2018 After a full on career in music, on the UK hip hop scene, touring, owning his own record label at age 18 and producing mixtapes, Mic Assassin...
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Takine Camara, la reine du Bazin
Photo source: Web Takine Camara est une entrepreneure malienne talentueuse et ambitieuse. Elle est créatrice et fondatrice de la marque de mode 'Beauté Charismatik'. Alors que sa passion pour la mode remonte à sa tendre enfance, Takine Camara la matérialise...
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Une reine africaine des temps modernes
Cette semaine, dans la rubrique 'Patrimoine Culturel', découvrez la Reine Diambi Kabatusuila Muata Tshiyoyo de la République démocratique du Congo. Reine Diambi Kabatusuila a été couronnée 'souverain traditionnel' du peuple Bena Tshiyamba du Bakwa Indu...
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Serge Aimé Coulibaly, un artiste burkinabé engagé
Nous avons pris grand plaisir à interviewer Serge Aimé Coulibaly, créateur africain, chorégraphe et directeur de la compagnie de danse Faso Danse Théatre lors de la présentation de sa pièce chorégraphique KALAKUTA REPUBLIK au Barbican Centre pour sa 100ème...
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REFLECT COUTURE CHILDREN'S COLLECTION 2018-2019
REFLECT Couture Children's Collection 2018/2019 was founded in November of 2018. This family-run business was set-up to provide a broader range of culturally specific children's apparel and initiate the foundation to build upon the original designs and...
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Arise Firebird Q&A with Film Director and Producer Jimi Okubanjo
Jimi Okubanjo, Film Director and Producer of Arise Firebird talking to Caro Sika. 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...
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Sheabutter Making in the village of Hamamat
How sheabutter is made in homes in Tamale . Most mothers teach their children how sheabutter is made daily . It is a tradition that must go on. In the village of Hamamat, based in Tamale in the Northern Region of Ghana, all they ever use on their skin...
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LES 7 PRINCIPES DE KWANZAA
Kwanzaa se célèbre du 26 décembre au 1er janvier et tire son essence de la notion de famille ainsi que de la culture et la sagesse. Elle a été créée en 1966 par Maulana Karenga, professeur d'Africana Studies, militant des droits civiques et du pan-africanisme....