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New Africa Live: Presents the New Africa Music Series and Expands to Include a Film Screening

Written by Ibrahim Ndoye
Wednesday, 14 May 2008
A premiere screening of Zina Saro‐Wiwa’s short film This is My Africa along with exhilaraJng performances by Ugandan MC Krukid and Moroccan Jazz Vocalist Malika Zarra NEW YORK, New York – May 8 ‐ On Friday, May 30th, 2008 New Africa Live again returns to the Zipper Theater to host a premiere screening of Zina Saro‐Wiwa’s new film This is My Africa (55 Min.) and live musical performances by Ugandan MC Krukid and Morrocan jazz vocalist Malika Zarra. Doors will open at 9:00pm and the show will kick off at 9:30pm. The Zipper Factory is located at 336 West 37th Street in Manha`an. Tickets are $20 and seabng is available on a first come first seated basis. “NEW AFRICA LIVE’s purpose to carve out a cultural space of belonging for a New African experience is surely being realized,” says New Africa Live producer and cribcally acclaimed Rwandese‐Ugandan jazz vocalist Somi. “In our third showcase, with the addibon of screening This is My Africa, we conbnue to challenge homogenized nobons of African cultural expression, while celebrabng the diversity of New African arbsts.” This is My Africa “is a 50‐minute crash course in African culture,” according to Nigerian‐born and London‐raised guerilla filmmaker Zina Saro‐Wiwa. A presenter for BBC and Radio 4, Saro‐Wiwa also serves as advisor to both Bribsh Council’s Music Unit and The Africa Centre in London. Her film explores the percepbons of 20 people, black and white, who love the African conbnent. Featured in the film are Chiwetel Ejiofor, Colin Firth , Yinka Shonibare, among others. Edwin "Krukid" Ruyonga is from Kampala, Uganda, but now an Illinois resident hoping to make his mark as an original emcee. His cribcally acclaimed first album Raisin’ in the Sun (2006) and his highly anbcipated sophomore release Afr‐I‐Can on legendary hip‐hop label Rawkus Records in 2008 have landed him opening spots for hip‐hop superstars The Roots, Talib Kweli, and Lil’ Jon. Since moving New York City, world jazz vocalist Malika Zarra has worked with some of the most celebrated jazz musicians in the world. Her debut Ebony Road was released in 2006. The beaubful Moroccan vocalist offers a refreshing blend of East and West while singing in French, English, and Arabic over a mix of jazz, Berber and Gnawa rhythms. Past performers are guitarist Lionel Loueke (Benin), vocalist virtuoso Gino Sitson (Cameron), Soul Singer Abena Koomson (Ghana), jazz vocalist Loide (Mozambique), and urban rock band BLK JKS (South Africa). Join NEW AFRICA LIVE as we celebrate the colorful diversity of these arbsts while forging a thriving arts community, which embraces their cosmopolitan spirit, urban hybridizabon and most importantly a pride in the rich heritage of their homeland. For event informaAon visit www.thezipperfactory.com, for informaAon about New Africa Live and press related inquires please email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Bookmark with: Delicious Digg reddit Facebook StumbleUpon What are these?

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