Workshops & Events
This is an African Music project which presently has two groups of young people, performing in Leeds and Huddersfield. The Leeds group, funded by Leeds Leisure Services participated in the Breeze 2004 Festival, perormed at The Venue, Leeds Carnival Queen Show and Chapel Allerton Arts Festival.
Africa for All in Huddersfield is currently based in Crosland Moor, on a project funded up to September 2004 by the Local Network Fund, The Children's Fund and Arts in the Neighborhood Kirklees. During this time the group performed at The Rumboat as support for a Congalese Dance Band "Koko Kanyinde". They also had a float in Huddersfield Carnival (which was voted second best on the day!) and they performed live on stage. The Crossland Moor project is on-going and will continue at least until summer 2005.
We are taking this project into three local Nurseries in conjunction with Surestart. We would also welcome hearing form other organisations or groups who would like to offer similar workshops on a one-off or on-going basis.
Local "Music Maker" Lamin Jassey - Master Drummer and all round musician and vocalist from the Gambia, West Africa - will lead sessions featuring a range of African Drumms and Percussion, Guitar, Balafon, Keyboards and more!
He will be joined by musicians from the band African Roots (Reggae) and Tamala (Salsa), plus guest local and touring African and Caribbean artists.
Weekly sessions are held at Crosland Moor Junior School, Dry Clough Road, Huddersfield HD4 and
Rockstone Studios, Bradford Road, Huddersfield.
Africa Tamala is sponsored by The National Foundation for Youth Music.
If you like drumming and dancing, playing different instruments and singing, then join our free sessions!
Plus (later on in the year) special national and local guests such as M.C’s from well known Sound Systems and Rap Poetry from D.Bo
WHEN: Mondays, 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th June. 3rd, 10th July 2006. Time 5-7pm
WHERE: THE MUHAMMED ALI CENTRE, Gilbert Grove (off Walpole Rd), Crosland Moor, HD4
Performance - Friday 23rd June in Wakefield for National Refugee week-6pm, Sat 24th June –Slaithwaite Civic Hall -8pm, Sunday 16th July –Dewsbury – 2-4pm
Performance / workshops, Sunday 13th Aug, Africanventure Day at Beaumont Park, 11am- 4pm
Plus summer events –Huddersfield and Deighton Carnival,
Tel: Shelagh 07879053671
Soundjata Promotions is a Community Arts group who raise funds to provide Arts facilities in your area. It would be great to have your support!
Presents
Funded by Awards for All
Contact: 07879053671
Karaoke!
Raffle!
SAT 12th AUG, 12-7pm, Gilbert Grove, Crosland Moor, HD4
FREE – ALL WELCOME!
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