The Afro-Latin Lounge

ROBERTO FONSECA+ MAYRA ANDRADE
@ Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall7.30pmSaturday November 14th 2009
Tickets: £10 / £15 / £20 + booking fee
Buena Vista Social Club piano prodigy Roberto Fonseca and Cape Verdean singer Mayra Andrade, along with some special guests, are set to bring the sound of Havana to Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall as part of the London Jazz Festival in association with BBC Radio 3. Roberto Fonseca is at the heart of DJ and producer Gilles Peterson’s latest project, Havana Cultura, created to raise awareness of the site http://www.havana-cultura.com/ <http://www.havana-cultura.com/> . The website is a global art initiative from Havana Club rum and a window on contemporary Cuban culture developed to give the spirit of Havana a global voice. The Havana Cultura album is a celebration of Cuba’s freshest musical talent from latin, afro jazz and fusion to hip hop, funk, reggaeton and R&B. The album includes a collection of new material written and recorded in Havana by local singers such as vocalist Danay (described by Gilles Peterson as “Cuba’s Jill Scott”) and Ogguere. It has been released on Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood label on October 26th. For a taster of Roberto Fonseca in action take a look at his video on the Havana Cultura site: http://www.havana-cultura.com/INT/EN/cultura.html#/1918

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Notes to Editors:
About Havana CulturaThe Havana Cultura initiative is the first of its kind to profile artists from all disciplines, including musicians, visual artists, dancers, performers and writers raising awareness of contemporary art and culture of the city of Havana. Havana-Cultura provides the artists living in Havana a chance to showcase their work, energy and passion to the world and encourages people to explore the talent, vibrancy and modernity Havana has to offer.
Havana Cultura’s hub is a sophisticated, interactive website: http://www.havana-cultura.com/ <http://www.havana-cultura.com/> . This features mini-documentaries of over 30 artists – with two new artists profiled each month – and gives users an original and exciting way to explore Havana itself with a “My Havana” section dedicated to the city.
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Dear Friend,

Please see below for two great hip hop events at Rich Mix.

Banxy and Curtis James collaborate in three knock-out hip hop theatre performances in Adventures in Anti-Cool, whilst Lowkey inspires us with his critically acclaimed political rhymes.

Kind regards,


Rich Mix Team

BOOK ONLINE
BO X OFFICE 020 7613 7498
www.richmix.org.uk
L to R: Lowkey / Adventures in Anti-Cool
Hip Hop @ Rich Mix
Nov & Dec 2009


THEATRE / Adventures in Anti-Cool
Presented by Banxy, KnoLove Productions and makin projectsWed 18 November / 7.30pm / Venue 1 / £12 / £10 concs

Banxy presents his new solo piece Ikky Wakk, KnoLove Productions present their solo Cool Rules and the whole evening will be topped off with a brand new two-hander Adventures in Anti-Cool featuring Banxy and Curtis James of KnoLove. Produced in association with Swindon Dance and The Albany.

http://www.richmix.org.uk/aandc_anticool.htm
http://www.makinprojects.co.uk


MUSIC / Lowkey
Sat 12 December / 8pm / Bar / £13 / £9 advanced
"One of the best lyricists in the Western Hemisphere " Benjamin Zephaniah"Amazing...so good I was nearly crying." Ms DynamiteLowkey is an award-winning rapper, poet, playwright and political activist. Having gained huge acclaim from the hip hop press he has gone on to impress critics on Radio 4 and challenge mainstream stereotypes of hip hop artists. This will be his only headline show in London in December.

http://www.richmix.org.uk/aandc_lowkey.htm
http://www.myspace.com/lowkeyuk


Box Office 020 7613 7498 / www.richmix.org.uk/bookings

Feedback33 is a Professional Dancers' Mentoring Forum set up by Sheron Wray. An opportunity to take part in various dance techniques with teachers from around the globe. It is a chance to gain insights into the passions, challenges, and experiences of various artists and teachers. Venue: The London Studio Centre, 42-50 York Way, London N1 9AB Jazz with Dena Lauge, Thursday 12th November 2009, 7.30-9.00pm. PLEASE COME FOR CLASS REGISTRATION AT 7PM. Dena's class will focus on her passion for jazz and isolation technique but with an emphasis on movement and rhythmical phrases. Above all its an opportunity to move and be inspired. Cost: £5 full/£3 concessions: students; unemployed professional dancers [ID required].To book a place on this workshop please email Paula Allen: http://us.mc305.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=p_j_allen@hotmail.com or phone: 07792236583.FEEDBACK33 TEACHER'S BIOGRAPHYDena Lague: Dena (http://www.denalague.com/) is an emerging choreographer having created ‘Just Take Five’ for Cloud Dance Festival. She has performed internationally with Matthew Bourne’s production of Edward Scissorhands, original cast. Dena has assisted Sheron Wray both performing and collaborating with JazzXchange Music and Dance Company with jazz musicians as Wynton Marsallis, Julian Joseph and Byron Wallen and also assisted her with her technical adventure of Texterritory and assisted in teaching Kaleidoscope, an approach to Improvisation at University Surrey. Dena choreographs within Opera creating the first UK performance of Fiesque at the Bloomsbury Theatre. She has this year set up her own company, Nameless Events (http://www.namelessevents.co.uk/) which specialises in providing live entertainment for any event.
Feedback33 Dancers' Mentoring Forum: “Let's celebrate our differences by coming together"

Hello lovely people!
After many invitations to our gigs it's a big pleasure to invite you to the first night promoted by NATEMA: 'LOOP HOLE' and it'll be great to see all of our friends there!
Apart from Natema's live act (myspace.com/natemalive) there will be two great DJs: Dj Wesley Razzy (myspace.com/wesleyrazzy) and Dj Roddy.
Check the video flyer on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT5S07UOO78
When: Thu 12 Nov from 8pm till late
Where: Arch 635: 5-16, Lendal Terrace, Clapham North, SW4
How much: £3 b4 10pm / £5 after
I'll appreciate if you can forward this email invitation to your friends that might be interested.
Valeu!!
Pedro Campolina
www.natema.com
www.londoncapoeira.co.uk