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Thursday, 25 September 2014

FRANCE HOSTS MEXICO'S SHOW ON MAYA CIVILIZATION

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The Quai Branly Museum in Paris is presenting another sure-to-be blockbuster exhibition titled Mayas: Révélation d'un temps sans fin  (...
Tuesday, 16 September 2014

INDIAN WRITERS IN SPOTLIGHT AT PARIS LITERARY FEST

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The second edition of Écrivains du Monde (World Writers Festival) is featuring Indian authors in a range of discussions and events in Paris...
Sunday, 7 September 2014

EXPO: SOUTH AFRICAN EMBROIDERY CAPTURES HISTORY

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Artists from two community groups in South Africa have for decades been using needle and thread to express views on issues affecting life i...
Tuesday, 2 September 2014

DIASPORA FILM FEST AIMS TO PROMOTE DIALOGUE, LINKS

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With so many incidents of abuse of power taking place in the world, the African Diaspora International Film Festival is more than ever seek...
Saturday, 23 August 2014

SCHOLAR BRIDGES DIVIDE, LIFTS DEBATE ON SLAVERY

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When Lucia Nankoe was shown a photograph of writers from the French-speaking Caribbean recently, she was able to identify everyone by name....
Thursday, 10 July 2014

POETS FROM THE CARIBBEAN SEIZE THE BALL AND SCORE

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Young readers in the Caribbean and around the world are in for a treat with a vibrant new anthology of poetry titled Give the Ball to the...
Sunday, 29 June 2014

JAMAICAN AUTHOR, U.S. SINGER LAUNCH JAZZ-LIT MIX

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What happens when an acclaimed American jazz singer takes the stage with an award-winning Jamaican writer? They produce an innovative art c...
Tuesday, 17 June 2014

ACTIVISTS AND ARTISTS FIGHTING TO PRESERVE REGGAE

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There was a time when much of the music from Jamaica seemed to have hit rock bottom, and Sharon Gordon was among those disturbed by the plu...
Sunday, 25 May 2014

DARING FILMS WITH A SOCIAL MESSAGE WIN AT CANNES

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Most movie-goers would probably balk at sitting for three hours and 16 minutes to watch a film, but in the case of Winter Sleep by Turkish...
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Southern World Arts News is an online cultural magazine devoted to the arts of the global south. Here you can read informative profiles of artists from Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, South Asia and elsewhere, who are working all over the world. We also portray writers, filmmakers, painters, musicians and others who use their art to promote respect for human rights. Founder Alecia McKenzie is a writer and painter. Associate Editor DJ Cle is a musician and environmentalist. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Contact: swaninformation@gmail.com.
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