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International Education in the Allegheny Gateway invites you to celebrate songs and stories illuminating Africa’s astounding cultural diversity and world-shaping creative impact. Streaming on Facebook Live on Saturday, February 27, at noon EST, From Africa will feature eight Toronto-area musical acts with rich personal and artistic connections to the African continent and its diaspora. Each one will share a song and a story revealing beautiful interrelationships that exist between a community’s traditions and the creative ideas and expressions of its artists.
From Africa: A Celebration for Black History Month will feature contributions from:
Njacko Backo
Madagascar Slim
Hassan el Hadi
Maryem Tollar
Blandine Mbiya
Tichaona Maredza
Fethi Nadjem
OKAN
This free-to-watch musical celebration in honour of Black History Month kicks off at noon EST on February 27 on Facebook Live. To participate, visit the Museum’s Facebook page, where you can cheer the artists in the comment. The performance will also be streamed, and later archived, on this page. https://www.facebook.com/agakhanmuseumtoronto
From Africa: A Celebration for Black History Month is presented by the Aga Khan Museum and is guest-curated by the Batuki Music Society.