During the 2 week collaboration, the artists involved were asked for their views on a variety of topics. Documentary footage courtesy of Nick Hillel, YeastCulture.org
The Documentary:
Artists from Senegal, Sierra Leone, Cameroon, Nigeria, Ghana, Sudan, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and the UK will come together in September/October 2007 as part of Bring the Noise!
The group brought together by the British Council, consists of musicians & visual artists who will live in London as part of a two week collaboration leading up to a final performance on Friday 5th October.
Once finished in London, the tour will roll out across all 10 African countries in late 2007 & early 2008.
Keep checking back, we will be adding audio in the next few weeks & uploading tracks from the collaboration. More details of live performances to follow.
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ITS ALL ABOUT THE BEAUTY IN DIFERENCES,I THINK THIS IS ART,RIGHT?.OUR DIFFERENCES SHOULD GIVE US ADMIRATION FOR EACH OTHER,WOW THE ETHIOPIAN RESTAURANT and THE ETHIOPIAN MUSIC WAS WHAT I LACKED,THE BUSINESS IN LAGOS GOT MY MIND UP AGAIN.I JUST LEARN SOMETHING NEW EACH DAY,I MET KING SELLASIE's LIONS,I SAW THE STRENGTH OF FELA KUTI.I JUST REALISED ITS NO GOOD DEMONISING THOSE WHO HAVE ANOTHER PHLOSOPHY FROM YOURS.BEAR WITH ME,LET US MIX UP EVERYTHING,MIXX UP THE COLOURS and SEE WHAT WE GET,WOW,i DONT KNOW WHAT TANZANIA AND GHANA AND KENYA RECEIVES FOR ME BUT FOR SURE,ITS JUST WHAT I LACK.I WANT TO MEET THE PEOPLE OF MYWORLD.
IG WAS TIRELESS AND THE SHOW WAS A SUCCESS.UGANDA IS A GREAT PLACE EXCEPT FOR TOO MUCH GUNS ON THE STREET.THE BRITISH COUNCIL DID A GREAT JOB AND ALL WAS WELL THOUGH MI WAS A BIT SICK BUT HE WAS GREAT ON STAGE.AS TIME GOES ON,THE NOISE GETS BIGGER.
I THINK ITS NOW CLEAR TO ME.WHAT AFRICA WANT IS NOT REALLY WHAT SHE NEEDS.THE BRITISH COUNCIL HAD TO TAKE ME TO LONDON FOR ME TO REALISE THIS.I HAD TO GO TO LONDON TO MEET OTHER GREAT AFRICAN PEOPLE AND CULTURES FOR THE FIRST TIME.Funny right?,BUT ITS GOOD and I THINK THIS HAS CHANGED THE WAY I SEE THINGS.THE WAY I PERCEIVE FREEDOM,POVERTY,WEALTH,FRIENDSHIP and CIVILISATION.ALL WE NEED IS COLLABORATION and EXCHANGE.GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER.I CANT WAIT TO GO TO SENEGAL,ETHIOPIA,UGANDA,KENYA,GHANA....I THINK I WILL ALSO MAKE THE MORE THAN 250 ETHNIC GROUPS IN CAMEROON VISIT EACH OTHER, KEEP ASIDE THEIR DIFFERENCES BRING A COLLABORATIVE NOISE.THIS IS AFRICAN UNITY.GADAFI SHOULD BE PROUD OF THE BRITISH COUNCIL FOR DOING HIS JOB.
Log onto www.africaninternetradio tuesday ..6th @ 10pm uk time and 5pm UK time on Wednesday for feature interview with Jonny Ragga and MI and extracts from interview with several others! If you want to hear it and miss it get in touch w me - Debbie Outerglobe
EM'KAL greets & thanks BRING THE NOISE for the chance to know Afica & the UK better.Talal's photographs about sudan really touched my soul.Liza Shakir sang from her soul,Knowing Abdulai,Keyti,OJ,MI was wonderful. Jonny ragga & Ragga Dee's humility was just great though they're very big back in their country.NY was so familiar with the rain stick which is scarce in my country.I.G of all identified with my perculiar hiphop sound.Paul wanted to buy my drum for £20, he's a good percussionist.Never knew paul from tanzania was that deep.Muthoni turned to make sense attimes.Ekundayo how you dey?No shakin!I arrived safely with Kunta & will likely be vjing ALIMA's concert in Yaounde, 20th october if I get resolume2.4.Lisa Moult was very human;she saw into everybody's problems,Suzanne burnt me extra CD's,thanks!Nick was a friend,Kelly was okay .Thank you!Stay blessed my people & accept greetings from my DELETEDKLAN. Em'
Hey! It worked so well. Shunt Lounge is an amazing venue and you done yourselves proud. The different artists were all so distinct and worked together so strongly with every risk taken! Please release slavery as a single! Bring the Noise! DJ Debbie African Essence
yes I, it is the ragga jonny... representing the motherland ETHIOPIA. thanking british council for giving me the chance to work with these talented african and uk artists... big up unu self. RASpect.
The artists arrive in London this weekend and will begin their collaborative work on Monday. We will soon be uploading photos and works in progress of the music produced by the group.
This is really exciting - you have such flair! And I am glad to see onward links from the international young music entrepreneur of the year with MI . We would love to do a feature on african essence - www.african-essence.com - keep us posted!
