Organizers say Heads Up, Eyes Open, Fists Clenched—Know Your History, an African Heritage Month celebration of spoken word and song, is happening at Kings, Tuesday February 19 at 8:30pm.
The program will feature spoken word and song by the likes of Shauntay Grant (did you catch her performance during In the Dead of Winter?), Ottawas John Akpata and Drop Squad, featuring Halifaxs iZrEAL (Reed Jones), El Jones, Torontos M.P. and Bermudas Native Son. Brothers Mark and Otis Daye, AKA Indigenous Black Army, will also perform.
DJ Uneek and Kyra George will provide the music for this free show at the Dance Studio (Lower Level, Gymnasium, 6350 Coburg) at Kings College. For information, contact Dr. Dorota Glowacka at dglowacka@eastlink.ca or call 443-8866.
This article appears in Feb 14-20, 2008.
