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LBHF 2014 This year, the Lagos Black Heritage Festival takes a break from its current series –- The Black in the Mediterranean Blue.   While the Festival policy of a thematic selection for each edition is not abandoned, it moves from the geographic outlook to the disciplinary   -- the discipline for this year being: Music . The LBHF 2014 events hold from April 14th through 21 st at the Freedom Park (Old Colonial Prison), I Hospital Road, off Broad Street, Lagos. Much is happening in the musical field, but there is a domination of Eura-merican pop forms, which near completely stifles the exploration of indigenous musical resources both in direct performance for audiences, and in their application to other disciplines –- most notably in theatre and cinema/video.   Regarding the latter, when one considers what passes for incidental or ‘mood’ music in much of the output of the ever-expanding African film industry, it becomes a classic case of a visual assault ...

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Memory, history and identity | New Telegraph --- Memory, history and identity March 29, 2014 12:09 am  |  By:  Didi Cheeka  |  No Comments Screenings and Conversations at iREP Doc Fest 2014 Cinema, the unseen voice in Eva Knopf´s Majub´s Reise (Majub´s Journey) narrates, is an art that strives to make stars shine. Extras, the voice continues, are the dark night-sky background. Majub´s journey sets for itself the task of lighting up the dark oft he nightsky, to make a star of a bit player. This cinema essay tells the story of a Majub bin Adam Mohamed Hussein, aka Mohamed Husen, who lived and worked as an extra in the movie industry in Nazi Germany during the 1930s. Majub was born in Dar es Salaam, a former German colony. He became a soldier for the Germans during World War I – when he was only nine years old. Eva´s film – interweaving meticulously researched facts and inferential evidence, traces Majub´s footprints, from his childhood in the colony to his lif...

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Jahman Anikulapo Nigeria has not invested enough in the arts – Jahman Anikulapo Even his contemporaries regard Jahman Anikulapo as one of the best in a dying breed of journalists in Nigeria. A seasoned and very principled professional, especially in a climate where poor remuneration is an alibi to engage in unethical practices, Jahman is a beacon of light. When he clocked 50 in January – which coincided with his retirement as Editor of the Guardian On Sunday – many people saw it as a veritable opportunity to celebrate him. Actor, Activist, Arts Aficionado, Cultural Advocate and Journalist per excellence, Jahman is indeed a rare breed in a society grappling with many issues. In this exclusive interview with  Sam Umukoro  in Lagos, Nigeria; Jahman, for the first time, opens up like never before. He is not just an interviewer’s delight, but surely a reader’s delight as well. Enjoy! Sam Umukoro Interview: When you clocked 50, it almost seemed as if everyone was falling ove...

http://www.euractiv.com/print/priorities/vassiliou-dare-cutting-budget-cu- Published on   EurActiv   ( http://www.euractiv.com ) Source URL:   http://www.euractiv.com/priorities/vassiliou-dare-cutting-budget-cu-news-517248 Vassiliou: ‘Don’t you dare' cut EU budget for culture Published: 22 January 2013 | Updated: 23 January 2013 Androulla Vassiliou, the European commissioner responsible for education and culture, has urged EU leaders not to cut the budget for culture. EurActiv Slovakia reports. Background The  European Capitals of Culture  scheme was created by the EU in 1985 and has since become one of the most prestigious features on Europe's cultural calendar. According to the European Commission, candidates must fulfil three main criteria: integrating a true European dimension, reinforcing cooperation among EU countries with public support, and highlighting the city's role in developing culture in Europe.  Successful ca...

The Nation - Talent is important, but hard work is better - Helon Habila Talent is important, but hard work is better - Helon Habila By  Edozie Udeze and Joe Agbro Jr   05/08/2012 00:00:00 Font size:    Helon Habila, winner of both Caine and commonwealth prizes in literature 2000 and 2003 respectively, has written three world acclaimed novels, namely, Waiting for An Angel, Measuring Time and Oil on water. In this interview with Edozie Udeze and Joe Agbro Jr. he talks about his writing career and how he has fared in the world of literature and more TELL us a little about yourself and how you got to the level you are now? My name is Helon Habila. I just came for the Fidelity Workshop which I’ve been teaching every June/July (Summer) for the past three years. It has been running for the past five years but I started three years ago. And this is the first time we’re doing it in Lagos. I really fought to have it brought to Lagos. Last year, we did it in Nsukka; the yea...