Malak Amidan is a Saharawi human rights activist and trade unionist and will share her experiences of life in her homeland where the Saharawi people have lived under Moroccan occupation for 37 years. This will be the first time a Saharawi living in the occupied zones of Western Sahara visits Australia. Melbourne 30 April – [...]
Melbourne Museum Until 7 October 2012 Did you come and see Tutankhamun last year? Perhaps you popped into Titanic? Or maybe you visited A Day in Pompeii? Well, today we’re opening our next big exhibition, The Wonders of Ancient Mesopotamia, which features over 170 extraordinary archaeological treasures from the world renowned British Museum. In developing [...]
The Human Rights Arts & Film Festival AN AFRICAN ELECTION MELBOURNE Saturday, 26 May 2012, 3:00 pm ACMI Cinemas,Federation Square, Russell Ct Melbourne VIC 3000 (03) 8663 2200 Australian Premiere Jarreth Merz / USA/Ghana/Switzerland / 2010 / Doc. / 89 min / English and Akan with English subtitles Sundance Film Festival 2011 International Documentary Festival Amsterdam [...]
THE HUMAN RIGHTS ARTS & FILM FESTIVAL LAUNCHES FULL PROGRAM FESTIVAL OPENS WITH PAUL SIMON DOCO UNDER THE AFRICAN SKIES 15 – 27 May 2012 MELBOURNE, 16 April 2012 – The fifth Human Rights Arts and Film Festival (HRAFF) will open on Tuesday 15 May with the highly anticipated documentary Under African Skies by award [...]
Christopher Rimmer – Spirits Speak – Without Pier Gallery, 417 Hampton Street, Hampton, Victoria. 15 – 30 June, 2012. (tra Melbourne based, South African photographer, Christopher Rimmer traversed the length and breadth of his former homeland and returns with a stunning body of 30 detailed photographic works that intimately depict majestic wildlife and proud indigenous [...]
Australian nurse and midwife, Val Browning, has always lived a life less ordinary. After moving to Northern Ethiopia three decades ago, Val married into a nomadic pastoralist community in the remote region of the Afar Desert, and has since spent her lifetime dedicated to improving the health and literacy of the Afar people, in [...]
The Rough Guide To Psychedelic Africa Various Rough Guide, RGNET1270, 2012 Also available on Limited Edition 180gsm Vinyl LP Includes bonus CD by Victor Uwaifo Far-out psychedelic-sounding rock mixed with a thick dollop of deep funk and soul was massively popular during the 1960s and 1970s in Africa. This Rough Guide features some hand-picked gems [...]
The Rough Guide To African Roots Revival Various Rough Guide, RGNET1269, 2012 Also available on Limited Edition 180gsm Vinyl LP Includes bonus CD by Kenge Kenge This Rough Guide spotlights the front-runners of an explosive revival of African roots music. Listen to world-class artists, such as Staff Benda Bilili and the Bedouin Jerry Can Band, [...]
The Australian Centre for the Moving Image presents First Look: Mama Africa Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 May 2012 The Black Power Mix Tape 1967-1975 Thursday 3 to Wednesday 9 May 2012 Come Back, Africa Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 May 2012 As part of its First Look program, the Australian Centre for the Moving [...]
Dobet Gnahoré stands at the frontline of West African music as a complete artist – singer, dancer, percussionist and songwriter. She merges African roots with the European influence of her French guitarist, partner and co-writer Colin Laroche de Féline, capturing a rare power in the delivery and purpose of her songs. Performances: SATURDAY 3/3/2012 3:00pm [...]
From out of the Western Sahara, Tinariwen strike up a stunning and rebellious new strain of ‘desert blues’. Ripe with electric guitars and rhythms inspired by the loping gait of the camel, Tinariwen’s songs echo with nostalgia for their ancient Touareg nomadic lifestyle and rage against the indifference to their plight. Tinariwen | Tenere Taqhim [...]
Despite being handicapped by polio and living rough on the streets of Kinshasa, Staff Benda Bilili’s singers, guitarists and percussionists have become a global sensation. The pulse of their Congolese rumba echoes the sounds of Havana, Kingston and Harlem, and their energetic live performances are nothing short of joyous and inspirational. Performances:FRIDAY8:15pm – 9:30pmInternode Stage [...]
