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Photo credit: Ho Tzu Nyen, Episode 3, Tang Da Wu – The Most Radical Gesture, from 4 x 4 – Episodes of Singapore Art, 2005 Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, Lagos Nigeria August 26, 2010 Discs 1 and 2 of Project 35 will be screened on Thursday, August 26th. This event will also be accompanied by a talk. Screening: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Talk: 12:00 pm Lifehouse, 33 Sinari Daranijo, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria August 27, 2010 Discs 1 and 2 of Project 35 will be screened on Friday, August 27th. 4:00 - 7:00 pm For more information contact Oyinda Fakeye on +234 7055680104 or email at info@vanlagos.org Project 35 Curated by 35 international curators Project 35 is an evolving exhibition of video works selected by 35 international curators and designed in a flexible presentation format, reflecting the diversity and unique nature of the many national and international art spaces ICI partners with. For Project 35, each curator has been invited to select one artist’s video that they think vital

Directed by David Murray with The Roots, The Last Poets, Doctor L and the visuals of Emory Douglas 11 September 2010 / 19:30 Barbican Hall Tickets: £15/20/25/30 subject to availability I really enjoy the programming at the Barbican and this looks to be something special! Special multi-artform evening inspired by the revolutionary art of 1960s African-American radicals the Black Panthers cultural guru Emory Douglas. Featuring live music by members of hip-hop legends The Roots, free jazz, tenor saxophonist David Murray and the lyrical wizardry and politically-charged raps of the Last Poets. A unique musical tribute to the cultural influence of 1960s African-American radicals the Black Panthers, whose publications and artefacts were often characterised by the unforgettable vernacular artwork of Emory Douglas, who worked as the Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party from 1967 until the Party disbanded in the 1980s. The Last Poets, originally formed in 1968, are now widely seen as

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culled from: http://blog.euromonitor.com/2010/07/afropolitans-the-face-of-a-modernising-africa.html Published: 9th July 2010 The Face of Modern Africa Africa has historically had a very small middle class base, mainly comprised of government workers. Today there is a growing upwardly mobile class that is also associated with the private sector, both globalised and localised in their aspirations and anxieties, proud of being African and ready to bring a new image of the continent to the world. As a direct witness, Kenyan retail chain Nakumatt keeps expanding with Malls in Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda. "It's psychological - people want upward movement," said Thiagarajan Ramamurthy, Nakumatt's operations director. "The appetite is increasing - the 14-inch TV became a 21-inch. The 21 became a 29 and the 29 became plasma. It's an aspiration." Key trends * Mobility is key; * Creative soul and trendsetters; * An expanding film industry. Commercial