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BLACK HISTORY MONTH
OCTOBER
2010 : UK EVENTS
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| DATE |
EVENT |
DETAILS |
£ |
| Sunday 3rd October | Natty Hi-Fi with a Black History Month Fundraiser : children's play area, face painting, food, stalls, live music & car washing | @ Donnington Doorstep, Townsend Square, Donnington Bridge Road, Oxford OX4 4BB. 2pm - 7pm Info: flyer | free |
| Monday 4th October | African School: with session tutor Natty Mark Samuels - Congo region - Kuba | @ the Jubilee Hall, Sorrell Road, Blackbird Leys, Oxford OX4 6SL. 7pm - 8.30pm. Info: flyer | free |
| Friday 8th October | Freddy Macha: Tanzanian born writer and musician will be entertaining songs and poems played on percussion and guitar. http://freddymacha.com/ | @ Queens Crescent Library, 165 Queens Crescent, London NW5 4HH. 4.30pm - 5.30pm. Info: flyer | free |
| 9th & 10th October | African Weekender | in Trafalgar Square, London. Info: London.gov.uk | |
| Sunday 10th October | Djolof Roots Sounds ft Binghyman presents a Black History Month Celebration with special guest: Beoogo Yinga from West Africa |
@ the
Camden Rock, 18 Kentish Town Road, London
NW1 9NX. 5pm - 2am Info: regular
event /  Camden,
24, 27, 29, 31, 88, 134, 168, 214, 253, 274 & C2
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£7 |
| Sunday 10th October | Inspired : launching Camden's Black History Season with a night of music, comedy & poetry hosted by Eddie Nestor with special guests Rudolph Walker OBE and Felix Dexter + singers from the London Community Gospel Choir + Lyrical Healer and El Crisis | @ the Camden Centre, Euston Road (opp St Pancras station), London WC1H 9JE. Info: flyer / tickets | £17.50 + bf / concs by arrangement £15 |
| Monday 11th October | African School: with session tutor Natty Mark Samuels - Congo region - Luba | @ the Jubilee Hall, Sorrell Road, Blackbird Leys, Oxford OX4 6SL. 7pm - 8.30pm. Info: flyer | free |
| Thursday 14th October | Daniel Kaluuya: British born Ugandan, is an up and coming actor and writer, who is best known for playing Posh Kenneth in the E4 teen-drama Skins. | @ Queens Crescent Library, 165 Queens Crescent, London NW5 4HH. 4.30pm - 5.30pm. Info: flyer | free |
| Friday 15th October | Tony White : Jamaican musician & poet | @ Queens Crescent Library, 165 Queens Crescent, London NW5 4HH. 4.30pm - 5.30pm. Info: flyer | free |
| Sunday 17th October | Storytelling with Usifu Jalloh - Celebrate Black History Month with stories and percussion from Sierra Leone. Suitable for ages 3+ | @ the Discover Children’s Story Centre, 383-387 High Street, Stratford, London E15 4QZ. 2.30pm | |
| Monday 18th October | African School: with session tutor Natty Mark Samuels -Congo region - Mangbetu | @ the Jubilee Hall, Sorrell Road, Blackbird Leys, Oxford OX4 6SL. 7pm - 8.30pm. Info: flyer | free |
| Tuesday 19th October | Club Roots Underground presents African Heritage Month Ilibration (ch. 2) with music by guests Lion Roots & Sista Millie + Roots Hitek, Nice Times & live King Saint (debut album launch) |
@ Orleans, 259-261 Seven
Sisters Road, N4. 10.30pm - 4am. Info: flyer
/ roots@rootshitek.com  Finsbury
Park 4, 19, 29, 106, 236,
253, 254, 259, 279.
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| Friday 22nd October |
Masimba Musodza
a pioneer in Rastafarian Literature
is a Zimbabwean author and screenwriter who will discuss Zimbabwean
history and civilisation. + Ghanaian
Sly Quarcoopome who will read his
poetry on the trials and tribulations of African consciousness. |
@ Queens Crescent Library, 165 Queens Crescent, London NW5 4HH. 4.30pm - 5.30pm. Info: flyer / Masimba Musodza | free |
| Saturday 23rd October | Black History Month celebration feat storytelling with Christine Chambers, Mbira performance/workshop with Moses Bikshoni, African School with Natty Mark Samuels + the day will also include an exhibition by the Black Cultural Archives Black Women's History. This will be on display for a week, from the 22nd. Live music from Sista Ali (saxophone), Ras Hugo (balafon/jembe) and Natty Mark (jembe/bongos) + roots reggae and African music, facepainting, children's art & stalls | @ Ruskin College, Walton Street, Oxford OX1 2HE. 1pm - 6pm. Info: flyer / African School blog / more African School listings | free |
| Sunday 24th October | Celebrate Black History Month by exploring the fantastic world of Anansi the Spider Man. Discover's Story Builders will tell the tale of how Anansi created his stories. Then join in with a sing-a-long and mask making. Suitable for ages 3+ | @ the Discover Children’s Story Centre, 383-387 High Street, Stratford, London E15 4QZ. 11:30am & 2:30pm | |
| Friday 29th October | Foundation Fridays: Black History Month Special with Natty HiFi - Natty Mark, Tony Dread & guests | @ East Oxford Community Centre, 44b Princes Street ( corner of Cowley Road), Oxford OX4 1HU. 9pm - 3am. Info: email / regular events | £3 |
| Friday 29th October | Chinwe Azubuike who describes herself as a spokeswoman for Nigera’s deprived class. She forms part of a collective of artists and writers, Exiled Writers Ink | @ Queens Crescent Library, 165 Queens Crescent, London NW5 4HH. 4.30pm - 5.30pm. Info: flyer / Exiled Writers Ink / myspace | free |
| Saturday 30th October | London's Community Celebrates Black History Month ft Say It Loud (Urban Youths Orchestra) -MC Kemon, JA Incorporated + live PAs from Afrikan Simba, Clinark, Role Model, Clapper Priest, Gemstone, Stamina Li, Sista Lexxy, Prince Terralox, Clued Up & Niks Natty Lightnin + at the control tower Isaac Natural, Binghyman, Fenomeno show & Samurai | @ Open The Gate, the Black Culture Cafe, 33-35 Stoke Newington Rd, N16 8BJ. 7pm - 2am. Live show 9pm. Info: flyer / facebook | free |
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