The Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival
Brian Chikwava and Parselelo Kantai will be in attendance. Brian Chikwava is a Zimbabwean writer and winner of the 2004 Caine Prize for African Writing. Parselelo Kantai, from Kenya, also a Caine Prize winner, has published in the Kenyan literary magazine Kwani? Together with Elleke Boehmer, they explore the shifting rhythms and definitions of Africa, writing and nationhood, in their work.
The Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival
Brian Chikwava and Parselelo Kantai
An Evening of African Writing and Music
Thursday, 14 April 2005
7.30 - 10 pm
Holywell Music Room, Oxford
Brian Chikwava is a Zimbabwean writer and winner of the 2004 Caine Prize for
African Writing. His short story '7th Street Alchemy' appears in the
collection Writing Still: New Stories from Zimbabwe published by Weaver
Press, an independent Zimbabwean company publishing scholarly books and
creative wrtiting from and about southern Africa. The book is distributed
outside Africa by African Books Collective, Oxford, UK.
Parselelo Kantai, from Kenya, also a Caine Prize winner, has published in
the Kenyan literary magazine Kwani? Together with Elleke Boehmer, they
explore the shifting rhythms and definitions of Africa, writing and
nationhood, in their work.
Followed by an interval, and then:
Music by X-Shamiso
X-Shamiso is more of an open-ended collaboration with other artistes than a
standing band, although it has Brian Chikwava and Pascal Makonese at its
centre. It emerged when Brian began to explore performance with other young
visual artists, musicians and contemporary dancers. Brian and Pascal perform
their music with Sam Mangwana, the Zimbabwean percussionist. Enjoy an hour
of uniquely exciting music, drawn from X-Shamiso's recent recording,
Jacaranda Sketches, an album that blends social commentary with guitar, as
well as southern African music movements of the '50s and '60s. This promises
to be an evening of unique music.
Tickets are priced £10.00
Booking information
For general information about how to book, please see
http://www.sundaytimes-oxfordliteraryfestival.co.uk/howtobook.htm
Prior to the Festival, up to 6.30 pm on Friday, 8 April. Tickets can be
booked in person at the Box Office at Oxford Playhouse, Beaumont Street,
Oxford OX1 2LW by telephone 01865 305305 (Monday-Saturday, 9.30 am-6.30 pm,
from 10 am on Wednesday) by fax 01865 305335 online
www.ticketsoxford.com/stolf
booking)
From 12 pm on Saturday, 9 April and throughout the Festival in person at
Festival Box Office, Oxford Union, St Michael's Street, Oxford by telephone:
07786 083797, 07810 294614, 07810 293986 Saturday, 9 April 12 pm-6 pm,
Sunday, 10 April-Friday, 15 April 10 am-8 pm, Saturday, 16-Sunday, 17 April
9 am-8 pm
Immediately prior to events. Any remaining tickets will only be on sale at
the Festival Box Office at the Oxford Union-or on the door, if at a
different venue.
Disabled access: please check with the Box Office for each event.
Concessions and discounts. Students, senior citizens, children (18 and
under), companions to the disabled, unwaged: £1.50 off tickets.
For further information, please contact:
Oxford Literary Festival:
Angela Prysor-Jones ([email protected]; tel:
01865 514149)
African Books Collective:
Stephanie Kitchen ([email protected]; tel: 01865
726686)
THE OXFORD LITERARY FESTIVAL IS A NON-PROFIT MAKING COMPANY LIMITED BY
GUARANTEE.
http://www.sundaytimes-oxfordliteraryfestival.co.uk
African Books Collective
Unit 13, Kings Meadow
Ferry Hinksey Road
Oxford
OX2 ODP, UK
Tel: +44 1865 726686
Fax: +44 1865 793298
www.africanbookscollective.com