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Afropop Worldwide
- Dedicated to African
music and the music of the African
Diaspora
NOVEMBER 2004
Affrica Art Gallery
Kunta Kinte - Alex Haley
Memorial
Moorland-Spingarn Research
Center
Northampton Plantation Slave
Quarters
National Museum
of African Art - Smithsonian
Institution Calendar
National Museum of Natural History - Calendar of
Events
Try African Yoga
Networking
African Professionals
Network (AfriPRO)
afrikafé
Young African Professionals (YAP)
Network
AFFORD - The African Foundation
for Development (UK)
Sundays.
November 7, 14, 21, 28. 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM.
AFRICA MEETS AFRICA (AMA). WPFW 89.3 FM - Pacifica Radio,
Washington, DC.
A
new progressive weekly radio magazine showcasing the continent of
Africa and the Diaspora. Visit: http://www.angeliqueshofar.com/
and http://www.wpfw.org/ or call
202-588-0999 ext 360 or 202-270-1688 for more info. Listen by web
stream at http://www.wpfw.org/ or
short-wave radio.
Thursdays. November 4, 11, 18,
25.
8 - 9pm
On Africa -
WHUT-TV
- TV32.
TV SCHEDULES.
October
6, 2004, through January 9, 2005
Passages: Photographs in Africa by Carol Beckwith and
Angela Fisher. Exhibition - The National
Geographic Museum at Explorers Hall. 17th & M Streets N.W.,
Washington, D.C. Experience the traditions, ceremonies, and
spiritual customs of many African cultures through selections from
more than 30 years of coverage by these outstanding photographers.
Also featured are jewelry, masks, sculpture, body adornments, and
video footage, all of which help to bring these dramatic moments to
life. For information call: 202 857
7588.
Thursday, November 4.
On Africa -
WHUT-TV
- TV32, Washington, DC presents
Hyenas (Senegal, 113 minutes). Filmmaker Djibril Diop Mambety
adapts a timeless parable of human greed into a biting satire of
today's Africa - betraying the hopes of independence for the false
promises of Western materialism. For more information visit:
http://www.transafricaforum.org/communityevents.html
Friday, November 5.
7:00 PM - 9:00
PM
afrikafé International
First Friday. Featuring
ABIODUN KOYA: Opera Singer (Nigeria). Bossa Bistro
& Lounge (Adams Morgan), 2463 18th Street, NW, Washington, DC.
Cost: Free; Complimentary Hors D' Oeuvres - Cash Bar. Dress: Casual.
Contact: events@afrikafe.com; No need to RSVP. For more information
visit: www.afrikafe.com.
Friday,
November 5.
6:30
PM - 10:30 PM
The 2004 Africare Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner
This year's Dinner will salute bipartisan Congressional engagement with Africa
by honoring Senator Richard G. Lugar and Congressman Donald M. Payne.
The Hilton Washington Hotel, 1919 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.
Saturday, November 6
International
Saturdays. IZORA Restaurant & Nite
Club, 1115 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20906.
Spinning Zouk, Funana, Ndombolo, Salsa Mbalax, Mapoouka,
Makossa, R&B, Hip Hop. Free Parking and Party till 3 AM.
Tuesday,
November 9
Killer Crocs of
Uganda. National Geographic Society.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lectures/2004fall/index.html
Thursday, November 11.
7:30pm
UM African Drum Ensemble, Amadou Kouyate, music director.
Dekelboum Concert Hall, Clarice Smith Performing
Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742-1625.
Experience dynamic percussive rhythms and timeless traditions of the djembe drum
orchestra, derived from the Manding and Sousou peoples of West Africa. Special
presentations by Mahiri Keita, Menes Yahuda, Kweku Sumbry and Agyei Keita. This
concert is dedicated in memory of Diali Djimo Kouyate. Presented by Graduate
Studies in Ethnomusicology, Division of Musicology & Ethnomusicology.
Saturday, November 13.
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
SOUTH AFRICAN BAZAAR. Grace Lutheran
Church, 4300 16th Street, NW ( at Varnum Street entrance- lower
level), Washington, DC 20011. South African crafts, original art
work, baskets, masks, beadwork, fashions, Zambian gemstones, South
African cuisine and selected dishes from the African Diaspora.
FREE ADMISSION.
Contact for information: 301.593.5982;
binda5@hotmail.com.
Saturday, November 13. 7:30-10:30pm
The Miss Africa
International Pageant.
Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U St.,
NW, Washington, DC. Information: 800-551-7328. $30-$45.
Buy Tickets.
Saturday, November 13
International
Saturdays. IZORA Restaurant & Nite
Club, 1115 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20906.
Spinning Zouk, Funana, Ndombolo, Salsa Mbalax, Mapoouka,
Makossa, R&B, Hip Hop. Free Parking and Party till 3 AM.
Tuesday,
November 16
The Music of
Morocco and the Cycles of Life. National Geographic Society.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lectures/2004fall/index.html
Wednesday,
November 17
Making a New
Atlas of the World.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lectures/2004fall/index.html
November 18 – 21
Zumbi dos Palmares! A Celebration of Afro-Brazilian Culture
presented by Levantamos.
For more information visit
www.levantamos.org/id29.html
Saturday, November 20
Kunjalo Music
Ministries: South African Choir.
St. James Episcopal Church, Potomac MD
Saturday, November 20
International
Saturdays. IZORA Restaurant & Nite
Club, 1115 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20906.
Spinning Zouk, Funana, Ndombolo, Salsa Mbalax, Mapoouka,
Makossa, R&B, Hip Hop. Free Parking and Party till 3 AM.
Sunday, November 21. 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM
AFRICA MEETS AFRICA. A new progressive weekly radio magazine showcasing
the continent of Africa and the Diaspora on WPFW 89.3 FM Pacifica Radio in
Washington, DC. For more information visit
www.angeliqueshofar.com
and click on announcements or call 202.588.0999 ext 360 or fax 202.588.0561 or
email: africameetsafrica@myway.com.
And to listen via webstream go to www.wpfw.org.
Monday,
November 22. 6pm
Nigerian Soul Singer/Songwriter
Performs Live At The Kennedy Center/Millennium Stage. Soul artist Kuku
infuses traces of his Nigerian heritage in his music on the upcoming CD,
Unexpected Pleasures. For More Information Visit: www.mrkuku.Com Or
www.kennedy-center.org
Saturday, November 27. 9pm
The Armand Ntep Band.
Performing at Twins Jazz, 1344
U Street NW, Washington, DC. For more info about Armand Ntep:
http://www.capitalcommunitynews.com/hillrag/thejazzproject
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