(Update on 2nd June. Performance now available on YouTube -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKSjdqlg-6k)
‘Nobody knows about tomorrow’. A cliché statement until you replace the ‘nobody’ with ‘Africa’. Africa Knows About Tomorrow. Vibrancy, Youth, Colour, Diversity, Food……. everlasting abundance. Rebelliously untamed yet mellow and forever accommodating. Is it her hope in adversity? Is it Africa’s unwillingness to keep the sun below the horizon?
What informs the Africans of tomorrow in Finland? They will embrace the Finns without abandoning their identity, they will speak the Finnish language without losing their accent, they will not succumb to being othered, they will stand tall in a snowstorm and bask long in the summer sun.
By 2050, one in four people in the world will be African (World Bank Blogs)…. let that sink in for a minute.
Think Africa is live at the 2021 World Village Festival! Bringing you “The Future is Africa” extravaganza. A performance that portrays the rising spirit, the celebration of cultures, and the coming together of diverse people.
ON STAGE:
- Rhea Farley, a classical and modern dancer from Barbados who now lives in Helsinki. Trained at the Goldsmiths University of London, Rhea is the founder and director of Beyond Dance Centre Finland which specializes in ballet, contemporary, modern, and Jazz dance styles. With spoken word composed by Andre Farley, from Guyana and performed by Singer-Songwriter Bossina, from Republic of the Congo.
- The acclaimed, dynamic, and self-taught singer-songwriter Ahmed Kakoyi, known by his stage name ‘Mad Ice’, from Uganda, and
- Singer and songwriter LÉO from Benin.
Catch the full performance on Moniheli’s Facebook page this Sunday 30th May at 15:45 EEST. We will also share it to our Facebook page.
The whole production could not have been realised without the following talents and our Partner Moniheli ry:
Media production : Theo Keys Media with assists from Real Joey Visuals
Dance: Beyond Dance Centre Finland
Styling: F’Joy Couture, with Hair and Makeup by Beauty by Olori
Photography: Sunday Bada Studios
Post Written by:
Evans Andrew, Program coordinator, Think Africa
