Norfolk Black History Month 2007
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Music & Dance Events
Skin: ACE Music & Dance
- Date: Wednesday 3 October 2007, 8pm
- Venue: Norwich Playhouse, 42-58 St George's St, Norwich
- Price: £6-10
- Programme: This powerful double bill from the multi-cultural ACE features an original sound score, percussive soundscapes, luscious vocals, digital projection and emotive live effects. Six dancers draw on African, Caribbean, European and Japanese dance styles to discover what makes us function as human beings - from the outside we look different, but underneath aren't we all the same? Artistic Director Gail Parmel has collaborated with internationally renowned choreographers Akiko Kitatmura from the Leni-basso Dance Company of Japan and Vincent Mantsoe from Soweto, South Africa.
- Email: info@norwichplayhouse.co.uk
- Web: www.norwichplayhouse.co.uk
Strange Fruit
- Date: Thursday 4 October 2007, 5:30-7pm
- Venue: Norwich Arts Centre
- Price: Free
- Programme: An evening of performances stemming from Creative Arts East's The Abolition of the Slave Trade project, which raised awareness and understanding about the history and cultural impact of the slave trade and contemporary issues around slavery amongst young people in Norfolk. The project, which is linked to the 2007 bi-centenary of the abolition of the slave trade in this country, was led by author Laura Fish with additional workshops from artist Gloria Ojulari Sule. The project was supported by the Norwich Town Close Estate Charity.
- Telephone: 01953 713390
- Email: literature@creativeartseast.co.uk
- Web: www.creativeartseast.co.uk
Afrikan Simba / Rebel Lion
- Date: Friday 5 October 2007, 10pm-3am
- Venue: The Mustard Lounge / Imagine, All Saint's Green, Norwich
- Price: £4 before 11pm / £5 after
- Programme: Hailing from Nigeria, Afrikan Simba is one of the leading MCs in London, having worked with top sound systems such as Jah Shaka, Aba Shanti and Channel One. He has also recorded with the likes of Jah Warrior, Zion Train and Dub Judah, and he runs his own 'Ayamba' record label based in Jamaica. Whenever he takes up the mic, whether live or in the studio, a flow of conscious, spiritual and uplifting lyrics are guaranteed.
- Telephone: 07891 782971
- Email: info@rebel-lion.co.uk
- Web: www.myspace.com/afrikansimba
Zimbafest: Grassroots & Friends
- Date: Saturday October 6 2007, 8pm
- Venue: Norwich Arts Centre
- Price: £7 / £5 concessions
- Programme: An evening celebrating traditional and modern Zimbabwean music. Come and dance to the rhythms of Africa with talented performers that include Grassroots, famous for their development work in Zimbabwe and across the UK, Chimanimani - a highly acclaimed collective of Zambian, English and Zimbabwean musicians, and world renowned Mbira player, dancer, drummer and singer Anna Mudeka with friends. Also performing will be DKR - a fantastic Zimbabwean hip hop duo from London.
- Telephone: 01603 660352
- Email: boxoffice@norwichartscentre.co.uk
- Web: www.grassrootstheatre.com
Ruby Turner
- Date: Friday 12 October 2007, 8pm
- Venue: Norwich Playhouse
- Price: £15 / £12 concessions
- Programme: With a voice that has been likened to Aretha Franklin and Janis Joplin, Ruby Turner can breathe life and meaning into a song whether it is a passionate soaring ballad or a soulful up-tempo groove. She has performed with stars from the Four Tops and the Temptations to Culture Club and Bryan Ferry, while artists as diverse as Lulu and Maxi priest have covered her original songs. She has made acclaimed appearances at the Brecon Jazz Festival, Morecambe's Festival of Light and Water, and at Cardiff Bay for BBC Radio's Music Live with Joe Cocker and Michael Bolton, and she continues to tour the country with Jools Holland and his band. Following her last sell-out appearance, Ruby returns to the Playhouse with a new set and new material as well as songs from her latest album - So Amazing - and some old favourites.
- Telephone: 01603 598598
- Email: info@norwichplayhouse.co.uk
- Web: www.norwichplayhouse.co.uk
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Date: Saturday 13 October 2007
- Venue: The Hippodrome, St Georges Rd, Gt Yarmouth
- Price: £Various
- Programme: The first half of the concert will feature the beautiful lullaby Summertime from Gershwin's hit opera Porgy and Bess which focuses on African-American life in South Carolina in the 1930's. The programme also includes works inspired by journey and belonging, including excerpts from Britten's Sea Interludes and specially selected Spirituals such as "Swing low, sweet chariot" which, despite being adopted as an unofficial English anthem in recent years, refers to the Underground Railroad, an informal organization that helped many slaves to freedom. The event marks the beginning of a major two year programme of concerts and community projects as a collaboration between the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestras Live and SeaChange Arts.
- Telephone: SeaChange Arts 01493 846550
- Email: info@seachangetrust.org.uk
- Web: www.seachangearts.org.uk
Union - Performance 2
- The Performance 2 - Union event at the Garage on 19th October has been cancelled due to cast illness. If you have already bought a ticket, please contact the box office at Norwich Arts Centre for a refund.
- Telephone: 01603 660352
- Email: boxoffice@norwichartscentre
Queens of Reggae
- Date: Saturday 20 October 2007, 9pm-1am
- Venue: Geldeston Locks, Locks Lane, Geldeston
- Price: £5 advance / £6 on the door (Advance tickets from Soundclash)
- Programme: For too long women in reggae have taken a back seat and been asked to sing songs purely about love. Rebel Lion presents a night of pure roots reggae in honour of all the great women in reggae. For a one-off special, be prepared to hear some of the freshest female artists on these shores, with Sister Lexxy and Askala Selassie. Hear the Lioness roar...
- Telephone: 01508 518414
- Email: mailto:info@rebel-lion.co.uk
- Web: www.myspace.com/sistalexxy
www.myspace.com/askalaselassie
African & Indian Dance from Tambai Promotions
- Date: Saturday 27 October 2007, 7:30pm
- Venue: The Queen's Hall, Watton, Thetford
- Price: £6
- Programme: Tambai Promotions present 'A Celebration of Indian and African Music and Dance'. Anne Tiburtius leads 'Natyapriya' in a visually spectacular performance of Indian dance that will leave you mesmerized. Following this, Anna Mudeka will present 'Mhembero', a celebration of energetic and colourful African music and dance, with some of the best
musicians and dancers of African music in the UK. Don't miss what will be a fantastic evening.
- Telephone: 01953 882613
- Email: johnkerr36@yahoo.com
- Web: www.wattonsociety.co.uk/festival
ACE Youth presents A Fused Triple Bill
- Date: Saturday 27 October 2007, 7:30pm
- Venue: Sheringham Little Theatre, Station Rd, Sheringham
- Price: £3-£4
- Programme: An exciting and energetic triple bill of dance. Ace Youth mix African and Caribbean dance forms with contemporary dance and contact improvisation to create energetic and physical performances. ACE Youth is the youth company of ACE dance & music. Formed in 1998 by Directors Gail and Ian Parmel, they aim to encourage and inspire young people to have freedom of _expression through dance. Ace Youth were finalists in the National Youth Dance England Festival in both 2005 and 2006. Come to this entertaining and thought-provoking evening of dance, an experience you won’t forget!
- Telephone: 01263 822347
- Email: enquiries@sheringhamlittletheatre.com
- Web: www.norfolkdance.co.uk
www.sheringhamlittletheatre.com
Lee Perry
- Date: Friday 9 November 2007, 8pm-12am
- Venue: UEA Student Union, Norwich
- Price: £15 (Tickets from Soundclash or www.gigantic.com)
- Programme: Some call him a genius, others claim he's certifiably insane, a
madman. Truth is, he's both, but more importantly, Lee Perry is a towering figure in reggae - a producer, mixologist, and songwriter who, along with King Tubby, helped shape the sound of dub and
made reggae music such a powerful part of the pop music world. Along with producing some of the most influential acts (Bob Marley & the Wailers and the Congos to name but two) in reggae history, Perry's approach to production and dub mixing was breathtakingly innovative and audacious - no one else sounds like him - and while many claim that King Tubby invented dub, there are just as many who would argue that no one experimented with it or took it further than did Lee Perry.
- Telephone: 01603 508050
- Email: sam@dedbeat.co.uk
