Africa Action: Activism for Africa Since 1953
Africa Action to Host Human Rights Solidarity Concert
AFRICA ACTION
&
TRANSAFRICA FORUM
PRESENT
HUMAN RIGHTS SOLIDARITY CONCERT
The Festival Center of the Servant Leadership School
1640 Columbia Road, NW, Washington, DC 20009
SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2009
6:30PM - 9:30 PM
FEATURING:
With a sound that recalls the fire of Angelique Kidjo, the inspiration of Oliver Mtukudzi, the rebellion of Thomas Mapfumo and the soul of India.Aire, Chiwoniso is one of the most exciting talents in African music today. Zimbabwe's Chiwoniso performs entrancing and uplifting songs with ancient soul and modern spirit infused with the mesmerizing interlocking melodies of the mbira. Chiwoniso's voice resounds with defiant strength and profound tenderness.
Chiwoniso is an ardent supporter of human rights in Zimbabwe and around the world. Chiwoniso recently participated in the creation of the music video and song 'The Price of Silence' which was produced by Amnesty International to mark the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, bringing together renowned artists, including Stephen Marley, Angelique Kidjo, and Emannuel Jal
Chiwoniso's latest album Rebel Woman has received critical acclaim and topped charts around the world: www.chiwoniso.com
OUTSPOKEN & THE ESSENCE
Comrade Fatso & Chabvondoka are Zimbabwe's leading protest band, and Outspoken & The Essence is one of the country's most cutting edge spoken word hip hop groups. Comrade Fatso & Chabvondoka's album, House of Hunger, is banned in Zimbabwe yet has received praise globally having been labeled as 'undeniably alluring' by Canada's Mail and Globe. Fatso and his band have toured extensively, with their poetry and music appearing in print and broadcast media in over fifty countries while Fatso's poetry is studied at universities in the UK and South Africa. Outspoken & The Essence are a fresh, radical sound in Harare, combining conscious lyrics with an afrosoul hip hop sound. Outspoken has performed regularly in Southern Africa having featured at most major poetry festivals in Zimbabwe, Botswana and South Africa. Outspoken and Fatso are also the founders of Magamba!, a youthful cultural activist network that uses arts and culture in the struggle for justice in Zimbabwe.
www.myspace.com/magamba
www.myspace.com/alphaintellect
www.comradefatso.com
SIEZE THE MOMENT
April 18 is Zimbabwe's independence day. Bring friends and family to unite together and reflect on the struggle for human rights and social justice in Zimbabwe.
April is also a month in which millions of lives were lost in some of the worst cases of crimes against humanity and genocide. This includes the genocide in Rwanda, the war in Liberia, the holocaust, and the genocide in Darfur.
Join us to remember this past and reflect on the sanctity of human life. Together, we extend solidarity to calls for peace and justice around the world.
SUGGESTED DONATION - $10
Proceeds will go to the Zimbabwe Solidarity Fund, which supports the effort of grassroots organizations in Zimbabwe.
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