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As in past editions of the Rototom Sunsplash, we dedicate a special area to Africa and its culture. This year we will have a completely renovated area with more workshops, courses, performances: consisting of one space as info point and display of different cooperation projects, another one for workshops and other for shows. All of these with handmade hut-like structures with the intention to recreate an African village as much as possible, also surrounded by shops and African restaurants.

The Thioune Brothers (African artists living in the Canary Islands who already worked with us last year) together with Time for Africa (Italian NGO we have worked with for some time now) will be our collaborators for this year. Always with the intention of bringing this ancient culture closer to us and at the same time offering the possibility to learn all together.

 

PROGRAMME AND CONTENTS

Daily programme of workshops and shows:

 

  • 11h. to 13h. - Workshops for children: braids, sand-graphy, African masks, painting…
  • 13h. to 14,15h. - African cooking workshop: one of the most typical African dishes for each day.
  • 16h. to 17h. - African traditional instruments workshop: Kora and/or Balafon.
  • 17h. to 18h. - Traditional African chanting workshop: a different traditional song every day.
  • 18h. to 19h. - Percussion workshop: djembe, tama, sabar…
  • 19h. to 20h. - African dance workshop: lebou, mandinga, diolas…

 

And also:

  • Monday, August 22 at 11h.: lecture about “Appropriate technologies in Africa: the use of raw land” with Mauro Bertagnin (University of Udine), Desiree De Antoni (University of Udine) and Cecile X (University of Castellón).
  • Workshop: Sustainable African construction techniques, led by Desiree De Antoni (University of Udine) – Monday 22, Tuesday 23, Wednesday 24– 12’30h.

  • wednesday , August 24 - 12.30: African fashion show by the NGO “Ayuda directa Safané”.

 

Music entertainment by the THIOUNE BROTHERS from 23h. every day.

Various workshops dedicated to a different ethnicity also each day.

 

AN AUTHENTIC TRIP THROUGH AFRICA!

 

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