Focus Africa

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Haus der Berliner Festspiele | Foyer

Fatou Diome (Senegal/France)
Presented by: Barbara Wahlster
Reader: Geno Lechner
Fatou Diome will be reading from her latest novel “Ketala“. Who is the woman that has returned to Africa to die? No one knows anything about her. Her faithful companion and her few possessions threaten to be scattered to the four winds. But before the inheritance is divided, her pieces of furniture remain for six nights and five days to tell the adventure-filled story of their owner to one another…

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Haus der Berliner Festspiele | Kassenhalle

William Ramsay’s 'Groove Politics'
Charles Obin-Yapi (Ivory Coast/France), William Ramsay (South Africa/Germany), Lito Tabora (Philippines/Germany), Roger Thomas (Mauritius/France), Alexey Wagner (Russia/Germany), Dietrich Wöhrlin (Germany)
The music of the South African composer and saxophonist, William Ramsay, explores the vast musical treasures of the African continent from the rich choral textures of Southern Africa through the unique flavours of the East African Coast to the hypnotic rhythms of West Africa, incorporating elements from indigenous culture and re-interpreting them to create a unique and indefinable sound fused with choruses in different African languages. Through this explosive mixture the group has quickly gained a reputation for its uncompromising approach to playing African music.
In cooperation with the kunst:raum sylt quelle Foundation
Entrance 10/8 €