.: news :. .:: panafrican ::. Music Theater Cinema/TV Fine Arts Photo Literature Dance Fashion Internet History/Society Media Intercultural/migrations Design Structure Poetry Comic strip .:: country ::. Açores South Africa Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Comores Ivory Coast Djibouti Egypt Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Mauritius Kenya Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mali Morocco Mauritania Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Uganda Central African Republic Congo, Democratic Republic Congo Rwanda Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Seychelles Swaziland Tanzania Chad Togo Tunisia Zambia Zimbabwe

DIARY NEWS ARTISTS FESTIVALS Home > Diary > Description Music festival 10/25/2007 > 11/3/2007 Kenya Naïrobi judywanjiku@gmail.com Sigalagala Festival 2007 Organized and hosted by the GoDown. Each year the GoDown recognizes the contribution of African women in the arts through a festival organized and hosted by the GoDown, called Sigalala. Women visual artists, poets, choreographers, writers and musicians are all celebrated. Last year, the star artist was Bi Kidude, 97-year old performer of Zanzibari "unyago" song and dance. The GoDown hosted a photo-exhibition of Bi-Kidudes journey to star dom named'As Old As My Tongue.' Also featured were local women artists representing music genres ranging from traditional to afro-fusion to hip-hop. This year we are inviting top women artists to mount an exhibition celebrating our rich diversity and creativity to be opened on Thursday the 25th October 2007. This exhibition will also mark the launch of the Sigalagala Festival. We have invited various women including Annabel Wanjiku, Eunice Wadu, Mirium Kyambi, Maggie Otieno, Emily Odongo On the music side, local participation will include Achieng Abura, Kaz, Nyota Ndogo, Suzanna Owiyo, Valerie Kimani, Carol Atemi, June Wanjiru, and Suzanne Gachukia. The star act will be Congolese singer Mbilia Bel, whose performance career has seen her rise from an accomplished dancer, with the Congolese maestro Tabu Ley, to a singer/musician in her own right. Mbilia Bel will perform 2 shows at the GoDown, October 26 & 27, accompanied by a band of 12 artists comprising instrumentalists, back-up vocalists and dancers. Sigalagala 25th Oct 7pm Exhibition opening, and official opening of Sigalagala 26th Afternoon Career talk with women in the Visual -Arts Tabitha Wa Thuku, Maggie Otieno, Mirium Kyambi Night- 7pm Mbilia Bell Nyota Ndogo 27th Night Mbilia Bell Nyota Ndogo 2nd Nov Afternoon Careers in Music and Dance Kaz, Susanne Owiyo, Night Kaz, Carol Atemi and June Gichuhi 3rd November Night Achieng Abura, Susan Owiyo, Susan Gachukia [go back]

Friday, September 03, 2010   .:: quick search ::. Quick search by key word   event dispatch artist/band .: advanced search :. .:: newsletter ::. Subscribe to the Africinfo newsletter    subscribe  unsubscribe .:: Who are we? ::. Introduction to the RICAFE cultural information network in Africa and Europe .:: Links ::. Websites to be visited © Africinfo 2002-2010