Fest’AfroBrasil

Fala Galera!

So I haven’t been in touch for a while…well that’s because me the casa africa crew have been hard at work on Fest’AfroBrasil…

4 years in the making this is the culminating project for Ibra and Casa Africa…our own festival

2 weeks in the making….we’ve been running like crazy christmas turkeys…

But we did it…

This years Festival (notice how I am talking..we will make this annual) pays hommage to Fela Kuti (10 year anniversary of the death of the musical activist/genius)

and incredible African mind Cheikh Anta Diop

Both these men represent the composition of this festival.

On one hand weve got cinema , mad concerts (our radio spot goes: ”Shows, show e mais SHOWS!”) from all over Africa/Brasil as well as a artesanato fair and restaurant-bar to manage

AND PROMOTE!!

I was mad busy putting together our incredible (graphic desinger Rubem) 24 pages mini-magazine.

and WEBSITE

And we hit the streets hard with only 6 days to promote an event of this magnitude

The launch was today with articles in the paper and film crews

And this is where the second side of our festival comes through and we where lucky enough to have world-renowned sociologist Carlos Moore. The Cuban/Jamaican scholar who now resides in Bahia helped Anta Diop in his research in senegal and nigeria and even at age 75…the man has a serious discourse….very inspiring…

We welcomed him at the airport and spent a long time discussing with our new partner.

Big plans keep on happening in the background of this festival (more on that another time)

Right now i gotta run to the..FESTIVAL!!!!!

It’s a reality….

ITS ON!

So many great shows Guinée’s Fanta Konaté wicked percussion and dance

Capoeira Angola masters in a noite do griot setting

(this is piece is from the Festival’s Art Show)

Friday is the big Fela tribute show with me and the grand DJ A.Coisa

Have yourselves a complimentary FELA_MIX while your at it

But Saturday is major!!!!

8 shows including a special reunion show with Pererê and Tizumba playing MC’s to the whole day of festivities (percussion/capoeira rodas all day)

And its done for the year…merry christmas and all that

We are looking for our new home in 2008….

until then

Fica em paz gente

toninho