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From: Members of the Society for Caribbean Studies based in UK [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of [log in to unmask] [[log in to unmask]]
Dear All,
Please find at the following link details of an event which may be of interest to those whose work touches on Caribbean popular cultures, African ‘retentions’ in the Americas and Caribbean ‘folk’ traditions:
http://www.decolonisingthearchive.com/events/levels <http://www.decolonisingthearchive.com/events/levels>
In brief, the event seeks to highlight and discuss the connections between Jamaican Dancehall culture, Jamaican traditional ‘folk’ cultures (specifically Kumina, Pocomania and Revival), and the traditional cultural practices of areas of West and Central Africa. The programme outline is as follows:
A practical dance workshop hosted by Ignition Dance Company for dancers interested in exploring the hidden origins of Dancehall movements.
Artist, choreographer and Dancehall scholar ‘H’ Patten explains how voices, rhythms and bodies archive Africa in the Dancehall space; drawing on music, movement and his doctoral research ‘Moving in the Spirit of Jamaican Dancehall’.
Short:
Two short films exploring religion, spirituality and the Dancehall.
SOUL REBEL: The Untold Story of Dancehall Music - UK PREMIERE (Dir. Stéphane Delphin) . Music of the ghetto and the international charts, the roots of Dancehall extend long before its stylistic advent in the early 80s. SOUL REBEL: The Untold Story of Dancehall Music traces its rhythms, movements and vocals to the first Jamaican religions in the 18th century.
Director Q&A/Panel Discussion
The programme is scheduled for 25/03/18 running from 12pm - 6pm. Tickets are available here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/levels-africa-in-the-dancehall-tickets-42671716252 <https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/levels-africa-in-the-dancehall-tickets-42671716252>
Please direct any programme enquiries to: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Many thanks!
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