Unfortunately this festival is cancelled, but Muntu Valdo is available for bookings!

Playing amazing sounds alongside some of the great names of world music including Ali Farka Touré, Manu Dibango, Lokua Kanza, Eko Roosevelt. Muntu’s debut album “Gods & Devils” was met with rave reviews in France, as well as in Cameroon and throughout Africa. It was described by NME as "a rapturous record that shudders with joy and passion”.

In 2008, Muntu moved to London. Over the recent years he has toured the UK’s most prestigious venues supporting the likes of multi-award-winning jazz bass player singer extraordinaire Richard Bona, multi-award-winning British jazz star Dennis Rollins, and collaborating in a 30 dates tour with Grammy award winning South African legends Lady Smith Black Mambazo.

Rhythms Sans Frontières (RSF) is a ground breaking new music festival presenting some of the best music and artists on the planet. The open air and big top stages will present an eclectic and diverse line-up of DJ’s and performers, spanning genres from Indie, Latin, Hip Hop and Jazz Fusion to Indian Bhangra, Reggae and Afro-Beat.

RSF is giving a voice to good causes and organisations that support Human Rights, Humanitarian and Climate change action. Their main sponsor is solar power company Rowan Energy, the world’s first Community Fed Green energy company.

Arts La’Olam is thrilled to be involved in this new festival for Suffolk, check out Muntu Valdo on their website; https://www.rsffestival.co.uk/muntu-valdo.asp

This family friendly workshop includes mbira singing, learning to play the shakers and Zimbabwean storytelling. Anna Mudeka brings a vibrant workshop, learn Zimbabwean mbira music of the ancestors, learn clapping mbira rhythms, songs, ululating and stories: help bring the Bira Shona celebrations to life!

An uplifting, re-energising and soul fulfilling experience suitable for all ages and abilities.

Running time: 1hr

Workshops will be delivered online via ZOOM. Participants will be contacted via email with a link to the session

Time: 2-3pm

Cost: £5 per household

Absolutely no experience is required!

BOOK HERE: https://norwichtheatre.org/whats-on/anna-mudekas-kure-kure-family-workshop/

February 2021

Diversity Arts Network meeting

Feb 26th, 2-4pm

Sharing good practice

Led by Equator Festival, over the last few months DAN members have had the opportunity to undertake Equality, Diversity and Inclusion training. Sessions have covered Bias - both personal and organisational, and how this affects decision making and developing positive action and leadership in inclusion.

This next stage of workshops will start to focus on developing good practice and actions for each organisation. This will include participants sharing progress they have made and any challenges they have faced. There will also be a chance to discuss other examples of good practice and an opportunity to develop and refine organisational plans.

The facilitator for these sessions will be Kamaljit Poonia, who is a Diversity Consultant and Leadership Coach.

Kamaljit has worked on ED&I issues for over 15 years. She had headed ED&I teams in local authorities (Camden and Bristol), been a Diversity Advisor in the Civil Service (Department for International Development, Cabinet Office) and headed the ED&I team at the University of Southampton. She is also a trained and practicing coach. For the last three years Kamaljit has worked as an independent consultant with clients across the Arts and Cultural sector, Local authorities, and business sector.

In 2018 she was presented with a top 100 Global Diversity and Inclusion Leaders Award at the Annual Global HRD conference in Mumbai.

Please book early as numbers are limited. Look forward to seeing some of you then. We will send you a zoom link once you have registered.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/diversity-arts-network-meeting-tickets-140694056711