Accra What's on
Jacques-Greg Belobo in concert.
30 May 2006. Prize-winning bass Jacques-Greg Belobo from Cameroon performs in concert at the Alliance Franaise. Born in Yaound in 1971, Belobo studied at the Conservatoire National de Rgion de Nice an...
Nairobi What's on
4 June 2006. This years edition of Ecofest marking World Environment Day (5 June) is taking place in the Nairobi Arboretum. The programme, which has the theme Discovering home, includes Kenyas first e...
Nairobi What's on
12 May-8 June 2006. Work by Kenyan artists A. Uman, T. Ogonga and A. Githuka is on show in the exhibition space of Le Rustique restaurant in Westlands. The exhibition is supported by the Rahimtulla Mu...
Accra What's on
27 May-8 June. Recent paintings by Fernand Nonkouni go on show at the Alliance Franaise in Accra. Born in Ivory Coast in 1968, Burkinab Nonkouni is a self-taught artist specialising in abstract painti...
Accra What's on
30 May-9 June 2006. Painting, sculpture, installations and mixed media works by Akindiya Rasheed Olaniyi, otherwise known as Akirash, go on show at the Goethe-Institut. For Akirash there is no such th...
Nairobi What's on
5-11 June 2006. The annual flower show organised by the Kenya Horticultural Society is at the Sarit Centre in Nairobi.
Cape Town What's on
15-18 June 2006. Jazzart Dance Theatre in association with Phenduka Dance Theatre,
Dance For All Youth Company, CAFDA Youth Dance Company 34/18, Vadhini Indian Arts Academy and Namjive presents Dansc...
Addis Ababa What's on
21 June 2006. Now in its 25th edition, the Fte de la Musique brings together amateur and professional musicians for a day-long jamboree in the halls and gardens of the Alliance Ethio-Franaise. Launche...
Addis Ababa What's on
21 June 2006. Now in its 25th edition, the Fte de la Musique brings together amateur and professional musicians for a day-long jamboree in the halls and gardens of the Alliance Ethio-Franaise. Launche...
Cape Town What's on
Ghoema a history of slave music.
20 June-8 July 2006. David Kramers and Taliep Petersens popular music revue explores the history of slave music in the Cape. Starting from the early 17th century, the Dutch East India Company brought...
Addis Ababa What's on
28 June-8 July 2006. The district of Kechene at the foot of the Entoto hill in north Addis Ababa is home to a large community of potters and weavers who combine traditional styles and techniques with...
Nairobi What's on
Paintings by Sebastian Kiarie.
13 June-8 July 2006. Recent work by Sebastian Kiarie is on display at the Rahimtulla Museum of Modern Art (RaMoMA). An agronomist by training, Kiarie has always shown an interest in subjects from ever...
Cape Town What's on
8 May-14 Aug 2006. The Red Bull Big Wave Africa, one of the worlds largest surfing competitions, is underway in Cape Town for the eighth consecutive year. Top South African and international surfers c...
Maputo What's on
13 April-28 May 2006. Paintings, photographs, videos, drawings, sculptures and installations by artists from Portuguese-speaking Africa and Brazil are on show at the National Art Museum in Maputo. The...
Nairobi What's on
2-17 June 2006. The Phoenix Players present Frankie & Johnny, a romantic comedy starring Daniele Harford and Niq Njache directed by Lucille Ford. Johnny is a cook at an upscale Nairobi restaurant who...
Accra What's on
Academy of Arts and Sciences lecture.
18 May 2006. Professor Ato Quayson of Cambridge University and an expert in African and post-colonial literature is at the British Council to launch a new series of lectures organised by the Ghana Aca...
Maputo What's on
In the solitude of the cotton fields.
19-20 May 2006. Oficina de Teatro Galagalazul presents French playwright Bernard-Marie Koltss modern classic Na solido dos campos de algodo (In the solitude of the cotton fields). Two men, the Dealer...
Accra What's on
23 May 2006. Nkrumahndela by Nii Nukpa Okerchiri is back in Accra as part of a night of African theatre at the international conference centre in Accra to mark Africa week 2006. The Pan-African drama...
Addis Ababa What's on
22-24 May 2006. The Ethio Craft Center and the Traditional Cloth Producer Association are at the Italian Cultural Institute for a two-day exhibition and sale of clothes, carpets and traditional fabric...
Cape Town What's on
19-27 May 2006. The Trial of One Short-Sighted Black Woman vs Mammy Louise and Safreeta Mae by playwright Marcia L. Leslie is about a successful professional African American woman who embraces modern...
