Come and join the fun!
A fantastic opportunity to see this diverse, multi
talented group perform
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Traditional Zulu dance and drumming
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Contemporary Southern African A’Capella
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Gumboot dance
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Southern African Hip Hop
The event will be supported by High Life DJs–
Uplifting Afro Beat, High
Life, Boogaloo, Salsa and Son
‘Definitely the equivalent of Lady Blacksmith
Mambazo Global Bandstand
U’Zambezi has toured globally, and has performed to
Nelson Mandela. Don’t
miss out on this great opportunity!
Venue :
Orange Street Music Club, Canterbury, Kent.
Tickets in advance from OSMC (01227)
760801
£12/ £10 Canterbury Residency
Card
Doors open 7.45pm
HYPERLINK
Music for Change aims to promote awareness,
understanding and respect for
cultural diversity, through music and the performing
arts, in order to
achieve beneficial change.
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Subject: Music for
Change Summer '06 Press Release!
Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 10:48:07 +0100
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Music for Change Summer ’06 Press Release!
It is time to celebrate. The sun is (hopefully)
shining, the birds are
singing, and Music for Change has teamed up with some
organisations to offer
you a wonderful line up of inspiring, creative and
down right fun events for
you to attend!
Across the South East you will be able to see and
hear a diverse wealth of
talent – ranging from beautiful Bulgarian harmonies
to fantastic West
African dance routines!
Music for Change aims to promote cultural diversity
and respect through all
of its work, and spends a large proportion of time in
schools offering
educational workshops and performances to children
and young adults. Please
learn more about us.
Sunday 14 May
London Bulgarian Choir
Herne Bay Pavilion, Central Parade, Herne Bay.
Magical interactive vocal performance, featuring the
dynamic Dessislava
Stefanova, star of Club Caramba Bulgaria.
Brought to you in partnership with Music for Change
and Canterbury City
Council.
1430 – 1630. FREE event
Saturday 27 May
U’Zambezi
Orange Street Music Club, Orange Street,
Canterbury.
Amazing all- round performance featuring Zulu dance
and drumming,
contemporary Southern African songs and Southern
African hip –hop. A unique
chance to see this talented group in an intimate club
setting. Book early to
avoid disappointment.
Brought to you in conjunction with Canterbury
People’s Festival.
Doors open 7.45pm. Tickets can be bought in advance
at O.S.M.C £12/£10 with
Canterbury Residency Card. Phone O.S.M.C 01227
760801
Saturday 3 June
Global Free Festival
Whitefriars Square, Whitefriars Shopping Complex,
Canterbury.
A thrilling line- up, including artists from Sierra
Leone, Jamaica, India
and Ghana. Workshops and performances of song, dance
and storytelling.
Including Maambena, Jugnu Bhangra, and Winston
Nzinga.
Brought to you in partnership with Music for Change,
Whitefriars and
Canterbury People’s Festival.
12 noon – 5pm. FREE event.
Also on the same day -
High Life
Horsebridge Arts and Community Centre,
Whitstable.
Keep the party going with DJs playing High Life,
Boogaloo, Afro Beat, Son
and Salsa, with live percussion from Music for Change
artist Jorge Santo.
8pm – midnight. £4/£3. Tickets available in advance
at the Horsebridge
Centre 01227 281174
Thursday 8 June
Tengir – Too Ensemble
Gulbenkian Theatre, University of Kent,
Canterbury.
A unique opportunity to experience the mountain music
of Kyrgyzstan, as part
of a short U.K tour
which includes a performance to Prince Charles at
St
James’ Palace! They play old music that has been
revived since the end of
the Soviet period. It has its roots in the heritage
of the nomadic peoples
of Central Asia.
Brought to you in partnership with Music for Change
and Rootsroundabout.
7.45pm. Tickets £12/£10 are available at the
Gulbenkian Theatre. Call 01227
769075.
Friday 23 June
Global Cultural Day – celebrating Refugee Week
2006
St Peters Methodist Hall, Canterbury.
A truly international party with music, song, dance,
art and education
celebrating the contribution of refugees to U.K
culture. Featuring Sudanese
Hip Hop star Emmanuel Jal.
Brought to you in partnership with Kent Refugee
Support Group and Migrant
Helpline.
2 – 6.30pm. FREE event. Call Douglas at Music for
Change for details 01227
459 243
Wednesday 26 July
Club Caramba at Whitstable Oyster
Festival
St Mary’s Hall and Horsebridge Community Centre,
Whitstable.
A day of West African and Cuban percussion and dance
workshops, led by Music
for Change artists including Usifu Jalloh, followed
by an exciting double
bill evening concert featuring Maambena (West African
dance and drumming
troupe) and Costa Latina – the best in Latin American
Salsa, Son and Rumba.
Workshops at St Mary’s and the Horsebridge. 10am –
3.30pm. Adults
£3/children £1.
Concert 7.360 – midnight. £8/£6. Tickets for day and
evening available at
the Horsebridge 01227 281174
Sunday 3 September
Winston Nzinga and Emmanuel the
Magnificent!
Whitstable Tea Gardens, Tower Hill, Whitstable.
Jamaican storytelling, with cheeky characters brought
to life through music
and song, as well as acrobatics, clowning and
hilarious mayhem from Ghana’s
very own ‘Mr Magnificent’. Don’t miss this unique
double bill in an idyllic
garden setting over looking the sea.
2.30 – 4.30pm. FREE event.
For more information email HYPERLINK
Hope to see you there!
Nadine Wood
Education and Community Officer
Music for Change
Unit 19b Roper Close
Canterbury
Kent
CT2 7EP
Tel 01227 459 243
Fax 01227 455 662
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