7/10/23
2.30pm 'til late
Free, non-ticketed event
A double premiere and a celebration of Black history brought to you by Race Council Cymru, and supported by Welsh Government. This exciting event includes a book launch, children's activities, outer national food, amazing live music and performances. FREE and accessible to all.
2.30pm
Official launch of BRILLIANT BLACK BRITISH HISTORY
Join us for the launch of the ground-breaking children's book - BRILLIANT BLACK BRITISH HISTORY. Meet the author ATINUKE and the illustrator KINGSLEY NEBECHI, who will be presenting their book and answering questions with the help of our guest interviewer, Sheldon Mills of Stonewall.
Young people are invited to join Kingsley in a session working with the themes that inspired his illustrations for the book using collage techniques. There will be more tables set up and artists available to guide young people in making and creating.
5pm
Official West Wales launch of Race Council Cymru's
BLACK HISTORY 365
With opening speeches by event organiser Molara and an evening's entertainment featuring The Water Poets and Dionne Bennet and the Pepperseeds plus special guests.
On stage from 5.30pm
The WATER POETS
5-piece band celebrating the new album, MAKE IT RIGHT, a suite of songs across the genre mix of gospel, blues, jazz and folk. It responds directly to the racially motivated terrorist attack on 15 September 1963 with a Welsh perspective. Four young black girls were murdered in the bombing. Wales reacted as a nation and responded in a way that we must be proud of 60 years later.
Social history crumbles, fades into obscurity unless people of the next generation fight to keep it alive. The story of the Wales Window of Alabama needs to be kept in the consciousness of the Welsh public. The artistic response of artist John Petts 60 years ago to the atrocity directly links the Civil Rights Movement with Wales. This is the inspiration for our work.
On stage from 7pm
DIONNE BENNETT and the PEPPERSEEDS
Dionne Bennett and the Pepperseeds bring their unique blend of homegrown funk and soul-jazz to Cardigan. Expect an infectious blend of soulful Funk and Jazz with a Latin twist from a band of Wales' finest session musicians.
Dionne Bennett is quickly becoming renowned as Wales' foremost Soul/Jazz Vocalist. Her solo album Sugar Hip YaYa gained high acclaim in recent years, as well as her impressive reputation as a leading vocalist and lyricist working alongside legends such as Jason Robello and Slowly Rolling Camera to name a few.
The band includes Simon Kingman on guitar (Sian Evans/Kosheen, Zervas and Pepper), Bassist Achille Mondo (Sol Latino, Quattro) from Cameroon, top jazz pianist, Mark Sambel on Keys, and one of the grooviest drummers this side of the Atlantic, Gary James providing the beats.
