London Tropical Vibes: Our performance

Last saturday we put a show together for the London Tropical Vibes event organised by Intercultural Alliance and its president Marc Laguerre.

Our story revolved around Gwoka and what it meant for the people of Guadeloupe. We tried to show the emotions, the social functions connected with the 7 rythmes of this music.
From Boulagel to Mende we expressed joy, sorrow, we showed how the community used those rythmes in their everyday lives. It lasted 25 minutes but for you, we managed to compress it to less than 5 mins in the video below.

Enjoy!

Choreographies by Yamide Dagnet

Zil’oKA next performance on the 13th of October in Peckham!

Coming Soon!

We are delighted to invite you to the event: Performing Black Bodies, which is going to take place at the Peckham Multiplex on the 13th of October as part of the festivities around the Black History Month. The event is being organised by Ms. Sylviane Rano of the Images of Black Women Film Festival and Mr. Tony Warner from the Black History Walks. It is composed of short films with a Q&A session animated by Dr. Lez Henry (social Anthropologist) and Ms. Shantelle George (Phd candidate in African History) followed by a presentation on dance, stereotypes and the notion of the vulgar.

We feel very proud as one of our members, Nathalie Montlouis, is organising this presentation. She will be analysing the “vulgar” in contemporary African-Caribbean dances and explain how Gwoka can be regarded as a means to restore self- esteem. We are of course going to be part of her demonstration and we will also be performing at the end of the event.

This is definitely an event not to be missed and we are excited to be part of it. Let’s recapitulate:

What: zil’oka performance/demonstration
When: on the 13th of October from 6 pm to 9pm
Where: Peckham Multiplex 95A Rye Lane Peckham, London SE15 4ST
Who: Images of Black Women/Black History Walks/Southwark Council
How much: FREE!
See you there 

Ziloka: Programme for the end of the year

Dear all,

2011 has been a very eventful year for us, and we would like to thank you for your support. But the year is not over and we still have very exciting events to share with you all! Do save the following dates:

–22nd of October : Follow us to Essex! Zil’OKa will perform at the Community Cultural Celebration Event, at Queens Theatre, Billet Lane, Hornchurch, RM11 1QT.

–29th of October: Join us at the Royal Star for the Ziloka\Kiltika cultural afternoon: Conference debate with Mr Felix Cotellon.

–6th of Novembre: Gwoka workshop. venue to be confirmed.

–18th of Novembre:Kreyol night at the Commonwealth Secretariat. Ziloka is putting together a performance mixing poetry, dance, music in a true Kreyol atmosphere.

-Decembre: Chante Nwel (Creole Christmas carols) venue to be confirmed.

Stay tune for more details on this blog, and spread the word!