Round-table conference Hosted by Veronique Tadjo, with Antjie Krog, Ivan Vladislaviæ, Niq Mhlongo, Lebo Mashile.    Hosted by Veronique Tadjo, with Antjie Krog, Ivan Vladislaviæ, Niq Mhlongo, Lebo Mashile.    Friday 23 March, from 8 pm, Free entrance
FRANCOPHONE FOOD AND DRINKS from France, Belgium, Lebanon, Madagascar R90 for 3 different dishes Book in advance: William – 011 646 1169 – events@alliance.org.za  

FETHITABET – World music – France
Gathering musicians from France, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Cameroon, Senegal, Mali and Brazil, Fethi Tabet and his band offer a hot and powerful Andalusian-style dance music. Fethi’s incomparable voice sings life with emotion and humour, crossing different traditional and popular Maghrebian styles under the joint influence of Africa, South America and the Mediterranean.  

from France, Belgium, Lebanon, Madagascar R90 for 3 different dishes Book in advance: William – 011 646 1169 –   Gathering musicians from France, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Cameroon, Senegal, Mali and Brazil, Fethi Tabet and his band offer a hot and powerful Andalusian-style dance music. Fethi’s incomparable voice sings life with emotion and humour, crossing different traditional and popular Maghrebian styles under the joint influence of Africa, South America and the Mediterranean.  Gathering musicians from France, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Cameroon, Senegal, Mali and Brazil, Fethi Tabet and his band offer a hot and powerful Andalusian-style dance music. Fethi’s incomparable voice sings life with emotion and humour, crossing different traditional and popular Maghrebian styles under the joint influence of Africa, South America and the Mediterranean. 

MARYSE & NSEKA – Blues folk – Congo DRC
Born in Kinshasa of musical families, Maryse Ngalula and Nseka Bienvenu met in Johannesburg in 2002. Deciding to work together, they formed an original duet. Maryse has a deep and warm voice while Nseka sings in a high-pitched voice. Their lyrics, sung in French, Tshiluba and Lingala, relate as much the stories of painful exiles as those of joyful family reunions back home.

Maryse & Nseka are presently preparing their second album which, we already know, will sound of blues with an acoustic edge. They will introduce it for the first time on stage at the Francophonite 2007.  

KCYC – Gum boot dance
KCYC is a youth club founded in 1986, an after-school programme which deals with art for children and youth in and outside of Kliptown (Soweto). The show “Buya Africa” is a mix of gum boot and traditional dancing.  

VIA VOSLOORUS YOUTH CLUB – Pantsula dance
Via Vosloorus is an organisation created by Master Meshack Letlhake. It aims at improving the standard of dance and using dance as a tool to educate young artists as well as expose their talent nationally and internationally. Via Vosloorus, having performed on many occasion, has won many hearts in the nine provinces of South Africa. It benefits form the support of the National Arts Council. The many activities of Via Vosloorus include pantsula, traditional and gumboot dancing. It has gained great recognition around the country.  

VLISCO – Fashion show
This collection utilises the heritage of the African designs from the world-renowned fabric producer, Vlisco International. The alignment of modern fashion and traditional fabrics makes for a unique look that expresses the now.  

BEN MONTRESOR – DJ – France
“Young Old School DJ” from Radio Nova (Paris), Ben Montresor can play African Vibes, Jazz and Afro Jazz, Hip Hop and House, Techno, Drum’n’Bass and Lounge… A “savoir-faire” he uses to cook funky eclectic combos with global spices and a classy franco-phonic style, giving a scrumptuous sound dimension to the famous French Cuisine that will enchant your bodies and souls for an experience on the floor you won’t forget!

BUSHWOMEN – Poetry
Tereska and Laverne Muishond call themselves!Bushwomen, a name that reflects their pride in being descendents of the wise, humble and spiritual indigenous people of South Africa – the Khoi, San and the Bushmen. These talented sisters incorporate poetry with song and dance. Their stage performance is filled with energy and their words and lyrics are bound to ignite the fire of the soul.  Tereska and Laverne Muishond call themselves!Bushwomen, a name that reflects their pride in being descendents of the wise, humble and spiritual indigenous people of South Africa – the Khoi, San and the Bushmen. These talented sisters incorporate poetry with song and dance. Their stage performance is filled with energy and their words and lyrics are bound to ignite the fire of the soul.  

LES MOTS MIGRATEURS / MIGRANT WORDS – Exhibition
Over the centuries, French has been enriched with thousands of words that come from elsewhere, while other languages in turn continued to borrow a part of their vocabulary from French. This exhibition illustrates the essential role of exchanges between languages in the creation of French, but also to highlight French’s contribution to the world’s languages.  

Wednesday 28 March, 8 pm, Free entrance  

AFRICAN CINEMA EVENING – Films and discussion In collaboration with Women of the Sun and the High Commission of Canada  

D’une fleur double et de 4000 autres / Of a double headed flower and 4000 others
Documentary directed by Claude Haffner, 2005, 19 min – language : French – subtitles : English This short movie is a documentary about the development of African Cinema in which the filmmaker takes the viewer on a journey via an article written by her father, the film critic Pierre Haffner, and discussions with one of the pioneers of African Cinema and the founder of the Carthage Film Festival, Tahar Chériaa. Followed by a conversation about francophone and anglophone African cinema, led by Women of the Sun  

Madame Brouette
Film directed by Moussa Sene Absa, 2003, 98 min – language : French – subtitles : English Single mother Mati (Rokhaya Niang) toils daily by selling various goods at a nearby market, which she transports there via a large wheelbarrow – prompting local residents to dub her “Madame Brouette.”Film directed by Moussa Sene Absa, 2003, 98 min – language : French – subtitles : English Single mother Mati (Rokhaya Niang) toils daily by selling various goods at a nearby market, which she transports there via a large wheelbarrow – prompting local residents to dub her “Madame Brouette.”Having sworn off men since divorcing her abusive husband, Mati’s example persuades her best friend Ndaxte (Kadiatou Sy) to also leave her thuggish husband. Mati’s vow toward men gets temporarily put on hold once she meets slick-talking policeman Naago (Aboubacar Sadikh Ba) and the pair begin a wild fling. Film produced by: La Fête Rock Demers/Danielle Champoux/Chantal Lafleur – MSA Productions Moussa Sene Absa – Badou Bâ – Productions de la Lanterne

Claude Gilaizeau
Arte France Cinema in collaboration with: Union Européenne, Agence de la Francophonie, Fonds Sud Cinema du ministère des Affraires étrangères, ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, CNC, Téléfilm Canada, Sodec, Crédit d’impôts Québec, Crédit d’impôts Canada, Vues d’Afrique, Fonds Harold Greenberg, Fondation Montecinemaverita, Département fédéral Suisse des Affaires étrangères

in collaboration with: Union Européenne, Agence de la Francophonie, Fonds Sud Cinema du ministère des Affraires étrangères, ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, CNC, Téléfilm Canada, Sodec, Crédit d’impôts Québec, Crédit d’impôts Canada, Vues d’Afrique, Fonds Harold Greenberg, Fondation Montecinemaverita, Département fédéral Suisse des Affaires étrangères