After Hours: A Taste of West Africa
Dates: | 14 September 2012 |
Times: | 18:30 - 21:00 |
Organiser: | Manchester Museum |
How much: | Drop-in, free, adults |
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6.30-9pm. Join us on our journey through Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone and experience the rich and diverse culture of West Africa with a musical, art, food and cultural exploration of the West African countries.
Manchester Museum and Black Health Agency (BHA) are pleased to be working in collaboration for this event. Part of We Face Forward.
Guests will arrive to the sounds of live music performed by Sam Maitland
6.30pm Drinks Reception and ‘A Taste of Africa’
7.00pm Welcome by Anna Bunney, Curator of Public Programmes, Manchester Museum
7.05pm Sam Maitland – music from Sierra Leone
7.20pm Akiel Chinelo – ‘Coconut Tree’
7.30pm Introduction to a ‘Journey through West Africa’ (Discovery Centre)
8.15pm Tiki – music from Cameroon
8.30pm Sam Maitland – music from Sierra Leone
After Hours are evening social events at Manchester Museum where you encounter the unexpected. Artists, scientists, filmmakers, writers and musicians animate our collections in special one-off performances.
Price: Drop-in, free, adults
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Manchester Museum
Oxford Road
Manchester
Phone: 0161-2752648
Email: museum@manchester.ac.uk