BabyBliss Girls
A popular group who perform regularly in venues including in London, BabyBliss showcase a variety of styles including the traditional, contemporary and tribal fused forms of belly dance. They often also combine some other dance styles including with salsa, Samba and pop.
BabyBliss Girls are a bunch of 7 young ladies who bring youth to the belly dance world and combine a combination of modern and contemporary pop twist. BabyBliss style is very much based on fusion style dancing and although some fusion stules debatably can digress too much from traditional belly dance, the BabyBliss girls really enhance the traditional forms. BabyBliss is an addiction, it is the art of passion, the femininity of grace and overall it is the power of expression.
For more information on events they’ll be at or contact visit www.babyblissgirls.com!
Dance Umbrella UK
This year they have a festival focus - African Crossroads - showcasing a
variety of programmes that celebrate new dance from the African continent, as well as talks and classes to take part in.
Please check out: http://www.danceumbrella.co.uk/festival.html for a full list of details and links!
http://www.danceumbrella.co.uk/
IN THE HOUSE… Clean Gospel comedy for everyone.
With award winning comedian Eddie Kadi, MTV/channel 4 winning comedian Funmbi, Babtunde, Glenda Jaxson and lots of other comedians! Side attraction by World class designer Kwesi Badu Couture!
Date: 3rd Oct 2009.
Venue: Kensington great hall, The Town Hall, Hornton Street, London, W8 7NX
Time: Doors open at 18:00pm
And to get more details call Charles on 07949958291 / 0207 361 2220
When The Cats Away
When the Cats Away has comedy, suspense, laughter, is richly entertaining and is light but tasteful entertainment for the whole family. Its rocks from beginning to end with a full Jamaican all star cast including Audrey Reid, Christopher Daley, Calvin Morris, Lavern Archer, be sure to catch a performance at a venue near you!
Sat 12th & Sun 13th Sep, Sat 10th & Sun 11th Oct @ Catford Broadway Theatre, LONDON Box Office: 0208 690 0002
Sat 19th Sep @ Dancehouse Theatre MANCHESTER Box Office: 0161 822 1111
Sun 20th Sep @ Alexandra Theatre, BIRMINGHAM Box Office: 08706077533
Sat 27th Sep @ Silver Spoon WEMBLEY Box Office: 0208 682 0020
The Black Tie Comedy Awards
The first ever Black Tie Comedy Awards will be held in London on 23rd August 2009.
The night will celebrate the UK’s urban comedy scene, highlighting the all round work of comedians, whilst acknowledging their achievements on this night of top quality entertainment.
Don’t miss MTV Base’s Kojo and Sabrina Washington (formerly Misteeq) as they take to the stage to unleash the top comic genius’ from across the UK. Hailing from East London, Kojo is one of the UK’s biggest talents on the comedy circuit. In 2000 Kojo signed up to The Comedy School where he learnt to perfect the art of performance on stage and the different sides of comedy.
The award nominees can be seen performing regularly in the US and Europe in front of some of the largest audiences both on stage, TV and radio. Their ability to use true life experiences leave audiences falling off their seats and has seen them become the UK’s most sought after performers. On the night there will also be special a special lifetime achievement award.
This must attend night will feature a host of UK performers and celebrities with a special guest appearance by top US Comedian Michael Blackson from Def Comedy Jam.
This event is for the best performers who year round bring you TOP QUALITY entertainment and laughter.
Doors open 6.30pm, show starts 7.30pm
TICKETS: £20.00 £25.00 & £40.00, Box office 08448 844 0002
www.theo2.co.uk/indigo2
Held each August Bank Holiday since 1966, the Notting Hill Carnival is the largest festival celebration of its kind in Europe. Every year the streets of West London come alive, with the sounds and smells of Europe’s biggest street festival. Twenty miles of vibrant colourful costumes surround over 40 static sound systems, hundreds of Caribbean food stalls, over 40,000 volunteers and over 1 million Notting Hill carnival revellers.
Times: All Day
Sundady 30 August - Children’s day
Monday 31 August - Adult day
British Black Music Month 2009 Event
01/06/09 - 10/07/09
British Black Music Month (BBMM) takes place throughout June. It's an initiative started by BritishBlackMusic.com/Black Music Congress in 2006 as a way of promoting British black music and highlighting issues, through discussions, album anatomies, courses, seminars, live performances, club nights, awards, radio shows, etc.
http://www.britishblackmusic.com/
Menelik Shabazz (Festival Founder)
Writer/Director/Producer Menelik Shabazz is the founder of bfm magazine and International Film Festival. He has been working in the British film industry since he left the International Film School in 1975. He has produced work independently as well as in television producing programmes for BBC and Channel Four. He is best known for his award winning and internationally acclaimed feature film, Burning an Illusion (1982). This film won the Grand Prix at the Amien Film Festival (1982). In 1996, Shabazz won the Prized Pieces, a National Black Programming Consortium award in the United States for his BBC drama/documentary Catch A Fire (1996).
