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There are 14 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Viver Brasil NEWS!!!!!
From: Linda Yudin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
2. Reggae legend MAJEK FASHEK: Live dates & new CD!!!
From: "Dale Hauskins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
3. ASHLEY MAHER @ THE BIG GLOBAL BAND upcoming shows!!!
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
4. DANCE DOWNTOWN! Music Center Plaza
From: "Udance" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
5. PICK of the WEEK: King Sunny Ade & Osi Osadebe, Hollywood: SAT 23 Apr
2005
From: Nnamdi Moweta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
6. ARTICLE: A Brush With Tradition: In South African, Nbebele women....
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
7. Artists potluck gatherings in Santa Monica, Pomona, Santa Barbara and
OC
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
8. REMO Drum Circle 4/19 (& weekly events)
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
9. Join Kwashi for the excursion of your lifetime - to his homeland -
Ghana, West Africa: Oct 24- Nov 7, 2005
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
10. The Pan African Institute Foundation Fund
From: "Mikaili Shange" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
11. AfroPulse April Newsletter
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
12. new African Gospel Rhythms site
From: "Richard deCosta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
13. YH Memorial Wkd, Drum Dance Sing and Soak, Esalen Institute, Big Sur
Ca.
From: "CAROLE ZEITLIN" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
14. travel to Mali w Abdoul Doumbia
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 23:59:23 +0000
From: Linda Yudin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Viver Brasil NEWS!!!!!
Viver Brasil NEWS!!!!!
For immediate release
April 9, 2005
Linda Yudin, Co-Artistic Director
www.viverbrasil.com
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Viver Brasil is proud to announce the re-launch of its website:
http://www.viverbrasil.com
Take a look and be informed of the dance company activities, travel
programs, upcoming events, Afro-Brazilian dance classes, ways to book and to
support the company, and much more!
Viver Brasil will be leading two travel programs to Brazil in July and August
2005. The annual Bahia Folklorica trip in its 9th year will be held, July
29-August 15, 2005. Travel to Salvador, Bahia and study with Bahia�s top dance
and music instructors and culture makers! Viver Brasil also welcomes the
return of its collaboration with DeAlmas Women�s Collective for the Woman to
Woman trip, July 8-20, 2005. You can now registration and pay directly on-line
for both trips!
Viver Brasil received an Inter/Arts Grant from the Los Angeles County Arts
Commission and the NEA to host the distinguished Candombl� expert, Dona Cici of
the Pierre Verger Foundation and Il� Ax� OpoAganju in Salvador, Bahia. Lecture
will take place on September 25, 2005. location and times to be announced
Viver Brasil will premiere its newest full-length evening, YABAS/QUEENS at the
Ford Amphitheatre on Friday, September 23, 2005 at 8:30pm.
http://www.fordamphitheatre.com $27/$22. Reserved seating. This world
premiere is also an event included in the 2005 World Sacred Music Festival
http://www.festivalofsacredmusic.org
AFRO-BRAZILIAN DANCE CLASS taught by LINDA YUDIN, co-artistic director of VIVER
BRASIL teaching elements of Silvestre technique and orixa dance movement. Live
percussion. MONDAYS, 7:00-8:00pm
Single class: $15. 4 class package-$52. Heartbeat House dance workout studio
has moved to a great new space: 3141 Glendale Blvd, (Atwater Village), LA. For
more information: 323-
669-2821; email [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED]
AFRO BRAZILIAN DANCE with Luiz BADARO, artistic
director of VIVER BRASIL, TUESDAYS, 8-9:30 pm at DANCE ARTS ACADEMY, 731 S. La
Brea Ave., LA 90036, (323) 932-6230. April Package special�
Class package: 4 classes- $44.
Single class: $14. This offer is available from April 1-30, 2005!
Visit the newly designed www.viverbrasil.com or (323) 465-4762 for more class
info.
Linda Yudin
http://www.viverbrasil.com
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 00:33:08 -0000
From: "Dale Hauskins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Reggae legend MAJEK FASHEK: Live dates & new CD!!!
MAJEK FASHEK & The Prisoners of Conscience Band
May 7 9:00PM
The Pitcher House
http://www.pitcherhouse.com
(310)374-0626
142 Pacific Coast Hwy
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
(CD release party!)
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JUST ADDED!
The 15th Annual High Sierra Music Festival!(In the Beautiful and
Majestic Sierra!) http://www.hsmusic.net/hsmf/
Plumas-Sierra County Fairgrounds � Quincy, CA
Reggae legend MAJEK FASHEK: LIVE JULY 3 2005
8:00PM (Main Stage)
Info:(510)420-1529
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MAJEK FASHEK & The Prisoners of Conscience:Live! JUNE 2 @
http://www.bellyup.com Solana Beach(San Diego)! JUNE 11 @The Harmony
Festival
http://www.harmonyfestival.com (with Spearhead,Dave Mason,Yes's Jon
Anderson & more!) Santa Rosa Ca. 2:00PM ** DON'T MISS THIS SHOW!**
http://www.sublimearchive.com/audio-majekfashek.php
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August 20 MAJEK FASHEK & The Prisoners of Conscience:LIVE Aug.20 @
Red Rocks Amphitheatre a world-renowned outdoor amphitheatre, located
in the foothills near Morrison, Colorado, hosts top musical events
throughout the summer season. ... RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATER
www.redrocksonline.com
Putumayo/Island-Mango/Tuff Gong/CBS/Interscope/Sony recording artist
MAJEK FASHEK brand new RELEASE ENTITLED "Little Patience"
FEATURES 11 ALL NEW original songs by the legendary
African Nigerian Reggae King in a beautifully packaged CD.
Web Site:
http://www.majekfashek.com
Coral Management & Productions
1901 Pacific Coast Highway, Hermosa Beach, Ca 90254
Phone (310)318-1313 Fax (310)318-5606
Booking:Coral Music Group
Charles D'Agostino -President [EMAIL PROTECTED] (310)937-
9779 (310)489-4920
Terry Rose -Vice President/Road Manager (310)344-1419
**Look for MAJEK FASHEK & "The Prisoners of Conscience" band touring
in 2005 in a town near you!**
http://www.majekfashek.com
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 21:55:51 EDT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: ASHLEY MAHER @ THE BIG GLOBAL BAND upcoming shows!!!
Dear Friends,
Announcing four blazing upcoming shows with myself and the Big Global Band,
featuring world class musicians and fiery West African dancers! Come along to
celebrate the springtime! Love,
Ashley
www.ashleymaher.com
Saturday, April 23 San Gabriel Street Fair 6:30pm
Sunday, April 24 Earth Day @ the L.A. Zoo 12:30pm
Monday, May 2 UCLA noon
Sunday, May 15 Strawberry Festival 1pm
(details below)
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Saturday, April 23
San Gabriel Street Fair
6:30 p.m. - 8:30pm
San Gabriel Civic Auditorium
320 South Mission Drive
San Gabriel
FREE
from the 210 fwy:
exit Sierra Madre Blvd.
South on Sierra Madre Blvd.
Sierra Madre Blvd becomes San Marino Ave.
Bear right onto Santa Anita Avenue
from the 10 fwy
Exit New Ave.
North on New Ave
New Ave becomes Ramona Street
more info: 626 308 2875
Sunday, April 24
Earth Day @ the L.A. Zoo
5333 Zoo Drive
L. A. CA 90027
12:30 - 2:30pm
FREE
Monday, May 2
UCLA
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
In front of Ackerman Union.
LA, CA. 90024
more info: 310 825 6564
FREE
Sunday, May 15
Strawberry Festival
1 - 2:15pm
Strawberry Meadows of College Park
Dr. Kato Amphitheater stage
3250 South Rose Avenue
Oxnard, CA 93033
www.strawberry-fest.org
"One of the Premier Outdoor Festivals in the Nation"
Admission
$12 Adults
$5 Youth (5-12),
$8 Seniors (63+)
$8 Active Military and Dependents with ID
Children 4 and under are free
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 22:23:33 +0000
From: "Udance" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: DANCE DOWNTOWN! Music Center Plaza
Put on your dancing shoes and come to the Music Center Plaza for
dancing in the moonlight on the loveliest nights of the year.
Dance under the stars on select Friday and Saturday evenings in
April and May.
APRIL 29 �V SWING
Mora's Modern Swingtet
MAY 13 �V CONTRA DANCE
Susan Michaels with Southern Exposure
MAY 27 �V SAMBA
M.I.L.A. Samba School
The evening kicks off with a dance lesson (first come, first served)
at 6:30pm. Live music from 7:15pm to 10:00pm.
Admission is FREE.
Wooden dance floor provided.
Dancers of all levels are encouraged to attend.
For more information: [EMAIL PROTECTED], 213.972.3660 or
www.musiccenter.org
The Music Center Plaza is located in downtown Los Angeles
on Grand Avenue between First and Temple Streets.
Food and beverages available for purchase. Carpooling encouraged;
park in the Music Center garage for $8 (after 5:00pm).
In case of rain, event will be cancelled.
Dancing Bull Wines is Presenting Sponsor of Dance Downtown!
This project is supported by a grant from The James Irvine
Foundation, The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, and the James A.
Doolittle Foundation.
COME DOWNTOWN AND DANCE AT THE MUSIC CENTER!
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 22:29:58 +0000
From: Nnamdi Moweta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: PICK of the WEEK: King Sunny Ade & Osi Osadebe, Hollywood: SAT 23 Apr
2005
- t h e k i n g o f j u j u -
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Featuring
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Saturday, April 23, 2005
9:00 pm until 4:00 am
@ the Vanguard
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�world music� performers to reach the global stage, Nigeria�s most famous juju
musician has enjoyed a long career on these shores. But never has he attempted
to tour African-style, where concert-goers can practice the tradition of
�spraying��a form of arts patronage in which audience members simultaneously
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of �praise singing.� True to African tradition, the party will last all night
and into the wee hours.
Check King Sunny Ade Live with D.J. Nnamdi on RADIO AFRODICIA - KPFK 90.7 FM
Saturday April 23th 2:00-4:00pm
TheVanguard
6021 Hollywood Blvd.
between Gower and Bronson
Hollywood, CA
Info:
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 18:47:14 +0000
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: ARTICLE: A Brush With Tradition: In South African, Nbebele women....
http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-southafrica17apr17,1,3802353.story
A BRUSH WITH TRADITION
In South Africa, Ndebele women decorate their houses with bold designs. Two
with a worldwide following for their paintings and beadwork welcome visitors.
By Gayle Keck
Special to The Times
April 17, 2005
The battered sign beside the road proclaimed, "Esther is here. The 1st woman
who visited oversea. Art Woman."
We turned and jounced down a dirt road to find "Art Woman," Esther Mahlangu,
barefoot and lying on her stomach outside her thatch-roofed house. Nearly every
inch of it was splashed with vivid geometric designs in pink, purple, blue,
black and green. She was painstakingly applying tiny decorative glass beads to
a pair of tennis shoes.
Mahlangu wasn't kidding on her sign. She has traveled to Japan, France and the
U.S. to paint wall-size installations. She has created a custom-paint job for a
BMW art car (joining the likes of David Hockney, Roy Lichtenstein and Alexander
Calder). And her work has been exhibited from Italy to Australia, in such
prestigious venues as Paris' Pompidou Centre and Germany's documenta IX
exhibit. But that afternoon in her home, Mahlangu was content to chat with us
about her art and her travels as a living icon of South Africa's Ndebele
(pronounced "N-day-BAY-lay") culture.
My husband, Paul, and I came here in January 2004 for a two-day trip to the
Ndebele's cultural heartland � formerly known as KwaNdebele � a flat, bleak
landscape northeast of Johannesburg. With us were small-tour operator Titus
Ncongwane and Khobongo "Petrus" Mahlangu, an Ndebele guide overflowing with
fascinating facts and lore.
On the 100-mile drive from the Johannesburg airport, Petrus gave us a crash
course on the 2.3 million Ndebele people, about 3% of South Africa's
population. Ndebele warriors, originally part of the Zulu, fought off the
Boers, Dutch-descended South Africans, twice in the mid-1800s, but were finally
defeated in 1883. Their 140 square miles of land were confiscated, and they
faced brutal subjugation as indentured servants to Boer farmers.
Their tribal homeland, KwaNdebele, was created in 1979, during apartheid, when
the white South African government forced blacks onto "homelands" under a
policy that confined 87% of the country's population onto 13% of its land. The
97-square-mile Ndebele homeland was set up in the Transvaal, in what is now
known as Mpumalanga province.
We were here to see Ndebele art in its purest form � on traditional buildings �
and to meet two of the female artists, Mahlangu and Francina Ndimande, who have
helped introduce this fast-evolving art form to the world.
Before we met them, Petrus wanted us to gain some historical context at
Kgodwane Cultural Village, near Loopspruit, created to show the evolution of
Ndebele housing from plain, beehive-shaped grass huts to round mud homes
painted in natural browns and ochre, and finally, to rectangular houses in the
present-day bright colors and hard-edged geometric patterns covering interiors,
exteriors and surrounding corrals, or kraals.
The origins of Ndebele wall painting are murky, though traditionally it has
been a woman's art form. The first known photographs of houses painted with
geometric designs were taken in the late 1940s. However, there's evidence of
earlier, simpler artwork, such as borders painted around doors and windows with
earth pigments or charcoal.
Traditional finger painting with diluted cow dung � a natural bug repellent,
Petrus said � is thought to go back to the mid-19th century, when Ndebele
housing transitioned from grass huts to mud-brick buildings. Wavy designs known
as "tire tracks" are still sometimes applied to walls and also appear on
floors. Although the more recent geometric designs are purely decorative, some
Ndebele believe these older dung markings protect the house not only from bugs
but also from evil spirits.
It wasn't until the 1950s that Ndebele wall painting took on more complex
patterns, inspired by geometric shapes borrowed from traditional beadwork and
the availability of commercial paints in a variety of colors. Abstract "ax
head," "razor blade" and step designs appeared, along with stylized
representations of Ndebele buildings.
When women began traveling to cities to work as domestic servants, multistory
structures, clocks and European-style houses began to appear on murals. In some
paintings, an airplane, referred to as "Ufly," streaks across a wall.
Modern construction and corrugated metal roofs have replaced many of the
traditional painted thatch-roofed homes. But growing interest among tourists,
museums and art collectors has helped keep the art forms practiced by many
Ndebele women alive, as has the international recognition of Ndimande and
Mahlangu.
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Beaded adornments
In front of her home in the village of Mabhoko, Mahlangu stood up to greet us,
revealing a striking tribal outfit. A beaded "apron" with deep scallops reached
from her waist to below her knees. She was adorned with wide, beaded arm and
leg bracelets in shades of blue and pink. Beaded necklaces were piled around
her throat. Two more beadwork "bracelets" encircled her waist, like decorative
life preservers.
A blanket with blocks of red, blue, brown, green and goldenrod was draped over
her shoulders. Circling her neck, wrists and ankles were idzila, permanent
decorative metal bands. When worn on arms and legs, idzila act as wedding
rings; on the neck, they are gifts from a woman's family. These days, few young
Ndebele women wear traditional idzila, choosing temporary plastic ones on
ceremonial occasions.
Speaking in Ndebele, which Petrus translated, Mahlangu invited us into her
home. The inside was as colorful as its exterior, with bright geometric designs
edged in black exploding over every wall. The main motifs were triangles,
diamonds, chevrons, zigzags and the stylized "razor blade" design she favors.
Mahlangu, in her 60s, creates her work on the spot, working with a simple brush
fashioned from chicken feathers. "She looks at the wall and the idea comes,"
Petrus told us.
A large room was devoted to displaying pieces for sale. Acrylic paintings on
canvas hung from the roof beams or leaned against the walls. A table was
covered with beadwork necklaces and bracelets; another held pots painted in the
same color palate as her house.
Mahlangu was instrumental in taking Ndebele painting from mural form to new
formats. Besides canvases and a BMW, she has painted on a television and a pair
of high-heeled shoes, and once enveloped a semi-automatic weapon in beads. She
often travels to paint wall installations at museums or attend exhibitions of
her canvas works.
She flipped through a photo album of trips to places where she painted
commissions for museums and private clients. Chuckling over a picture taken
during a visit to Japan, Mahlangu said she had descended from the airplane
barefooted, scandalizing the Japanese, who insisted it was too cold and rainy
for her to go without shoes. She reluctantly donned the pair of tennis shoes
her hosts procured but, she said, "I took them off whenever I could."
I pulled out a small photo album of our home and family that we carry on trips,
and Mahlangu sized up our modest stucco house in San Francisco.
"I already have an idea!" she said.
"What would you charge?" I asked.
She pointed to a painted wall, about 18 by 8 feet, and said "10,000 rand,"
about $1,600.
"We'll start saving our money," I joked, imagining how extraordinary it would
be to have Mahlangu arrive, barefoot, to transform our house's fa�ade.
"Ohhhh-kay!" Mahlangu said, with a lilting laugh.
We bought one of Mahlangu's smaller paintings on composition board similar to
Masonite, for $50. I also picked out a rope-like beaded necklace wrapped in the
same black-edged pastel designs as Mahlangu's wall paintings for $20, and Paul
fell for an $80 detailed Ndebele doll in full women's costume she had fashioned
down to the beaded strings of "tears" that a mother wears once her son has gone
through the grueling initiation into manhood.
At the 34 Long gallery in Cape Town, which represents Mahlangu, several of her
acrylic works on canvas were priced at $1,700 to $3,200.
"Esther and her work are in huge demand internationally," said gallery
spokesperson Andries Loots, adding, "She is more known outside South Africa
than she is locally, where she is still seen by many as just a craftsperson."
We learned about another traditional Ndebele custom through a thoroughly modern
device � Petrus' cellphone. He received a call confirming that a female
initiation rite was taking place, and we were invited to participate. The
kuthomba, a ceremony marking a girl's transition into womanhood, is held at her
family's discretion when she's 16 to 18 years old. First, she is secreted away
in the family home to learn such womanly skills as cooking and caring for the
household. In times past, the crafts of beading, painting and mat weaving were
taught, but this happens less often these days. About a month later, the girl
emerges at an iqude, a party celebrating her coming of age and signifying that
she's ready for marriage.
As we drove to the iqude in the village of Gemsbokspruit, Petrus explained that
Ndebele men may have multiple wives, and wall painting can be a way that women
set themselves apart.
"How many wives do you have?" I asked.
"Only one. She would never put up with another," Petrus replied.
When we arrived, the men were partying under a large tent, snacking on a cooked
cow � the head, considered a delicacy, is the last to go � and eating tripe to
help "their libido," Petrus said. Paul joined the rowdy males as they passed
around calabash gourds filled with homebrewed beer.
I joined the women, following one into a small brick house. Inside a living
room bare of furniture, 30-odd women sat against the walls on hand-woven grass
mats. They were wearing modern skirts and dresses, but all had hats or head
scarves and blankets around their shoulders.
The women spoke little English, and my three-phrase Ndebele vocabulary �
"hello," "how are you," "doing well" � didn't carry me far. But technology did.
My digital camera became the hit of the party, as I snapped photos and passed
the camera around so everybody could look at the display screen. The women
surely had seen photographs before, but the instant visual was something new,
and elicited oohs and aaahs.
Eventually, they formed a procession, and swaying and chanting, they paraded
outside. They passed by the men's tent, collected some of the men, and moved to
the rear of the house, where rice, pumpkin, porridge and corn were bubbling in
big iron kettles. Nearby was a spread of food, brought by guests for the girl's
family. We had carried gift boxes of Jelly Belly candies from the U.S., because
the compartments filled with bright colors reminded me of Ndebele paintings. We
offered a box, and with a shrill blast on her whistle, a woman announced our
present.
We never saw the girl who was being initiated, because she was still secreted
away, and we had to leave before she made her appearance.
In the slanting light of late afternoon, we drove back to Mabhoko to visit
Siyabuswa Roman Catholic Church, adorned with the work of Francina Ndimande,
another internationally known artist, also in her 60s. Colors blazed across the
church and surrounding fence, in the geometric patterns and repeating borders
that are her trademark. Like Mahlangu, Ndimande paints from memory and
imagination, never using a pattern.
Gazing at the church, I saw a similarity between Ndebele buildings and designs
common in the Southwest U.S. It resembled a New Mexican pueblo that had
collided with a rainbow.
*
A tradition continues
We spent the night at the Ndebele Foundation in Mabhoko, created to help
nurture the next generation of Ndebele artists and support rural women. The
compound held a beautifully painted guesthouse and art center.
The floor of our small double room was painted in swirls and zigzags with the
traditional cow dung solution. The bedsheets, stool, mirrors and side tables
were all painted in Ndebele patterns. There was no electricity � light was
provided by candles and oil lamps � and toilets and showers were outside.
The next morning, we shopped among the students' work, finding beaded necklaces
for $5 to $20 and bracelets that were $2 and up, then paid a visit to Ndimande,
whose home was nearby. Ndimande welcomed us wearing a simple dress and blanket.
She too wore the permanent idzila and sported chunky beaded ankle bracelets
above her blue tennis shoes. Her house, a showcase for her painting, was
covered in colors of almost neon intensity.
Ndimande's home was a pastiche of the traditional and modern. A television set
was incongruously perched on a table in a corner of the large main room. Behind
it, painted bars of blue, gold, green, black and red ran across the wall.
Traditional seating mats rolled on poles hung from the thatch roof, yet lace
curtains hung at the windows.
Ndimande is a princess � the Ndebele are ruled by a king � and, like Mahlangu,
has often traveled outside the country. One of her more interesting commissions
was painting a Scottish double-decker bus.
She also sells work from her home, though there were no paintings on canvas
displayed when we visited. We purchased for $18 a pair of 8-inch-tall gourds
covered in horizontally striped beadwork that bore a strong kinship to the
designs of Ndimande's wall murals.
At Cape Town's 34 Long gallery, her acrylic works on canvas sell for $1,500 and
$3,000; her works on paper are $800.
Mahlangu's and Ndimande's fame has helped re-focus attention on what was a
dying art. Both women teach classes of youngsters. Ndimande's daughter, Joyce,
is carrying on her mother's work, and Mahlangu told us with excitement, "I
think I have found the next Esther!"
Subjugation and isolation have played a role in shaping Ndebele art, but
despite that, the individualism of the Ndebele women shines through. You can
appreciate it on a gallery wall or a mural, but nothing compares with sitting
down for a chat in a mud-brick house that's been transformed into a palace �
using just paint, chicken feathers and a brilliant imagination.
*
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Ndebele treasures
GETTING THERE:
>From LAX, Delta, American, Virgin Atlantic, British, Lufthansa, Air France and
>Swiss have connecting service (change of plane) to Johannesburg, South Africa.
>Restricted round-trip fares begin at $1,890 until May 31, rising to $2,268
>until Aug. 16.
TELEPHONES:
To call the numbers below from the U.S., dial 011 (the international dialing
code), 27 (country code for South Africa) and the local number.
TOURS:
Sizwene Tours, President Street, Cosmos Centre, Suite 20, P.O. Box 3481, 1035
Witbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa; 11-975-5239 or 13-690-3819, cell
82-331-8328, http://www.sizwene.com target="_blank"> http://www.sizwene.com ".
The company's Titus Ncongwane arranged our two-day visit to the region. It
included transportation, meals, guide and rustic lodging (no electricity,
separate bath facilities) at the Ndebele Foundation. Tours start at $155 per
person.
Dreamcatcher, 6 Hartford Grange, Bokmakierie Ave., Sonstraal, 7560 Durbanville,
South Africa; 21-976-9372, http://www.dreamcatcher.co.za target="_blank">
http://www.dreamcatcher.co.za ", or in the U.S., Mary Braxton-Joseph, (919)
928-0044. We booked our Ndebele visit and additional travel in South Africa
through a travel agency whose founder, Anthea Rossouw, specializes in cultural
tourism. Ndebele tours are $175 per person, per day.
TO LEARN MORE:
South African Tourism, (800) 593-1318, http://www.southafrica.net
target="_blank"> http://www.southafrica.net ".
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 11:10:57 EDT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Artists potluck gatherings in Santa Monica, Pomona, Santa Barbara and
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POMONA
ORANGE COUNTY
SANTA BARBARA
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FRIDAY APRIL 29, 6PM TO 9PM — ARTISTS POTLUCK CELEBRATION AND CREATIVE SALON
IN SANTA MONICA at The Artists' Web, Inside Mani's Bakery Cafe, 2507 Main
Street, Santa Monica, CA 90405. Ph: (310) 450-6854. Only $5 ($3 for Aha!
Members)
plus what you bring to the potluck.
SATURDAY APRIL 30, 2005, 11AM TO 2PM IN POMONA, CA -- ARTISTS ROUND TABLE,
POTLUCK AND CREATIVE SALON at Cal Poly Pomona Downtown Art Center, 300 West
Second St. Pomona, CA 91766. This event is $5 ($3 for Aha! members) PLUS what
you
bring to the potluck. NOTE: All attending painters may display up to three
pieces of original work during this event. No additional costs for that. Easels
not necessary. Performers may perform but must request to do so when they RSVP.
SATURDAY APRIL 30, 2005, 5PM TO 8PM IN ORANGE COUNTY, CA -- ARTISTS ROUND
TABLE, POTLUCK AND CREATIVE SALON at private residence of Aha! Member Zeora
Sage,
2618-B, West Columbine Ave., Santa Ana, CA. (DIRECTIONS: 405 Fwy to Fairview
St. Go north 1/2 mile to Macarthur Blvd. Go right 1/4 mile to Greenville St.
Go two short blokcs to Columbine. Turn left and go to end of cul de sac. Phone
there is 714-966-8580. This event is only $5 for ALL artists (only $3 for Aha!
Members) PLUS what you bring to the potluck. NOTE: All attending painters may
display up to three pieces of original work during this event. No additional
costs for that. Easels not necessary. Performers may perform but must request
to do so when they RSVP.
SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2005, 11AM TO 2PM IN SANTA BARBARA, CA -- ARTISTS ROUND TABLE,
POTLUCK AND CREATIVE SALON at Arts Alive Creativity Center, 1 N. Calle Cesar
Chavez, Suite 100, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. Phone there is 805-963-2ART.
www.artsalivesb.com This event is $5 for ALL artists (only $3 for Aha! Members)
PLUS what you bring to the potluck. NOTE: All attending painters may display up
to three pieces of original work during this event. No additional costs for
that. Easels not necessary. Performers may perform but must request to do so
when
they RSVP.
Each of the Artists Helping Artists (Aha!) Round Table events and potlucks
are open to all artists, arts leaders and arts lovers including musicians, fine
artists, writers, actors, poets, songwriters, arts educators, visionaries,
etc. You will make new friends across the arts and discover new organizations
and channels for your both serving others and also gaining greater exposure for
your own art.
Bring your portfolio, announcements, business cards AND your artist friends!
DISPLAY OR PERFORM: Display your visual art or perform at all potluck and
salon events! Visual artists may bring up to three (3) original works (easels
not
needed) to any Aha! Round Table event for display throughout the event.
Songwriters and other performers may perform at events by requesting to do so
when
they RSVP.
WHAT TO BRING: You do not have to cook unless you want to. Just bring a
veggie plate, fruit plate, salad, potato salad, submarine sandwiches, chicken,
sushi plate, etc. You may simply drop by the supermarket, deli, sub shop, etc.
RSVP to Jeannie Windsor at [EMAIL PROTECTED] OR just show up!
More info on ARTISTS HELPING ARTISTS (Aha!) is found at
http://www.artistshelpingartists.org
More info on the CALL TO ARTS! SUMMIT V -- California Artists Conference,
Expo and Festival on June 25 and 26, 2005 at
http://www.calltoarts.artistshelpingartists.org
More info on AHA! ROUND TABLE, POTLUCK AND CREATIVE SALON events is found at
http://www.artistshelpingartists.org/roundtables.htm
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 22:11:24 +0000
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: REMO Drum Circle 4/19 (& weekly events)
Dear Drumming Enthusiast,
This Tuesday, free Community Drum Circle at the REMO Recreational Music Center
(RMC). This week�s facilitator is JOHN FITZGERALD. All ages and levels of
ability are welcome. No prior musical experience necessary. We believe
everyone can DRUM! Drums provided by REMO. Jamming starts at 6:30pm and the
program begins at 7:00pm concluding at 8:00pm. The REMO outlet store will be
in full operation for all your drumming needs.
For updates on REMO programs and events, visit www.remo.com click on EVENTS.
This week at the RMC:
SAMBA SCHOOL w/Chalo Eduardo: Monday night Samba School. Beginners class
7:00pm / Intermediate 8:15pm / $12.00.
REMO RHYTHM JAM: Wednesday April 20- 6:30 TO 8:30PM- $3.00. Self-facilitated
Drum Circle/Jam.
HEALTH RHYTHMS�: Thursday April 21st. Reduce Stress. Build the immune
system through drumming. This is a unique, relaxing and fun drum circle.
Facilitated by Lauren Daniels.
LAYNE REDMOND: Weekend Frame Drum workshop. April 22nd thru April 23rd.
See website, click on Events.
KIDS RHYTHM CLUB�: Saturday! April 23rd. Kids Jam Time. 11:00AM to
11:45AM. FREE Kids Drum Circle.
CONGA CLASS with PONDAZA: No Conga Class this week.
Upcoming at the RMC: See website for details
Women�s Day: Saturday May 7th. This incredible workshop is back for its
third year. Details TBA
Leon Mobley. Weekend (African Drumming) Intensive. May 13 thru 15th. All
levels.
TaKe TiNA Workshop. Amazing workshop using step, clap, and chant to create
rhythm that relates to all aspects of our lives. May 21st and 22nd.
Mike DeMenno
REMO Recreational Music Center
7308 Coldwater Canyon Ave.
No Hollywood CA 91605
x-st -Shermany Way
Ph. 818 982-0461
Fax 818 982-9756
Hours
Tuesday thru Thursday 3:00PM to 8:30PM
Friday and Saturday - Noon to 5:00PM
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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 00:12:45 +0000
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Join Kwashi for the excursion of your lifetime - to his homeland -
Ghana, West Africa: Oct 24- Nov 7, 2005
Come Home to the Land of Your Ancestors!
Join Kwashi for the excursion of your lifetime
to his homeland - Ghana, West Africa
October 24 - November 06, 2005
2005 West African Cultural Study Tour to Accra and Keta, Ghana, West Africa =
Oct 24 - Nov 7, 2005
All this and MORE!
* Round Trip Airfare LAX - Ghana (Kotoka Airport) - LAX.
* 2 Weeks Touring and Cultural Events.
* Transportation to All Group Events in Comfortable Air
Conditioned Coach (similiar to Greyhound Bus).
* Accomodations in Accra in 4-Star Air Conditioned Hotel with
Continental Breakfast.
* Nightly Entertainment in Hotel.
* Travel and Hotel (with Continental Breakfast) to Keta for
Hogbetsotso Festival.
* Dance & Drum Instruction with the University of Ghana African
Studies Department.
* Tour Aburi Botanical Gardens, Kakum National Park, Elmina
Castle, Cape Coast Castle, Wli, Manet Beach Resort, Boti Falls, and
much more! Additional minor park entrance fees might apply at select
locations.
* African Cultural Symposium, Pool Party and Concerts.
* African Marketplace Shopping Trips.
* Tour Artisan and Traditional Drum Making Villages.
* Cultural and Traditional History Lessons Each Day.
* Invitation to Traditional Ceremonies and Festivals.
* Optional Classes include: Drum Making, Ghanian Cooking, Hair
Braiding, and West African Languages.
REGISTRATION FORM
(please print out, fill in, and mail to Kwashi with your deposit)
NAME________________________________________________________
ADDRESS_____________________________________________________
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CITY________________________STATE____________________________
ZIP/POSTAL CODE______________________COUNTRY______________
TELEPHONE, Home_____________________________________________
TELEPHONE, Cell_______________________________________________
EMAIL________________________________________________________
FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS
Total cost for 2 week tour to Ghana: $2999
A non-refundable $300 deposit is due ASAP so lodging accomodations can
be guananteed.
** Reserve your spot by April 30, 2005 and save $100! - Your total cost $2899 **
Payment Schedule
May 15, 2005 .......... $700
June 15, 2005 ...........$700
July 15, 2005 ............$700
August 15, 2005 ...... $599
No refunds after August 1, 2005
Please make checks and money orders payable to:
Kwashi Amevuvor
P.O. Box 111316
Los Angeles, CA 90011
323-231-2113
For more information contact Kwashi:
EMAIL - kwashistudytour @ gmail.com
PHONE - 323-231-2113
WEB - http://africanbeat.com/kwashi
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 19:08:37 +0000
From: "Mikaili Shange" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: The Pan African Institute Foundation Fund
The Pan African Institute Foundation Fund needs your support!
www.panafricaninstitute.com
Hotep (Peace),
Michael Leverette
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Message: 11
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 19:46:02 +0000
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: AfroPulse April Newsletter
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Apr 7 2005 AfroPulse Concert News Volume 5 Issue 2
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Contents:
King Sunny Ade
The Stageplay "Yellowman"
Temple Bar
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King Sunny Ade
The King established juju music as a mainstay in Nigeria -- the
mellow, danceable guitar sounds that just won't stop. His band
"The African Beats" will be 20-strong this time around. He has
taken a new approach on this tour, the first time ever in the
US for him to do this, recreating the marathon music events that
Lagos is known for. The audience will have a chance to "spray"
the King so that he can praise them in song.
Opening this night is Prince Obi Osadebe, son of Chief Stephen.
The family tradition of Nigerian highlife will be on display.
Together these two performers will make for a non-stop evening
of music. As Ade said in one interview, "We might go until 8AM
... so if you have to go to work you might want to bring your
work clothes!"
Saturday, April 23 at the Vanguard in Hollywood. Tickets are
$30 general admission, $50 VIP with access to the stage to dance
with King Sunny Ade. Ticketmaster, Obichi's, Veronica's Fufu.
http://www.afropulse.com/music/concerts/2005-04-w4.html
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The Stageplay "Yellowman"
Off the coast of South Carolina and Georgia are the Gold Coast
isles. They have remained separated from the mainland both
physically and culturally for generations. A culture of African
descent evolved called the "Gullah-Geechee". Within their world
a hierarchy forms, as in other cultures, where some are more
highly regarded than others. Unfortunately, skin color is one
of the attributes of distinction, with "yellow" or light skin
being given a greater value over the darken skin brethren. Mix
in a little love and alcohol, a common basis for many human
stories, and a fiery concoction results.
This 2002 Pulitzer-nominated drama has been extended until
April 30 at the Fountain Theatre in Hollywood.
http://www.fountaintheatre.com/
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Temple Bar
Once again Temple Bar and Zanzibar come through with the main
assortment of music this month. Highlights include Prince
Diabate and Blay Ambolley together in a special appearance,
Gambian music, Ghanaian roots reggae, Nigerian AfroBeat and
more.
http://www.templebarlive.com/
http://www.afropulse.com/music/concerts/2005-04-w3.html
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Things are starting to pick up and the summer concert season is
just around the corner.
jay
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Message: 12
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 19:07:56 +0000
From: "Richard deCosta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: new African Gospel Rhythms site
African Gospel Rhythms site is new open. We are pleased to announce
that our site has samples of our self-titled upcoming cd, member bios,
an event calendar and more.
Please drop by! http://www.africangospelrhythms.org/
Peace,
Richard deCosta
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Message: 13
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 10:29:35 -0700
From: "CAROLE ZEITLIN" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: YH Memorial Wkd, Drum Dance Sing and Soak, Esalen Institute, Big Sur
Ca.
Dear Community;
Esalen Institute, Worlds' Haven for consciousness and Finest Hot Springs'
Retreat Big Sur, Ca.
presents Yoruba House/Soul of Africa
Memorial WKD GETAWAY MAY 27, 28, & 29
Drum, Dance, Sing, SOAK, HIKE
Led by Baba Ayo Adeyemi
Nigerian Rhythm Master, Cultural Treasure, Ifa Priest, PHD in Fun
with Carole Z Adeyemi: Spiritual Practitioner,Teacher, Drummer, Dancer
Jah Amen Mobley World Reknown Djembefola
Rox..Dancer from the Heart and Yoruba House Family
Learn African Rhythms, Chants, Dances: Immerse Yourself in Rhythm & Water
Explore The Wisdom of Nature through Ancient
Teachings.
Everyone Welcome. No prior knowledge or affiliations required Join us for a
memorable life changing experience in a
HEAVENLY place. Great tools for Teachers, Therapists, Doctors, Lawyers,
Musicians and COMPUTER PEOPLE, YOU
FOR MORE Info and reservations contact:
http://yorubahouse.net 310-558-1708 or 831-667-3005
[EMAIL PROTECTED] or http://esalen.org
Yoruba House is available for workshops, classes, performances,
ceremonies,etc.
Drums for sale or rent! Clothing; artifacts; etc...
Yoruba House http://yorubahouse.net
Carole Zeitlin Adeyemi
10877 Palms Blvd. #3
Los Angeles, Ca. 90034
310-558-1708
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Don�t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search!
http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/
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Message: 14
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 22:30:33 +0000
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: travel to Mali w Abdoul Doumbia
Hi,
I'm writing to increase awareness about the trips to Mali which Abdoul
Doumbia leads twice a year. Dates, contact information and other trip
information can be viewed at:
http://www.humansongs.com/malitours.htm
The trip includes an excursion into Dogon country.
Thanks for reading,
Matt
Abdoul Doumbia's bio:
Abdoul Doumbia was born in Bamako and was raised in the village of Foutaka
Zambougou. Abdoul began learning the music of his culture at the age of
five and completed a sixteen year apprenticeship with Master Drummer Moriba
Keita.
Abdoul has worked with many professional drum and dance companies in Mali,
including nine years spent as lead drummer for the traditional drum and
dance troupe, Babemba. He was also chosen to represent his region for
eight consecutive years in the National Drum Festival of Mali.
Abdoul immigrated to the United States in 1991 and accepted a position in
the African Music and Dance Department of Brown University. Abdoul
performs and teaches across the United States and internationally and has
taught at several prestigous Colleges and Universities. Abdoul also leads
cultural tours to Mali on a bianual basis. He currently makes his home in
Boulder, Colorado where he has lived since 1998.
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kick off your shoes and come dance to the beat of the African music and Drum &
Dance communities all around Southern California!
http://africanbeat.com
ON the RADIO:
> DJ Nnamdi's Afrodicia KPFK 90.7FM, Sat 2-4p, or listen online: Afrodicia.com.
> Big Red's GrooveTime KXLU 88.9FM, Sat 6-8p
> Simeon Pillich 's GlobalVillage KPFK 90.7FM, Tues 10a-1p
> Yatrika Shah-Rais's GlobalVillage KPFK 90.7FM, Wed 10a-1p
> John Schneider's GlobalVillage KPFK 90.7FM, Thurs 10a-1p
> Sergio Mielnichenko's GlobalVillage KPFK 90.7FM, Fri 10a-1p
> Eric Kohler's CaribbeanJazz KLON 88.1FM, Fri 11p-1am
> Chuck Foster's ReggaeCentral KPFK 90.7FM, Sun 3-6p
> Makeda's Reggae Makossa 91.1FM, SUN 8-10p
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