Monthly Archives: August 2010

An Air of Hope – “Music: Power and Purpose” Symposium (Friday, August 13, 2010)

Posted on August 18, 2010 by

Music makes us tap our feet, move, sometimes cry, sometimes smile.  But why do the people behind the guitars, behind the pipes, give us this music to react to?  The question posed to Afrikadey! artists at the “Music: Power and … Continue reading →

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Singing in the Rain – Toumany Kouyate Noon Hour Stephen Avenue Concert (Friday, August 13, 2010)

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Upon getting to 2nd St SW and Stephen Avenue, the location our Noon Hour Concert permit read, I was dubious.  It was an empty street with no accoutrements (table, chairs, canopy, electricity) and the rain was falling on the quasi-cobblestone … Continue reading →

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Dance Workshop (Friday, August 13, 2010)

Posted on August 17, 2010 by

I wasn’t able to attend, were you? Comment below!

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The Show Must Go On – “Things Fall Apart” Theatrical Reading (Thursday, August 12, 2010)

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Things fall apart but the show must go on.  Things did fall apart for Tunde Dawodu, Afrikadey! Artistic Director, on Thursday when his wife’s father passed away.  Dawodu shared this with the “Things Fall Apart” theatrical reading audience at the … Continue reading →

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Thunder Hands and Light Feet – Remesha Drums Olympic Plaza Noon Hour Concert (Thursday, August 12, 2010)

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Drumming.  Chanting.  Billowing red costumes.  Remesha Drums paraded into Olympic Plaza, 50 lb. drums on their heads, as hoards of onlookers stared.  The group pounded out forceful and elaborate rhythms, trading off in a circular pattern.  Three microphones helped to … Continue reading →

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Oh Francophone Calgary – “Les Français d’Afrique” (Wednesday, August 11, 2010)

Posted on August 12, 2010 by

Let me start by saying that my French is très mal, so I may have missed many a joke and introduction at “Les Français d’Afrique” at Alliance Française.  Those in attendance who can shed more light on the evening please … Continue reading →

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Frenetic Filmmaking – Nollywood Babylon (Tuesday, August 10, 2010)

Posted on August 11, 2010 by

Ben Addelman and Samir Mallal, Canadian documentarists, unearth the phenomenon of Nollywood, Nigeria’s burgeoning film industry, in their film Nollywood Babylon.  The documentary begins with a prayer circle of film staff with Lancelot Idowu, one of Nollywood’s favourite directors, looking … Continue reading →

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Afrikadey! O Ye! – Opening Gala (Monday, August 9, 2010)

Posted on August 10, 2010 by

Simone Saunders started off the evening with a moving monologue – ELENA – about her grandmother’s life in Jamaica.  Happiness and purpose were distilled into eating sugar cane, feeling the sun on your face, and laughing with your folks and … Continue reading →

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Hello world!

Posted on August 7, 2010 by

Welcome to the official Afrikadey! blog!  We will be keeping you up to date on all that is happening during this magical week.  We welcome your comments and look forward to bloggin’it out with you all…

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