This legendary band was formed in the late 1960's by guitarist Mamady "Djelike" Kouyate and singer Emile Soumah. They made some of the most beloved music of their generation. Now based in New York, Mamady Kouyate has decided to revive The Ambassadors. Every Wednesday night.

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Images by Congolese photographer and video artist Sammy Baloji feature the industrial landscapes around Lumbumbasi, the capital city of Katanga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The images serve as a visual indictment of the failed postcolonial leadership that mismanaged and squandered Katanga’s industrial resources, its modernity, and the economic prosperity of the region.

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While Jane Alexander’s figures are, in many ways, emblems of monstrosity, they are oddly beautiful. Her creatures expose the human animal for all it is and all it could become. Though clearly concerned with social issues, Alexander’s sculptural installations and photographs do not judge, nor do they convey a particular political or moral standpoint.

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Lalla Essaydi's elegant, creative work belies it subversive, challenging nature. Approximately 30 works of diverse media are drawn from each of her photographic series, including the richly hued Silence of Thought and the more widely known Converging Territories and Les Femmes de Maroc. The exhibition also includes a selection of new works, as well as rarely exhibited paintings and installations.

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Goddelijk en Griezelig is een interculturele tentoonstelling over het oudste dierensymbool ter wereld: de slang. De tentoonstelling laat in de vorm van oude en moderne kunst uit de hele wereld zien dat de slang vanaf de prehistorie tot op de dag van vandaag in alle culturen een bijzondere betekenis heeft.

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Op deze gezamenlijk tentoonstelling van de Stichting Den Haag Sculptuur en het Museum Beelden aan Zee is de ontwikkeling te zien van de Zuid-Afrikaanse beeldhouwkunst in de afgelopen zestig jaar. Van de dagen van de Apartheid via de bereikte vrijheid in 1994 - de eerste verkiezingen voor alle rassen - tot de huidige periode van transformatie. De beelden reflecteren die politieke en maatschappelijke omwenteling.

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We Face Forward, Art from West Africa Today is a city-wide exhibition of contemporary art from the region, and the first major collaboration between Manchester Art Gallery, Whitworth Art Gallery and The Gallery of Costume at Platt Hall. It will feature painting, photography, textiles, sculpture, video and sound work from a wide range of internationally acclaimed artists,

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The theme for International Museum Day 2012 is Museums in a Changing World. New challenges, New inspirations. This more is a recognition that institutions are faced with interpreting, and existing in a field that is becoming increasingly fluid. Each may face a unique set of goals, interests and audiences. Nothing is less true for the Rwesero Arts Museum, which will participate for the first time in this particular international event. May18th she will launch two big and two smaller shows, which make together an international arts exhibition on a scale she never had on display until now.

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Ponda O’Bryan en Abdoulaye ‘Oke’ Sene slaan de handen ineen en zullen vanaf september vol enthousiasme en met veel energie de wekelijkse djembe-lessen voortzetten. De djembé is een met de hand bespeelde trommel, van origine uit het gebied van het Malinké-volk. Het gebied is gelegen in het tegenwoordige Mali en Guinée in West-Afrika. Op vrijdag 31 augustus is een gratis proefles te volgen.

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De veelzijdige Zuid-Afrikaanse kunstenaar William Kentridge ontwikkelde de afgelopen decennia een multidisciplinaire werkwijze waarin film, animatie, tekenkunst, grafiek en theater samenkomen. Typerend voor zijn werk zijn de krachtige houtskool- en pasteltekeningen die hij tot bewegend beeld transformeert. Black Box/Chambre Noire is een mechanisch theater waarin gedurende 23 minuten zes mechanische figuren beurtelings optreden tegen een geprojecteerde achtergrond van geanimeerde houtskooltekeningen.

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Elk voor- en najaar in het Zuid-Afrika Huis in Amsterdam. De lessen zijn vooral gericht op de verschillen tussen Nederlands en Afrikaans. Kosten: € 125 (€ 100 voor studenten en au-pairs). Alle lesmateriaal, o.a. het lesboekje "Oranje Boven" en "Afrikaans op reis" is ingesloten. Aanmelden: zie site.

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Elk voor- en najaar zullen er - bij voldoende belangstelling - een Cursus Afrikaans voor Beginners en een Cursus Afrikaans voor Gevorderden van start gaan in het Zuid-Afrikahuis. 8 lessen op donderdagavond, 19:30-21:30. Kosten: € 120 (€ 100 voor studenten), inclusief cursusmateriaal. Aanmelden: zie site.

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A series of independent yet intersecting exhibitions will be brought together under one roof to form a complete piece that explores the nature of belief and the dynamics of communication. The complete exhibition, entitled MMXII, is a solo display by James Webb. A keynote work in the exhibition is Prayer, a multi-channel sound installation of prayers recorded from over 65 different faith groups in greater Johannesburg. Other works, including static and time-based media projects, will be shown alongside JAG’s collection.

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Strong South African participation in this year's Amsterdam Fringe: The Epicene Butcher and other stories for consenting adults by Jemma Kahn (Kamishibai, a traditional form of Japanese street theatre), Hol by Nicola Hanekom (Liesbet runs on an empty stomach on a treadmill, a hamster wheel of her thoughts), Face Off by Ntando Cele (about the roles we play, the roles we are put into and masks we choose to wear) and musicians Nibs van der Spuy and Guy Buttery.

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Exhibition focusing on urbanisation and its effects on the disenfranchised. Cape Town mirrors many of the problems facing other African cities and cities in the developing world. How does this surplus humanity improvise survival in the city? The photographs included in this exhibition are an attempt to distill Lurie's experience of these fragments of life – of unfinished stories – on the precipice beyond the edge of Cape Town.

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Op verzoek van SEEtrust reisde fotograaf Martine Kolner de afgelopen jaren meerdere keren naar Zuid-Afrika. In de townships in Johannesburg fotografeerde zij de levensomstandigheden van de zwarte bevolking twintig jaar na de beëindiging van de apartheid. De expositie bestaat uit twaalf series waaronder Black in White, Headgear, In my Courtyard en Slash&Burn. De ruim honderd foto’s geven een impressie van de bewoners in een land waar na jarenlange strijd zwart en blank proberen elkaar de hand te reiken.

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Poëtisch drama van Kim Nguyen volgt de jonge Afrikaanse Komona als ze op 12-jarige leeftijd wordt gedwongen haar ouders te doden en zich aan te sluiten als kindsoldaat bij het leger van Great Tiger. Regisseur:
Kim Nguyen; acteurs: Rachel Mwanza, Alain Lino Mic Eli Bastien, Serge Kanyinda, Mizinga Mwinga. Canada/DR Congo 2012

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Exhibition focuses on the complexities of global exchange fostered by capitalism, and its effects on life and art. Time, Trade & Travel set the participating artists on a quest for the historical encounters between Europeans and Africans, in which trade and the concomitant cultural exchange receive particular attention. In collaboration with the Nubuke Foundation in Accra, Ghana and featuring Dutch and Ghanese artists.

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Recente schilderijen en enkele doeken uit de Amsterdamse periode van Patrick Makumbe (Zimbabwe) en nieuwe werken van George Struikelblok (Suriname) worden, in wisselende selecties, gecombineerd met werken van kunstenaars die eerder hebben geëxposeerd in Galerie 23. Na een vervolgopleiding in 2004/5 aan de Rijksakademie in Amsterdam keerde Patrick Makumbe terug naar Zimbabwe. De werkomstandigheden waren aanvankelijk buitengewoon moeilijk: gebrek aan materiaal en een gespannen politieke sfeer. De condities verbeterden allengs.

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An outstanding exploration of the sounds and rhythms of Africa and the Diaspora and a groundbreaking digital experience that pays homage to artists and music of Africa and the African diaspora, the first tribute to black artists of its kind. The exhibition uses state-of-the-art technology, with over 100 interactive audio-visual setups transmitting the sights, sounds and rhythms of artists from all over the world. The exhibition comprises of a mind-blowing 13 hours’ worth of footage.

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JOMBA! fiercely holds onto its status as one of the few remaining dedicated spaces in South Africa where dance and choreography remain nurtured and supported, and continues to offer world class dance theatre that challenges audiences; asking that they come to the myriad festival offerings (performances, workshops and classes) with the intention to be shocked, surprised, entertained and above all, to celebrate a beautiful and critical art form.

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Blom writes: A quote from Françoise Gilot's biography on Picasso made a lasting impression on me at the end of last year: '[Work] below your means. If you can handle three elements, handle only two. If you can handle ten, then handle only five. In that way the ones you do handle, you handle with more ease, more mastery, and you create a feeling of strength in reserve.' The added benefit of such a limitation in painting is that it has the potential to facilitate a refinement and expansion of one's language and ability. A limitation by its very nature forces one to seek out alternative avenues or ways to solve problems, and in doing so it can open up a range of new possibilities.

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In his latest body of work Wayne Barker builds on ideas of his own artistic history largely made up of work dealing with the politics of representation in terms of the South African landscape. The title of the exhibition, 'Love Land', alludes to the landscape as a product of deviant sexuality, a love child or bastard. The show features a selection of works that carries many of Barker’s trademarks, namely his use of neon signage, expressionist gestures juxtaposed with African pop imagery, digital manipulation and the incorporation of traditional South African craft.

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