CHILD OF BIAFRA is inspiring, challenging, horrifying,
exciting, highly amusing, desperately moving and generally takes the audience on
an emotional roller coaster, with wonderful music, searing
archive photographic
images from the Biafran War and breathtaking true-life testimony from BEN
OKAFOR. The
audience will leave feeling inspired, angry, enlarged, motivated to commit
themselves to being better informed about the world around them and to
campaigning for peace and justice.
The play
also shares
on a very intimate level the deepest emotions and experiences of Ben’s spiritual
journey in such a way that God’s Spirit will touch, delight, disturb, invade the
souls through this performance – raising a challenge to all.
Politically the play is controversial and unapologetic, since it addresses the
unacknowledged genocide (President Nixon’s word for it in 1968) perpetrated by
the Nigerian military machine against the peoples of eastern Nigeria/Biafra.
"Child of Biafra" is written and performed by Ben
Okafor. It's co-written and directed by Justin Butcher.
*Songs from the stage production
are available on Ben's new "Child of Biafra" CD (released 23rd July)which is available for pre-order in our
on-line shop.
Featuring songs from the stage
production, 'Child of Biafra' is the stage dramatisation in words and
music of Ben Okafor's own childhood experiences in the Nigeria-Biafra War,
during which he was a child soldier. These songs reflect the origins of Ben's
musical career, his early childhood and his early journey through the fields and
fortunes of war, and the influences of these experiences on his artistic and
spiritual vocation to date. The musical arrangements and performances are
poignant, earthy and acoustic based and truly reflect the African heritage from
which they draw. The CJAM Choir (conducted by Segun Gilbert) add a further
dimension to the CD in both their wonderful augmentation of Ben's songs and in
their performances of traditional Igbo pieces.
Heroes
Child of Biafra's Details
Status:
Married
Zodiac Sign:
Libra
Occupation:
Singer/Songwriter
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Ben, dear friend- today they say is the anniversary of your birth. I say this is the day you were given to the world to bring peace and harmony to the masses. Prehaps both are true but I have no doubt of what you have given and have yet to give- "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" my brother. Thank you for being apart of my Fam and Friends.
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As you know, I usually prefer to communicate with you on a one-to-one basis instead of speaking randomly. However, I am forced to send you my love and regards in this way, during these festive times, due the number of friends I have and a lack of time to write to you individually!! It does not mean I respect you or value what you have to say to me any less!
May you and those you care for have a fabulous and safe time and long may 'Myspace' site last!
archive photographic
images from the Biafran War and breathtaking true-life testimony from BEN
OKAFOR. The
audience will leave feeling inspired, angry, enlarged, motivated to commit
themselves to being better informed about the world around them and to
campaigning for peace and justice. 
