TANZANIA MOURNS ITS FINES T SCHOLARS:


PROF HAROUB OTHMAN (R.I P)




Sheikh Suleiman Gologosi Lindi (RIP)

BBC Radio 3 - Samba Mapangala at Sauti za Busara 2009
If you are lucky enough to hear BBC Radio 3 - then don't miss a special programme recorded during Sauti za Busara 2009 about SAMBA MAPANGALA
It will be broadcast on Saturday 4th July 2009 at 3pm (UK time) - and also available from their archive for a week.
more details at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lfhy3

If you are lucky enough to be anywhere near London's Southbank on Tuesday 7th July 2009 - you might like to catch the DVD launch of an award winning film about Bi Kidude.
In two years since it’s début screening, our intimate portrait of Swahili legend Bi Kidude has won friends and awards around the world.
It is at the National Film Theatre NFT2 at 6:20pm and will be introduced by director Andy Jones

Well the secret is out - we have "so much great music - rarely heard outside East Africa".
And the good news is, we are back with more in 2010.
Make your plans now:11 - 16 February 2010and make sure you are in Zanzibar for international-class performances from some of the best artists in East Africa and beyond.

Writing for freedom

A writers' workshop and performance of poetry for Refugee Week.
Saturday 20 June 2009, 12-4.30pm
The Friends Meeting House, The Friars, Canterbury CT1 2EB (Close to the Marlowe Theatre)
Speakers include:
Choman Hardi - celebrated poet and activist from Kurdistan
Organised by Kent Refugee Help. Free Entry. Lunch provided. Donations welcome. For further information or to book a place please contact Kate Adams by email: kadams314@hotmail.com or phone: 07826 395 433.