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Born in the West Rooted in the North Hear a new identity Henceforth...... RougeNoir the people who brought you ID: LOVE and more are returning with a special ID AFRIKA- the finale to the AFRICA BEYOND'S 'Word from Africa' season. We have sought artists from the African Diaspora including singers, actors, poets/spoken worders, drummers and all other expressive creative artists. The artists work is either influenced or originate from the African Diaspora.This night will explore the blending of cultures from those who stem from Africa and reside in the UK producing their special blend of Culture and Identity. Artistic expression will come from artist from the Diaspora in the form of poetry singing, capoeira, monologue the list goes on but one thing is assured it will be a very good night. The night will include artists to name a few.......Juliana Liskc a multi-skilled sultry singer/songwriter (without the acoustic guitar!) but her full funky band.....www.myspace.com/jules Since that time she has been Rahel is an energetic singer and songwriter. A dynamic performer who electrifies the stage, whether she is performing alongside a full band, solo guitarist or simply acapella, Rahel draws the crowd’s full attention. Rahel has completed a number of Solo dates and also support UK and European dates with Dudley Perkins and Georgia Anne Muldrow (Stones Throw Records). She is now working on a series of projects (see "Coming Soon" below) which should be completed and due for release late 2007/early 2008. www.myspace.com/rahelonlineShane Solankil Poet, producer, performer, prankster. Indian root, British fruit. Often seen on city horizons, wearing a veil and sprinkling rose petals onto the disenchanted immigrants and disenfranchised. www.myspace.com/thedarchetypesAnt Hatcher is an active member of the The original African Indianz speaking through DRUMS and many other forms. [email protected] Dance African dance with a Modern Twist.......Monologue by an aspiring actressPoppyseed ANGELA HARVEY-SMITH (A.K.A POPPY SEED) This Poet, Composer, Playwright, Singer/Songwriter, who has been a College Lecturer for over a decade has composed and penned an extensive repertoire. In 2007, the new Album ‘Coming Through’ is a selection from that wide range. It aims to solidify her presence and make an official POPPY SEED imprint into the wider public and music industry with its unique spin on Poetic Soulful, Jazz Roots and Culture. POPPY SEED has also facilitated workshops in vocal training, song & creative writing and performance poetry skills. Described as being a “cut between Erykah Badu and Sade” and “a breeze of her own”. POPPY SEED’s original music crosses genres to embrace Jazz, Soul, R&B, African Roots, Rock, Reggae and Pop influences which enhance the themes of her poetry. The lyrics are socially and environmentally aware, conscious and easy to listen to.POPPY SEED describes herself as “an environmentally friendly humanitarian who is dealing in poetic sound power to entertain and educate.”The album ‘Coming Through’ is now available from Jet Star, London www.jetstar.co.uk 0208 961 5818 or www.poppyseedmusic.com and on itunes.Capoeira (AFRICAN-BRAZILIAN MARTIAL ART / DANCE)What is known in Brazil as Capoeira, is a martial art that was practised in different forms and in different parts of Africa before it was used as a force of liberation (mentally as well as physically) for enslaved Africans in Brazil. In Angola, it was regarded as a sacred dance of the N'golo tribe, who used it as a form of ritual ceremony and rites of passage for men and women passing through puberty. The crucial issue is that Capoeira is defined by its ability to make itself useful for the people that embrace it. In the same way N'golo in Angola evolved a particular style of Capoeira to suit their needs, the enslaved Africans in Brazil also needed to evolve another derivative of the art form. It can even be argued that Break dance evolved from the same collective unconscious. We hope to show and emphasise Africa in the use of improvisation and spontaneity in Capoeira.come and enjoy the rest of the surprise on the night.... Music on the night will be provided by Baggy (Afri kokao) he will be serving a blend of AFROBEAT,HILIFE, ZOUK and whatever else moves the Soul and your Spirits.Time: 7pm – 2am (show starts at 9pm) Price: £7 on the door (£5 with the Africa Beyond Words From Africa flyer) Venue: The Cuban, Camden Town, Stables Market, Chalk Farm Road Camden, NW1 8AH www.thecuban.co.ukFood available: Selection of TapasBuses: 31, 27, 24, 168 (stops outside the stables) other buses to Camden : 134, 29,253,254,C2,214,Tube: Camden, Chalk Farm, Kentish town Overground Stations: Camden Road, Kentish Town and Kentish Town WestFor further details please call Elvina 07930 381 389 or Christina 07932 439 788WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU!!!!!ROUGENOIR..TRANSLATIONS : MUSIC / TEXT AND DANCE!!! Current mood: artisticFeatures Photo Galleries Africa Beyond News Comments Translations A celebration of Africa and its languages across art forms. Three exciting collaborations at three top London cultural venues from November 2007 to February 2008. Translations is a creative experiment to showcase the best of African influenced arts in the UK. Africa Beyond has commissioned three cross-artform collaborations to take place this winter, involving artists with wildly varying styles and genres who are all leading lights in their field.Each piece will express and develop different aspects of African heritage and will be performed at the Africa Centre in Covent Garden on 1 February - one of the last events at the centre before it closes for major redevelopment. Some of the work will also be showcased at the Bernie Grant Arts Centre on 28 January, along with a selection of African film.The first collaboration is led by MOBO nominated jazz artist, trumpeter and celebrated conch player, Byron Wallen. On Saturday 10 November, his first creative experiment for Translations had its outing at the South Bank Centre, when the soaring sounds of Byron's trumpet and conch were joined to the electric words of poet Lemn Sissay. This was the final performance at the Freedom and Culture International Creative Forum , marking the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade.At the Africa Centre showcase, Byron's will work with a new creative partner Tom Diakité. Tom is a Malian multi-instrumentalist and singer, who now lives in France and has worked with everyone from the Gipsy Kings to Mory Kanté and Salif Keita across West Africa and Europe. He plays percussion, kora and mainly the donso n'goni, a variant of the guitar-like n'goni, made in his hometown. Tom says, 'Only a few of us play it. I also use a special type of sanza, the flembola, which is more like a calabash with iron sticks rather than a small ordinary sanza.' In addition to being a choreographer and multi-instrumentalist, he is a renowned lyricist.The second commissioned work has a Nigerian flavour, led by one of the UK's best hip-hop and rap artists Breis, and pioneer of the Afro-beat scene Dele Sosimi. Dele Sosimi has played extensively with Fela Kuti; blending funk grooves, Nigerian traditional music, African percussion, jazz horns and other instruments, and rhythmical singing to create the ground-breaking Afro-beat sound. They will be joined by dancer Christina Oshunniyi who performs widely around the UK, and also writes for film and theatre.The third collaboration will feature writer and performer Dfiza Benson, exploring the ways that mythologies from different cultures all use the same archetypes and share the same needs to commune with their gods, their ancestors and each other. She will present how African myths travel into the world (through slavery for example), then go through a series of transformations before coming back to meet themselves in very modern settings.Dzifa will use words and movement to tell these stories, collaborating with a visual artist Craig Dow and musician Zak Akhimien. Half-Nigerian and half-Romanian and a co-founder of Amplified, one of London's most respected music collectives, Zak has performed with Ty, Estelle, Patrick Neate, Anton Phillips, Sheron Wray and many more, incorporating his diverse interest in music from classical to hip-hop, African to Indie. Craig Dow is a visual artist who uses a mix of photography and moving image projections to explore the space between the inner and outer perceptions of humans in city environments. He has recently been involved in live visual events at the Hayward Gallery and the Royal Festival Hall collaborating on large-scale live free-form performance with the Light Surgeons, onedotzero and Nitin Sawhney.All three collaborations will express and develop different aspects of African heritage, touching on the deep and diverse roots and traditions of the continent. They will explore the theme of 'translations' across languages, generations and cultures. How can we be understood and what gets lost in translation?Long ago it was written in blood and blues of our black desperate lives came a beat that survives a music travelling on from the core of Africa it decries.Byron Wallen The project is funded with the generous support of Arts Council England.Get Your Own! | View Slideshow