Film

The Interrupters
This intensely moving documentary follows three Violence Interrupters at work in Chicago. Unmissable.
19/08/2011

THE INTERRUPTERS FILM CHICAGO

Refugee Week 20-26 June 2011
Celebrating the arts, culture and voices of refugees...
16/06/2011

REFUGEE WEEK CELEBRATING SANCTUARY MUSIC POETRY ARTS FILM

Rio Breaks – a story about surfing
UK premiere for the Rio surf documentary 3 June 2011
26/05/2011

FILM DOCUMENTARY RIO DE JANEIRO SURF

RIP Bob Marley 1945-1981
30 years after his death, he remains one of the most charismatic and influential musicians of all time. A new documentary directed by Kevin Macdonald will be released later this year.
11/05/2011

BOB MARLEY REGGAE FILM

Benda Bilili – UK screenings nationwide from 18 March and band on tour May 2011
Following a standing ovation at the premiere at Cannes,  Benda Bilili! is due for general release in the UK this week.
14/03/2011

FILM MUSIC TOUR STAFF BENDA BILILI

Beyond Digital: Morocco
DJ /Rupture and Maga Bo launch a new project asking “What if the DJ were the NGO?”
09/02/2011

MUSIC FILM DIGITAL DJ /RUPTURE MAGA BO MOROCCO

Separado!
Fancy a psychedelic road trip to Patagonia with Gruff Rhys? His film Separado! is released on DVD
08/11/2010

FILM GRUFF RHYS WALES PATAGONIA

Didier Awadi completes his epic Présidents d'Afrique project
Five years in the making, Didier Awadi’s labour of love – the album Présidents d'Afrique – has been released in Senegal
27/07/2010

AWADI HIP HOP SENEGAL FILM SOCIETY

Cadência - exploring culture through football
With Rio de Janeiro set to host the next World Cup, this short film begins to reveal the unique links between Brazilian culture and its football
15/07/2010

BRAZIL FOOTBALL CULTURE FILM SOCRATES

Rich Mix explores 50 years of the Cuban Revolution 27 Jan – 27 Feb 2010
A selection of films and photography at Rich Mix looks at Cuba’s recent history
14/12/2009

CUBA RICHMIX FILM PHOTOGRPAHY

The Edinburgh Mela Festival 2009 kicks off 7-9 August at Pilrig Park
Celebrating Scotland’s cultural diversity through the arts, this year's Edinburgh Mela sees a special focus on artists who make connections between different cultural heritages in their work.
04/08/2009

FESTIVAL CULTURE MIX MUSIC THEATRE FILM

Rio de Janeiro - The art of transformation
Rio’s favela communities have a creative response to the decades of violent clashes between the police and drug gangs. Mondomix visits the local projects where music, circus skills and theatre are changing lives.
09/12/2009

theatre film dance art

Rocksteady - The Roots Of Reggae
Who can resist the sweet sounds and vocal harmonies of Jamdown’s Rocksteady era? Didn’t it give Blondie the chart topping ‘Tide Is High’? Didn’t it provide the film The Harder They Come with two rock steady classics...
24/09/2009

rocksteady film

Puglia Sounds
It will be the window of Puglia Sounds in France and in all Europe. This blog will show all the i...

AFRO by SOUL
Africa is the future and the future is now…as the prophecy unfolds Eric Soul is as always ahead o...

The Center for Black Music
The Center for Black Music in Salvador, Bahia, and the International Exhibition of Black Music in...

Charlie Gillett
Charlie Gillett was one of the UK's leading World Music journalists. For years he presented a wee...

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