Please support this event; help raise awareness of refugee and human rights
issues; forward this on to as many friends as possible. See you there...
AMES presents "Frontiers - World Music and Dance Refugee Event"
Saturday, October 7th, @ The Swanston Room
Melbourne Town Hall, Swanston Street, Melbourne
"Celebrating the excellence and creativity of many of Australia's refugee
artists, featuring some of Melbourne's best world music, dance and visual
artists" - all remaining proceeds to Amnesty International & Community Aid
Abroad
7.00pm - open doors - bar open
7.30pm - Welcoming Ceremony acknowledging the Wurundjeri land owners
7.35pm - Special MC & Host - Franklyn Ajaye (emmy nominated sit-com writer,
award winning comedian, & regular guest on The Panel), acknowledging AMES
(Adult Multicultural Education Services), presenting this event in
partnership with Amnesty International, Community Aid Abroad (Oxfam
Australia) & Multicultural Arts Victoria (MAV)
Burma
7.45 - 8.00pm
Burmese Art Group; performance drama reflecting current issues in Burma
Horn of Africa
8.00 - 8.30 pm - Eritrea - Ahmed Abdelrehim
here at last, hot off the burner, Eritreean dance groove (newly released CD
"Peace")
8.30 - 9.00 pm - The Ethiopian Circus
"one of the most unique and popular circuses of this generation", formed in
Ethiopia 3 years ago, successful toured Europe; incorporating incredible
gymnastic performances with live African music and dance
The Middle-East
9.00 - 9.30pm - Kurdistan - Fadil Suan & Kin Em Trio
beautiful, authentic, traditional & contemporary Kurdish music with special
guests Uzay Ceylan & Hasan Gulan (original spoken text to traditional
Kurdish sounds)
9.30 - 10.00 pm - Lebanon - Fouad Harraka & Knights of Lebanon;
exciting 11 piece Arabic music & dance combo, world reknown exponents of
music & dance from the Middle-East
Latin America
10.00 - 10.30 pm - Gualberto Casas & Orquestra D'El Barrio
fabulous 11 piece Hot Latin Salsa orchestra - watch out!!
Eastern Europe
10.30 - 11.00pm - Sara Patrja
presented by Triumph of Music, stunning 5 piece Rom Gypsy dance troupe, the
full dance floor show, stand back!!!
Africa
11.00 - 11.45 - Soukous Ba Congo
high energy 8 piece African combo, putting out the major movement in African
contemporary music & dance
Tickets $10/15 - available at the door, or telephone the Fringe Office
(T9658 9600), or online bookings www.melbournefringe.org.au
All remaining proceeds from this event go to Amnesty International &
Community Aid Abroad
Acknowledging event sponsors: VicHealth, AMES & The City of Melbourne,
marketing - Multicultural Arts Victoria
Please support this event; help raise awareness of refugee and human rights
issues; forward this on to as many friends as possible. See you there....
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