The East
Cambridge
3 Oct
Robert Maseko and the Sondela Queens
Menelik Music presents an evening of African food, music and dance and more. Food will be served at 7.30pm.
St Paul's Centre, Hills Road, 6.30pm, �12 in advance/�14 on the door, tel: 01223 511511.
www.menelikmusic.com
Cambridge
4 Oct
The history of Black History Month
This seminar by Temi-Tope Odumosu will look at the origins of Black History Month and explore how the season has evolved, discussing museum and gallery approaches and looking at ideas and strategies for the future.
Fitzwilliam Museum, 11am-1pm, free but booking required, tel: 01223 332904.
www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk
Cambridge
4 Oct
Experience West Africa with Batafon Arts
This seminar by Temi-Tope Odumosu will look at the origins of Black History Month and explore how the season has evolved, discussing museum and gallery approaches and looking at ideas and strategies for the future.
Fitzwilliam Museum, 11am-1pm, free but booking required, tel: 01223 332904.
www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk
Cambridge
4 Oct
Experience West Africa with Batafon Arts
Travel to the village of Ali Baba Bangoura in west Africa, a place where the baobab tree grows and anything can be said with the djembe drum.
Your guide will be Ali Baba, a master drummer, dancer and artistic director of Batafon Arts. A charismatic teacher with a great sense of humour, Ali toured internationally with Les Ballets Africaines, a national performing arts troupe from Guinea.
Visiting Cambridge for one day only, Ali will be teaching two classes which are available individually or together: Introducing Djembe Drumming (11am-1pm); and West African Dance (2pm-4pm). Both sessions will include a West African song.
Fairtrade tea and coffee will be available and you are welcome to bring food to share if you are coming for the day. Join us on this day trip for an inspiring and energising experience for all ages.
Please let us know if you do not have your own drum and would like to borrow one of ours.
Alex Wood Hall, Norfolk Terrace, 11am � 4pm, �18 for whole day/�10 for drumming and dancing, tel: 07790 996845.
Cambridge
4 Oct
Charlie Dark: Have Box will Travel
Transporting you from humble beginnings in a bedroom in south London to spinning records in some of the biggest clubs in the world, Have Box will Travel tells the semi-autobiographical story of a boy growing up in pursuit of a dream.
A mesmerising, funny and moving show, Have Box will Travel combines storytelling and music in a classic rites-of-passage story that resonates with audiences of all ages.
The Junction, 8pm � 920pm, �12/�6 Concessions, tel: 01223 511 511.
www.junction.co.uk
Cambridge
5 Oct
Nitin Sawnhey
There is no disputing the fact that Nitin Sawhney is widely regarded as one of the most influential and versatile creative talents alive today.
Firmly established as a world-class producer, songwriter, DJ, multi-instrumentalist, orchestral composer, and cultural pioneer, Sawhney has become a latter-day Renaissance man in the worlds of music, film, video games, dance and theatre.
The Junction, 8pm, �18/�16.50 in advance, tel: 01223 511 511.
www.junction.co.uk
Chelmsford
8 Oct
Tiata Delights
A night of new writing by emerging and established African playwrights. two plays showcased as performance readings with live musical accompaniment, directed by Femi Elufowoju Jr.
Cramphorn Theatre, 8pm, �8, tel: 01245 606505.
Cambridge
11 Oct
Community Day
To celebrate Cambridgeshires local Black and Minority Ethnic Community, we are hosting a day of activity and events for all of the community. The day will be a mixture of music, workshops, performances, stalls and activities open to the community. The day will end with a film surrounding Iraqi sisters growing up in Cambridge and their families perceptions on living across two cultures and how the war in Iraq has effected them. The film is made by Norah Al-Ani a local artist, film maker and Equalities Freelance Officer. We also end the evening with the plays Walking Waterfall by Nii Ayikwei Parkes (Ghana) and In Time by Olivier Award-winning Nigerian writer Bola Agbaje.
The Meadows Community Centre, all day, free, tel: 07983299363.
www.cambridge.gov.uk/BHM
Cambridge
11 Oct
Warning
Born out of a love for raving, Warning was created when the hardcore rave scene of the early 90s split into different genres and jungle was born.
13 years on and Warning is the premier drum and bass event in the UK, with Andy C, Barrington, Concrete, Dillinja, Eksman, Fabio, Fivealive, Goldie, GQ, Hazard, Hype, Pendulum, Phantom, Ragga Twins, Shy FX, Subfocus, Swift, Skibadee, Shabba and SP all firm friends and regular visitors to the Warning stage.
The Junction, 22pm � 5am, �13 in advance, tel: 01223 511 511.
www.junction.co.uk
Chelmsford
12 Oct
Black History High Street Event Chelmsford
A special showcase from black residents of Chelmsford and the local area, including specialist African and Caribbean food, arts and crafts, fashion and entertainment.
Chelmsford High Street, 12noon � 4pm, free, tel: 01245 606811.
Cambridge
14 Oct
Stephen K Amos: Find the Funny
An expert at being himself, Stephen K Amos is supremely warm and wickedly funny with an ability to charm onlookers right into the palm of his hand.
He creates weird and wonderful connections within his audience who are drawn into his own personal world and thoughts brought to life by his chatty delivery, his ability to become the characters he's talking about and his fantastic energy and warmth.
The Junction, 8pm, �14/�12 in advance, tel: 01223 511 511.
www.junction.co.uk
Cambridge
14 Oct
Stephen K Amos: Find the Funny
An expert at being himself, Stephen K Amos is supremely warm and wickedly funny with an ability to charm onlookers right into the palm of his hand.
He creates weird and wonderful connections within his audience who are drawn into his own personal world and thoughts brought to life by his chatty delivery, his ability to become the characters he's talking about and his fantastic energy and warmth.
The Junction, 8pm, �14/�12 in advance, tel: 01223 511 511.
www.junction.co.uk
Cambridge
16 Oct
Toujours Afrique presents Oxjam
An evening of international music with all money raised donated to Oxfam.
Featuring the joyous sound of Matoke playing Mbaquanga and Soweto jazz, and Vodou Jazz Factory, a locally grown group featuring eight drummers playing rhythms from Benin, Haiti, Cuba and Brazil. Plus dance from Vidya Math blending Indan Kathak with other influences, and DJ Okra playing music to get you on your feet.
Don't miss this special chance to see these performers and help Oxfam work for a more equal world.
Portland Arms, Mitchams Corner, 730pm, �5, tel: 07790 996845.
www.theportland.co.uk
Cambridge
17 Oct
Motown Memories
A spectacular new stage show celebrating the 40th anniversary of record label Tamla Motown's most successful year with its Can't Hurry Love nationwide tour.
This lavish production also stars fabulous four-piece male harmonies, plus the eight-piece Motown Memories band paying tribute to the likes of The Temptations, The Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, Martha Reeves, Smokey Robinson, Mary Wells, Stevie Wonder and many, more.
This is your chance to go back to Detroit during Tamla Motown's heyday with this non-stop musical extravaganza with such timeless classics such as Get Ready, Stop in the Name of Love, My Girl, Dancing in the Street, Reach Out I�ll Be There, What Becomes of the Broken Hearted, Tears of a Clown, Ain�t Too Proud To Beg and many more.
Cambridge Corn Exchange, 730pm, �20.50, tel: 01223 357851.
www.cornex.co.uk
Cambridge
22 Oct
Roots Manuva
Roots Manuva, aka Rodney Smith, is known for being one of the major driving forces of British hip-hop. Along with label mates TY, Mark B and Blade, Roots Manuva has not only taken the UK hip-hop scene by storm, but is challenging American artists as well. Known for his socio-political lyrics and fearless writing, he is at the forefront of the growing British rap and hip-hop phenomenon.
The Junction, 8pm, �15.50/�13.30 in advance, tel: 01223 511 511.
www.junction.co.uk
Cambridge
23 Oct
Employment and Education Fair
To celebrate Black History Month we will be hosting an employment and education fair. Underrepresentation of Black and Minority Ethnic staff is a recognized issue within many organizations and we hope to address this during this event for the whole community. Come along to find out about current vacancies, learning opportunities and information of how to find employment within Cambridgeshires local businesses and organizations.
The Small Hall in The Guidhall, Market Street,12pm � 3pm, free, tel: 07983299363.
www.cambridge.gov.uk/BHM
Cambridge
23 Oct
Within our Gates
With its middle-class, thoroughly black-centred view of 1920s American society, Oscar Micheaux's Within our Gates is the earliest surviving film made by an African-American director. It deals with the importance of education as the key for black Americans to move ahead.
When the reverend of an all-black school in the deep south faces the prospect of closure, Sylvia, one of his teachers, travels up north to raise funds.
Produced as an antithesis of D W Griffith's The Birth of a Nation, the lynching scenes in Within our Gates provoked the move to ban Micheaux's film in an attempt to silence the protest against lynching, and a law and order move to suppress protest against worsening housing and employment conditions in the north. Will feature a live piano accompaniment.
Arts Picturehouse Cambridge, 7pm, tel: 0871 704 2050.
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Cambridge
24 Oct
Introduction to the films of Oscar Micheaux and African-American film production
The development of American cinema is often traced back to D W Griffith, whose controversial film The Birth of a Nation created an increase in recruits for the Ku Klux Klan.
Using film examples and clips Dr Ruth Doughty from the University of Portsmouth will reframe the legacy of white supremacist film-making in the light of Oscar Micheaux, an African-American director who produced films for the Black communities that were banned from all-white cinemas under US segregation laws.
Suitable for students of media or film studies, history, sociology, politics and American studies. The event includes comprehensive teachers notes.
Arts Picturehouse Cambridge, 11am � 1pm, �3.50, tel: 0871 704 2050.
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Cambridge
26 Oct
Body and Soul
Renowned actor and singer Paul Robeson began his film acting debut in Body and Soul as a morally bankrupt preacher who brings suffering to those around him.
Nightmare and the unspoken haunt African�American life in the 1920s. Director Oscar Micheaux intertwines flash back and dreams to reflect Martha Jane's infatuation with the villainous Reverend Jenkins to cinematically reflect the need for her to stop dreaming and face the reality of her daughter's rape.
While the film addressed the problems of corruption within the black church it was criticized by the black and white communities and faced extensive censorship cuts as a result. Presented with live piano accompaniment from Stephen Horne.
Arts Picturehouse Cambridge, 3pm, tel: 0871 704 2050.
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