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Thursday, 23.05. at. 6.30 pm: Launch of the Year of Culture of the Republic of Guinea
Evening’s program:
1. Opening speech by Mr. Ahmed Tidjane Cissé, Minister of Culture of the Republic of Guinea
2. The Empire of Mali (1230 –1545) – Birth, peak and fall – Conference by professor Djibril Tamsir Niane (Guinea)
Africa has experienced the most brilliant civilizations in human history: The Mali Empire is a clear example. States, kingdoms and empires in the West African savannah were founded early in 10th – 11th centuries. The speaker will take the audience on a journey through The Empire of Mali’s epic story.
Djibril Tamsir Niane (born 9 January 1932) is a historian, playwright, and short story writer, born in Conakry, Guinea. Professor Niane is Doctor Honoris Causa of the Universities of Tuffs and Howard (USA) and Tokyo (Japan) He is Commandor of the National Order of the Lion of the Republic of Senegal and has received the French Medal of the Legion of Honour.
NB! Conference held in French⁄ English translation
Free admission
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Prof. Djibril Tamsir Niane
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Thursday, 23.05. at. 8 pm: . Music and Dance Performance featuring the Baga Foté Group (Guinea)
The Baga Foté Group was established in October 2004. They have performed on all major local stages in Guinea and internationally and has won many awards. Baga Fote consists of eight artists including 5 musicians and three dancers.
Admission: 150 NOK
Booking: afrikult@online.no or phone: 21396106
Friday 24.05. at 6 pm: CELEBRATION OF AFRICA DAY
Evening’s program:
1. Commemoration speech by Her Excellency Ms. Queen Anne Zondo Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa
2. Screening of Lionel Rogosin’s classic Come Back, Africa from 1959.
This is one of the bravest and best of all political films. In an effort to expose “what people try to avoid seeing,” Rogosin travelled to South Africa and secretly filmed Come Back, Africa, which revealed the cruelty and injustice suffered by black and coloured people under apartheid…
3. Refreshment
Free admission
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Friday 24.05. at 8 pm: Music and Dance Performance featuring the Baga Foté Group (Guinea) Admission: 150 NOK
Booking: afrikult@online.no or phone: 21396106
Saturday 25.05. at 8 pm: Music and Dance Performance featuring the Baga Foté Group (Guinea) Admission: 150 NOK
Booking: afrikult@online.no or phone: 21396106
Sunday 26.05. at 4 pm: The Traditional folk music of the Madinka people – Development of expression and content through 800 years. By Professor Justin Morel Junior. He is a professor of philosophy, media, communications and musicology. He was a former Minister and government spokesman in 2007 – 2008
Preserved and enriched by Djelis or Griots, a caste of musicians, genealogists, writers, historians, columnists, counselors and envoys. The music of the Madinkas is a treasure of refined instrumental and vocal music consists of epic and historical narratives which the Kora, Balafon and Luth are the main instruments.
This paper will show how this music has evolved from the Middle Ages (ca. 1200) until today and why this ancient music is still popular today and is an inexhaustible source of inspiration for contemporary artists.
Free admission
Sunday 26.05. at 6 pm: Music and Dance Performance featuring the Baga Foté Group (Guinea) Admission: 150 NOK
Booking: afrikult@online.no or phone: 21396106
