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QLD, WA & NT are in for a great African music treat in Aug/Sept with  Mandinka Sound, featuring One Africa (King Marong & Lamine Sonko) and Muhanamwé on tour. The concerts, organised by...

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Browse AfricanOz 1st Issue Online! Did you miss the June/July AfricanOz newspaper (in print) containing a mass of stories that weren’t featured online? Now you can browse & read that edition FREE ONLINE...

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AfricanOz has launched a new FREE, NATIONAL bi-monthly newspaper: AfricanOz in print.  There are 10,000 copies printed and distributed every two months around Australia with Full Colour pictures. Original stories and interviews (most not featured...

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Artist Sutueal Bekele exhibition at Melbourne Australian Stock Exchange Opening Tuesday 27th of July. Exhibition runs 28 July to 12 August. Opening ceremony at 5.30pm. Exhibition runs 8am to 6pm M-F at the Australia...

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‘Take me as I am’ Mixed media on wood board by Edem Badu Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at 6:30pm Esco Art Gallery, 386-388 Brunswick St, Fitzroy Ghanaian born Artist residing in Melbourne. Debut solo art exhibition....

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Don’t miss Afro Moses and his 6 piece band “Moses O’Jah” – the dynamic dreadlocked showman is back to blow you away with his unique blend of Afro-fusion – Reggae, afrobeats, funk, raga,...

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The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) 22 July – 8 August has announced some of its film line-up – including a film about Somali supermodel Waris Dirie, Desert Flower (Germany/Austria/UK (120 mins, dir....

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AfricanOz caught up with TV soccer/football analyst and former Socceroo Francis Awaritefe, to ask him tips on Aust v Ghana, African players, and other World Cup essentials. We also asked him about Australian...

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African Australians experience widespread direct and indirect racism as part of their daily lives – a new report from the Human Rights Commission shows.   Race Discrimination Commissioner, Graeme Innes, said “The discrimination these people...

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Music

Mandinka Sound »

Mandinka Sound QLD, WA & NT are in for a great African music treat in Aug/Sept with  Mandinka Sound, featuring One Africa (King Marong & Lamine Sonko) and Muhanamwé on...

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African events in NSW »

African theatre project!, The ZimAid Dinner Concert & more    Be involved in new African theatre project! Meeting August 5th 6.00pm – 8.00 pm at 6-8 Bankstown City Plaza Bankstown NSW Callout for African background Actors Dancers Instrumentalists. BYDS African Theatre project is looking for people from an African background who can sing, dance, act or are...

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African events in NSW

Symphony Orchestra & hiphop artists unite in Tasmania »

Ten young, talented and culturally diverse hip hop artists have been mentored by Tasmania’s best musicians to create new works for the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. Power Hip Hop debuted at the Peacock Theatre in December 2009 and received rave reviews from the TSO audience and hip hop fans alike. Many of these mentored artists are...

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Symphony Orchestra & hiphop artists unite in Tasmania

African Events in QLD »

Mandinka Sound,  African Dance Classes & more Mandinka Sound 1-18 AUGUST – features extremely talented West African acts, Muhanamwé and One Africa. Great music, dance and song performances, as well as workshops. Details at Kultour website: http://www.kultour.com.au/component/content/article/8-annual-touring/33-mandinka-sound.html QLD shows as follows: Sunday 1 August – Mackay Entertainment & Convention Centre Tuesday 3 August – Mount Isa Civic Centre Thursday 5...

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African Events in QLD

African events in Western Australia »

Jamaica Independence celebration at Kulcha, Fremantle. 6 August 8pm. Join Jamaican DJ Aswon with Busha D, Rasdrummers, Munchie Man, Daddy George and the Tropical Addiction dancers, featuring Miss Africa Perth 2010, for an authentic roots experience. Details at www.kulcha.com.au   Mandinka Sound 2-14 September – features extremely talented West African acts, Muhanamwé and One Africa. Great music,...

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African events in Western Australia

Events in Canberra »

Drumassault with guest star Bangourake! Fri 18 June. 8pm. World-renowned West African master drummer Mohamed Bangoura performs with ‘Drumassault’ one-night only at Canberra Southern Cross – 54 McCaughey St, Turner ACT. Email:info@drumeffect.com.au   West African Drum & Dance Workshops with Bangourake. Sat 19 June. World-renowned Mohamed Bangoura in a day of drumming & dance workshops! At Canberra...

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Events in Canberra

Feature ARCHIVE

Serious Laugh Muj Ahmed

Serious Laugh Muj Ahmed »

[From our Archive published February 2009] AfricanOz chats with comedian and refugee welfare worker Mujahid Ahmed – who’s solo comedy show ‘African Time’ premieres at Adelaide Fringe Festival in March 2009. He’s...

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The Right to Write »

The Right to Write

From our Archive published May 2007 African Australian author and journalist, Edison Yongai, discusses his lifetime love of stories and writing – and its...

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Building new life from Zimbabwe’s stone »

Building new life from Zimbabwe’s stone

[Article published May 2008] While Zimbabwe’s election crisis holds the country on a knife-edge, many Zimbabwean Australians are continuing their day-to-day lives, and...

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Fashion

Life on the move… »

Life on the move…

{From Archive In early 2007] AfricanOz  spoke with model and humanitarian Abang Othow… Photos: www.scenemodels.com 1st image by Marvin Joseph  Since arriving in Australia...

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So African… So Chic…

So African… So Chic… »

[From Archive , Article published May 2009] Who WAS that gorgeous African model on the catwalks of Rosemont Australian Fashion Week 2009? AfricanOz stepped ‘backstage’ to chat to Antoinette Ataro,...

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