We proudly present Dj Nefertiti
@ Månen / Youngstorget 3 / 9pm / free entrance
You may wonder why the nightlife is so cool in this city: Come listen to DJ Nefertiti blasting her best tunes out loud. Her musical vision is to show off a little known style of music to clubbers: She mixes Arabic pop music and South African electro. The name DJ Nefertiti is taken from the Egyptian queen Nefretiti and behind it hides a 35-year-old woman originally from Somalia…
Workshops & lectures!
-Introduction to Stage presence, slam poetry og creativ writing
by World Slam Champion Kat Francois
@ Agenda X, Storgata 255 // 3-5pm // Free entrance – for signup please call 9808369
Oct 1 // 3-5pm: Empowerment for female artists; creating and taking space
Oct 2 // 3-5pm: Stage presence, slam poetry and creativ writing
Oct 3 // 3-5pm: Arts and creative methods for working with youth
Kat Francois
Comedienne, poet, playwright, actress, performer, host, director, schools & youth facilitator.
Kat is a well-known performance poet on the UK and global scene. She was the first person to win a televised poetry slam competition in the UK, winning the BBC3 TV Slam. That gave her the platform to compete in the World Poetry Slam Championship in Rotterdam the following year where she was crowned 2005 World Slam Champion.
As resident poet at Theatre Royal, Stratford East, London, Kat hosts and organises a monthly poetry and music night called Word4Word. It was here that Kat, ensuring a bar audience respected poets on stage, grew and crafted a natural talent for asserting herself through comedy. This year will see WORD4WORD celebrate it’s 11th birthday.
Kat Francois is also an educator and has 20 years experience working with young people as a youth worker, workshop leader and PHSE facilitator. Kat uses poetry, drama and creative writing to reach young people and adults; she teaches in schools, colleges, universities, youth clubs, homeless hostels, pupil referral units, and young offenders institutes.
Kat Francois
Global Oslo Music is building partnerships abroad for musical collaboration and
cultural exchange. We are proud to announce Becaye Aw’s live show in Paris,
hosted by our partners La Butte à tout and Global Paris Arts.
September 27 / 22’00 / 27 rue Durantin, 75018 Paris / cc 10€
Oslo-based artist Becaye Aw is a prominent figure on the contemporary world and crossover music scene. Raised in Mauritania and Senegal, his music is rooted in the African Fulani traditions. Widely known for his own developed guitar style and tuning resulting in a sound similar to the cora. In Paris he will present music from his acclaimed album Sibi, featuring Malika Makouf Rasmussen (strings, percussion) and Murielle Lantignac (vocal).
Becaye began his musical career in Senegal, playing with musicians such as Mansuur Seck and Baaba Maal. He has since collaborated with a large number of artists, among those: Ablaye Cissoko, Women’s Voice, Kouame Sereba, Steinar Ofsdal, King Ibu, Ali Fraka Toure, Olav Torget, Unni Løvlid, Haddy N’jie and Rolf-Erik Nystrøm.
Listen to Sibi on Spotify!
Live featuring King Ibu and Helge Norbakken