Recruiting Now at Youthworx Media!  InSite is a project for young people (15-25) of all cultural backgrounds to gain filmmaking skills and produce a personal story for the screen. Through weekly workshops and professional mentoring with Sista Savage and Naina Sen you will learn to script, shoot and edit as a digital artist and crew [...]

Long before Paul Simon went to Graceland, Johnny Clegg flouted apartheid laws in South Africa by forming the seminal mixed-race band Juluka in the 1970s. Teaming with Sipho Mchunu. Johnny’s sensational cross-cultural concept established the template for fusing Western pop with Zulu rhythms – English vocals fixed to an African heartbeat. Interview with Africanoz AfricanOZ [...]

The National Australia Bank and Jesuit Social Services, supported by AMES, offer a program of paid work experience and development for suitably qualified African-Australians at the Bank‘s Australian offices in Melbourne. There are a number of roles available within various business units in the areas of Finance, Technology and Business Administration. The African Australian Inclusion [...]

 PLOS Musical Productions a non professional group  is seeking a cast for our July 2012 production of  HAIRSPRAY   Information Night   Monday 30 January 2012 – 8pm    PLOS Shed – Overport Park – Cnr Overport and Somerset Roads Frankston 3199 Auditions from 6—12 February 2012 Production Location – Frankston Arts Centre Production Dates – [...]

Friday November 18th – Friday December 16th 2011 The Arts Centre, Curve Bar 4.30-7pm   A unique series of FREE jam sessions and rhythmic exchanges exploring rhythm and blues, experimental sounds, European melodies, globalised fusions, afro-beat and jazz.   Now in its third year, Multicultural Arts Victoria in association with the Arts Centre presents Visible [...]

Gala Dinner Saturday, 14th January 2012 Laugh the night away with Stephen K Amos and enjoy an event that you wont want to miss. Join us in the Ballroom of the Park Hyatt Hotel for “The Skin I’m In” Gala Dinner. A prestigious event to honour and celebrate our black culture and heritage and the [...]

Set in Africa, this powerfully intense and totally engrossing new play deals with the AIDS drug trials…..and the ever increasing complex relationship between researcher and student. Prepare yourself for a riveting, edge of your seat drama with a final climax you won’t see coming ! This Australian premiere production stars Glenda Linscott and Blessing Mokgohloa [...]

By: Pam Kleemann

Starting on 11th October-16th, Arts Projects Australia, Andrew Kay, Liza McLean and David Vigo in association with Melbourne Festival presents Mozart’s The Magic Flute (Impempe Yomlingo). Founding Producer Eric Abraham & Isango Ensemble Infusing this joyous opera with the distinctive sound and beat of South African instrumentation, the world-famous Isango Ensemble have breathed new life [...]

16th October 2011 Ethiopian dinner, traditional coffee ceremony and show to raise money to support Oxfam’s response to the horn of Africa food crisis.  Entertainment includes traditional Ethiopian music by Andessa Girmay & friends, plus more! Speakers include Dr Berhan Ahmed, 2009 Victorian of the Year & Chairperson of the African Think Tank and Colleen [...]

On Thu 20 October 2011, Arts Projects Australia and Melbourne Festival present TOUMANI DIABATÉ at State Theatre, Arts Centre, Bookings: Arts Centre 1300 182 183 or Ticketmaster 1300 723 038   www.melbournefestival.com.au or www.theartscentre.com.au  “A genius of African music, the finest living exponent of the kora.”  THE GUARDIAN One of the world’s most breathtaking musical talents Toumani Diabaté is coming [...]

Sat 22 Oct at 8pm, Gates 1 & 2 open at 6.30pm, 2hr 35min with interval at Sidney Myer Music Bowl, King’s Domain, Cnr Linlithgow and Alexandra Avenues, Melbourne 3004 Emmanuel Jal who is featuring on the line-up for this year’s closing night concert, notes from the hard road. A musical journey from revolution to [...]