April 20-27, 2013 (London) – Sahara Live Week
The London crowd enjoyed a fantastic week of live music and educational activities with sensational Saharawi singer and percussionist Aziza Brahim. Through concerts, films, discussions and workshops Sahara Live Week‘s aim was to create a wider appreciation of Saharawi culture and promote Studio-Live in London.
The event was supported by a grant from Arts Council England and involved collaborations with the MA Music in Development (SOAS), the World Heart Beat Music Academy (Southfields) and London-based Muslim rappers Poetic Pilgrimage and Algerian band Diwan el Maalouf.
The event was supported by a grant from Arts Council England and involved collaborations with the MA Music in Development (SOAS), the World Heart Beat Music Academy (Southfields) and London-based Muslim rappers Poetic Pilgrimage and Algerian band Diwan el Maalouf.
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Sahara Live Week kicked off with the conference The Art of Struggle: addressing human rights through music (SOAS), a successful day of talks and debates about the potential of music to deal with issues of human rights (cultural rights, trauma, well-being and identity). This was followed by four concerts and two music workshops by Aziza, as well as numerous interviews with London-based journalists. (See full program of activities here).
An outspoken ambassador for her people’s culture and self-determination cause, Aziza performed songs from her critically acclaimed debut album Mabruk (June 2012), named after her poetess grandmother, who has inspired much of her work. Aziza fully supports Sandblast's work and headlined the official launch of our project Studio-Live at the multi-arts Sahara Nights event at the Roundhouse (Camden) in June 2012.
An outspoken ambassador for her people’s culture and self-determination cause, Aziza performed songs from her critically acclaimed debut album Mabruk (June 2012), named after her poetess grandmother, who has inspired much of her work. Aziza fully supports Sandblast's work and headlined the official launch of our project Studio-Live at the multi-arts Sahara Nights event at the Roundhouse (Camden) in June 2012.