JOHANNESBURG – South African artist, Sam Nhlengethwa’s exhibition, Kind Of Blue opens at Goodman Gallery Johannesburg, on Thursday 26 August 2010, 18h00 and runs till 9 September 2010. In this solo exhibition of new drawings, prints and paintings at the Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg, Sam Nhlengethwa pays homage to trumpeter and composer Miles Davis and celebrates the recent 50th anniversary of his groundbreaking album Kind of Blue. The record, which is universally known as one of the most influential and best-selling jazz albums of all time, has been as significant in South Africa as it has been everywhere else. Described... Continue Reading
The German Embassy in Lilongwe, Malawi has committed 25,400 Euro for a cultural heritage project aimed at preserving the African nation’s music and oral traditions. The project is entitled “Endangered Traditions – Endangered Creativity” and funding for it was provided through the German Foreign Office in Berlin under its Cultural Preservation Programme. Young man playing a large drum, Likoma Island, Malawi. The project will be conducted by renowned scientist and musician Dr. Moya Malamusi, Oral Literature Research Programme in Chileka, in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Bender, Centre for World Music, University of Hildesheim, Germany. The project will run over... Continue Reading
HAA! will hold an event where you can learn about the content of the art works presented by HAA ! during the exhibition « Tokyo Diversity » at 3331 Arts Chiyoda from 20th to 29th August. The presentation will include the following. • House of African Art (HAA!), planned to open in Japan in 2013. What will the center be like? Who will visit the center? What activities will be offered there? … • Contemporary art scene in Africa Paintings by Amadou Tounkara, an artist from Senegal, who has been living for many years in Japan, officially selected for the... Continue Reading
Wedding Day, the witty, fast paced and engaging farcical theatre piece by the Zimbabwean playwright and performance artist, Patrick Mahlasera, is set to go regional this month following an invitation to the Drama For Life Festival in Johannesburg, South Africa from August 21-28. The play is a product of the British Council sponsored Hi- Five Theatre Writing Project, an artist development programme which was initiated by The Harare International Festival Of The Arts (HIFA) in collaboration with Theory X Media. Wedding Day premièred to rave reviews at HIFA 2007. That same year the play had a successful two week run... Continue Reading
It is not unusual to see the colors and hear the rhythms of Africa at runway shows in Paris, New York, or Milan. But despite its influence on Western designers, African fashion is still struggling to make itself known. With the ambitious pursuit of reinventing urban fashion, many young African designers are breaking away from the expectations imposed on them to infuse ethnic and folkoric themes into their work, without ignoring rich textiles and fashion heritage. Bringing together archival images, illustrations, and photographs, Africa Is In Style paints a lively picture of this constantly evolving world, looking at... Continue Reading
