Problems transmitting so here is a second attempt!
Historian Val Wilmer's entries in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography include six on Cardiff-born musicians of African descent:
the three Deniz brothers (father from Cape Verde Islands), Clare Deniz who married one of them and whose father was from Barbados, Don Johnson whose father was from Antigua or Barbuda, and Victor Parker whose parents were from Barbados. Her articles mention others of course. Her interviews are at the British Library.
I knew Joe Deniz and Don Johnson, and recall their tales of life in pre-1935 Butetown. Don J told me that after a neighbourhood musical evening he woke 'on a Chinaman's couch'.
Have a good meeting!
Jeff Green
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Subject: Re: 1 July, 7 - 11 (Cardiff Bay): A Journey So Far ... Remembering the Caribbean in Butetown, Past and Present
Sounds wonderful!!! Regret I'm not on your side of the Atlantic to attend. Hopefully some literary material will surface post the event.Dr. Angela Leonard, Loyola University Maryland: [log in to unmask]
On Thursday, June 26, 2014 6:30 AM, msherwood wrote:
A Journey So Far ... Remembering the Caribbean in Butetown, Past and Present
Tuesday 1st July, 7pm – 10:30Portland House, 113 - 116 Bute Street, Cardiff Bay
One thing that marks Wales as different from other parts of the UK is the very visible and long-established presence of people of colour in what is now its
capital city, Cardiff. Of particular importance is the area of Butetown. The Representing 'Butetown' case study is allowing us to explore representations of Butetown held by those with emotional ties to the area, with a particular focus on the views, experiences and lives of Caribbean elders.
In partnership with the National Theatre Wales (NTW), we are inviting those attending the Connected Communities Festival to participate in the first of several events taking place in Cardiff that will use the arts (performance, visual art and story-telling) to focus on:
• The lives of Caribbean elders in Cardiff
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Community representations
• Capturing experiences, memories and stories
• Shaping how members of these communities want to be remembered and represented.
This evening of performance, reminiscing and sharing will be based on the NTW Assembly model, rooted in a performance debate that responds to a local issue in a creative setting. The Assembly will allow for critical reflection on the challenges and opportunities for using creative art forms as modes of communication, evidence and knowledge exchange, and the dynamics of academics, artists and communities working together to explore existing and hidden
representations.
A light buffet will be served. Spaces are limited for this highly participative event. You will be expected to take part! You can register here:
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-journey-so-far-remembering-the-caribbean-in-butetown-past-and-present-tickets-11909805549?aff=estw ** tickets for local community groups and individuals are being sold separately. Representing Communities: Developing the creative power of people to improve health and well-being is a three-year project looking at how the arts and humanities can be used as forms of expression and representation in communities across the UK. How can we enable communities to speak about their lives, histories, experiences, health and well-being through the arts? There are five case studies: two in Scotland (Glasgow and Cromarty), one in Birmingham and two in Wales (North
Merthyr and Butetown). _____________________________ Dr Roiyah SaltusPrincipal Research FellowFaculty of Life Sciences and EducationUniversity of South WalesAneurin Bevan Building, Glyntaff CampusPontypridd, CF37 1DL Room: GT 7210Telephone: 01443 483194Email: mailto:[log in to unmask] profile: http://southwales.academia.edu/RoiyahSaltus @Wales_ERC , @BME_Wales http://www.southwales.ac.uk/ Confidential and legally privileged information may be contained in this message. If you have received this message by mistake, please notify the sender immediately, delete it and do not copy it to anyone else or take any action based upon its contents. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the University of South Wales. Fe all cynnwys yr e-bost hwn fod yn gyfrinachol ac yn gyfreithiol freintiedig. Os
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