November 2011 The RainbowSoulclub goes Ghana !
11 Soulclubmember will travel to Accra for a collaborative project with the Bokemei Foundation. Workshops, Murals and the grand opening of the Bokemei Junior Highschool in Teshie, Greater Accra. More news coming soon !
Blaka Watra Spiders on display at Museum De Paviljoens in Almere
31 original spiderweb drawings + books in the exhibition: ‘De Nederlandse identiteit? De Kracht van Heden".
Saturday 1 October. African party at woonvoorziening Drieland, Haarlem
A King’s Parade, costumes, photostudio, Ghanese food, shop, music, dancing & PanAfrican vibes by The RainbowSoulclub & The Bokemei Foundation.
Tuesday 21 June. Medailles maken voor Aardige Amsterdammers !
Komt allen ! Inloop Blaka Watra 15.00-18.00h.
Materiaal & hapjes & drankjes aanwezig.
www.aardigeamsterdammer.nl
In Memoriam Remy Milan, summer 2011
Rest in Peace Forever
Sunday 24 April. Excursion to the film & concert of Staff Benda Bilili in De Melkweg
We have 20 tickets available. Tuesday 19 april you can pick up a ticket from Rolanda and Fanny at Blaka Watra 3-6 h.
A documentary about Staff Benda Bilili starts at 7h., concert starts at 9h. http://staffbendabilili.com/
-press release-
Staff Benda Bilili's inspirational live shows and extraordinary story have caused a stir across the globe. The band name translates as 'look beyond appearances' - literally: 'put forward what is hidden.' A group of paraplegic street musicians who live in and around Kinshasa zoo in the Democratic Republic of Congo, they consider themselves the real journalists of Kinshasa. Their songs document and comment on events relating to their everyday experiences, and resonate with the pulse of Congolese rumba, of Cuban swing and, at times, even of the Godfather Of Soul himself, James Brown.The core of the group consists of four singer/guitarists perched on spectacular customised tricycles, backed by an energetic rhythm section, and topped off with the infectious guitar-like sounds of a teenage prodigy, who plays a one-stringed electric lute he designed and built himself out of a tin can.The band triumphed at the Cannes Film Festival last year with Benda Bilili, a heartwarming documentary filled to the brim with unforgettable characters and, of course, fantastic music. The band's acclaimed debut album Très Très Fort is out now on Crammed
Jam sessie 9 maart van 3-6 uur in de inloop van Blaka Watra
Jam sessie 23 februari van 3-6 uur in de inloop van Blaka Watra
September 2010: Cd release "All the People"
2 versions of the song "All the People" recorded by Ricky Nieraeth in De Bijlmer and live in JawJaw, Surinam, 2008.
Finally released in a collector's edition of 150 cd's.
Available at The Soulclub Studio for 5,- euro. free for clients, 1 p.p.)
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8 September 2010
Meeting in the Soulclub Studio at 16.00h With Fanny, Josje, Riet, George and Saskia
New ideas for the new season? wishes? plans? Come to the meeting in The Studio, in Blaka Watra's garden.