Remember this Song the AfroGreeks public action 25.4.25
37:13
So, I chose a text by Baldwin about racism and the color black.
37:20
Texts woven together with poems written by James Baldwin, Maya Angelou, and Martin Luther King Jr. plays is narrated while Mikel and Kofi perform. On the projection in the background, you can see the live event organized in Geneva during the projects exhibition when Mikel and Kofi created a gathering which opened an alternative platform, shaped through art, hip hope battles and community. Through this event, they created space for connection, visibility, and collaboration with local Black artists in Geneva, offering a powerful reminder that community can be built even in places where it feels invisible. All this in a city where we questioned as Afro-Greeks whether a Black community exists.
1:28:52
Gumboot Dance
1:59:47
Drumming and performance
2:14:40
Here we witness a fusion of Nigerian praise-and-worship traditions with gospel. This is a reflection of the long, intertwined history of West African musical spirituality and African American Christian expression. Polyrithms, call and response, mixture of Yoruba and Igbo dances as well as gospel harmonies and improvisation.
2:20:42
Song - Oh, Happy Day
Restoring Closeness the AfroGreeks live- Events and live Streaming
00:22
This live action was a theatrical workshop in form of a game, put together by director Eleni Mavridou, actor Samuel Akinola and musician Giorgos Mavridis. 6 children from the 26th primary school of Kypseli with the help of their art teacher Eirini Bazara participated in the workshop in which poetry was merged with Greek folk songs and West African songs and drumming.
03:41
Street dance by dancers Mikel Ergar and Kofi Yadom. The recitation was done by Grace Nwoke. Poem "Where I Am" by Marcelino DosSantos.
05:21
This performance was put together by four dancers and performers (Jessica Anosike, Grace Nwoke, Demelza Okoji and Maria Sackey) guided by the instructions of dance anthropologist Natasha Martin. It was a fusion of body percussion, singing and afro dance
Remember this Song the AfroGreeks public action 25.4.25
37:13 - 37:19
So, I chose a text by Baldwin about racism and the color black.
37:20 - 39:41
Texts woven together with poems written by James Baldwin, Maya Angelou, and Martin Luther King Jr. plays is narrated while Mikel and Kofi perform. On the projection in the background, you can see the live event organized in Geneva during the projects exhibition when Mikel and Kofi created a gathering which opened an alternative platform, shaped through art, hip hope battles and community. Through this event, they created space for connection, visibility, and collaboration with local Black artists in Geneva, offering a powerful reminder that community can be built even in places where it feels invisible. All this in a city where we questioned as Afro-Greeks whether a Black community exists.
1:28:52 - 1:29:29
Gumboot Dance
1:59:47 - 1:59:48
Drumming and performance
2:14:40 - 2:20:03
Here we witness a fusion of Nigerian praise-and-worship traditions with gospel. This is a reflection of the long, intertwined history of West African musical spirituality and African American Christian expression. Polyrithms, call and response, mixture of Yoruba and Igbo dances as well as gospel harmonies and improvisation.
2:20:42 - 2:29:34
Song - Oh, Happy Day
Restoring Closeness the AfroGreeks live- Events and live Streaming
00:22 - 01:40
This live action was a theatrical workshop in form of a game, put together by director Eleni Mavridou, actor Samuel Akinola and musician Giorgos Mavridis. 6 children from the 26th primary school of Kypseli with the help of their art teacher Eirini Bazara participated in the workshop in which poetry was merged with Greek folk songs and West African songs and drumming.
03:41 - 04:34
Street dance by dancers Mikel Ergar and Kofi Yadom. The recitation was done by Grace Nwoke. Poem "Where I Am" by Marcelino DosSantos.
05:21 - 05:39
This performance was put together by four dancers and performers (Jessica Anosike, Grace Nwoke, Demelza Okoji and Maria Sackey) guided by the instructions of dance anthropologist Natasha Martin. It was a fusion of body percussion, singing and afro dance