FESTIVAL PROGRAM 2008

Friday 23 Mai
21h00 | Fabrikken | Nedre gate 7 | Kr. 250,-
UHURU AHW Åpningskonsert
Featuring: Bonga (AO), Susana Baca (PE), Tlokwe Sehume (ZA)

Saturday 24 May
11h00 | Den Norske Balletthøyskole | Borggata 7 | Free
JUMP UP Dance/rap workshops for youth
Featuring: Jonzi D (UK), Garry Tomlinson (NO), Zeze Kolstad (NO), Leonard Jackson (NO), Larry Akiri (NO)

Saturday 24 May
11h00 | Litteraturhuset | Wergelandsveien 29 | Free
AFRIKAN FAMILIY SEMINAR: Challenges facing Afrikan families in Norway
Featuring: Regina Adahada, Brother Buntu, Grace Baffoe, Amina Mahama og Kebba Secka

Saturday 24 May
11h00 (all day) | Litteraturhuset | Wergelandsveien 29 | Free
EYE, BEHOLD Film Festival Day 1; Screenings and Meeting The Director
Featuring: S. Pearl Sharp (US)

Sunday 25 May
11h00 (all day) | Litteraturhuset | Wergelandsveien 29 | Free
EYE, BEHOLD Film Festival Day 2; Screenings and Meeting The Director
Featuring: Janks Morton (US)

Sunday 25 May
20h00 | Litteraturhuset | Wergelandsveien 29 | NOK 100,-
HAIL THE QUEENS Women’s Cultual Evening
Featuring: Susana Baca (PE), Busi Ncube (ZW), Haddy N’jie (NO), S. Pearl Sharp (US), Hannah W. Kvam (NO), Malika M. Rasmussen (NO), Mounira Yagoubi (FR), Fethawit Hakin (NO), PAWA (NO)

Monday 26 May
11h00 (all day) | Litteraturhuset | Wergelandsveien 29 | Free
EYE, BEHOLD Film Festival Day 3; Screenings and Meeting The Director
Featuring: Kurt Orderson (ZA)

Tuesday 27 May
08h30 | Litteraturhuset | Wergelandsveien 29 | NOK 600,- (NOK 300,- for students)
INDABA All Day seminar for youth workers, teachers, psychologists etc
Featuring: Dr. Na’im Akbar (USA), Sylvia Abra E. Asmussen (NO), Toby Uche Mbamalu (NO)

Wednesday 28 May
20h00 | Litteraturhuset | Wergelandsveien 29 | NOK 100,-
NOMMO, ”Spoken Word” Performance Night with slam poetry and dub-lyricism
Featuring: Mutabaruka (JM), Baraka De Soleil (US), Poetic Pilgrimage (UK), Tlokwe Sehume (ZA), Ras Benjahmin (ZA)

Thursday 29 May
18h00 | Litteraturhuset | Wergelandsveien 29 | Free
SYMPOSIUM – Panel discussion about Zimbabwe
Featuring: Baffour Ankomah (UK), Onyango Makogango (NO), Helene Bank (NO)

Friday 30 May
18.00 | Litteraturhuset | Wergelandsveien 29 | NOK 250,-
BLACK PROFESSIONALS DINNER
Information: info@afrikanhistoryweek.com

Saturday 31 May
12h00 | Sofienberg Park | Free
CHILL & GRILL Music Party
Mega music fest in the park with 20 bands on stage

Saturday 31 May
21h00 | Sentrum Scene | Arbeidersamfunnet Plass 1) | NOK 375,- (Tickets at Billettservice)
GATEPROFETER Hip Hop Concert
Featuring: Talib Kweli (US). Support: RAW

Sunday 1 June
14h00 | Litteraturhuset | Wergelandsveien 29 | Free
PRINS & PRINSESSE Edutainment day for children and families
Featuring: Moussa Diallo (DK)

NOTE: Times for concert events indicate show start. Doors open one hour earlier.