CELEBRATING SOUTHERN BANTU PROJECT, ARTISTS INVITED AND EXHIBITS FOR HULL 2017 CITY OF CULTURE
1.  Botswana Society For Arts - www.bsa.org.bw  This society has varieties of artistic creativity and we are planning on displaying the creativity of The Batswana through beautiful, artictic and creative Tapestries.
2.  Lorraine Lionheart - www.lorrainelionheart.com.  An artist brought up in the Kalahari desrt the habitat of the Bushmen her Music embodies the essence of the Bantu and Africa.
3.  Mozambique went through a terrible civil war with many lives lost and the people of this beautiful country have turned that negative experience into something positive.  The very guns and weapons of warfare have been turned into Art forms. https://www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres.
4.  Malawi is reknowned for Musical Creativity and we will be inviting one of them to perfom with their highly entertaining Dancers, performing tradional dances. Artists include: Masauko chipembere, Wambali Mkandawire, Sonye, Peter Mawanga and Gwamba Kananji.
5.  Zimbabwe has exceptional artists who are based in the United Kingdom and have workshops to teach Deep Bass Singing -these include Lucky Moyo of the Black Mfolosi - https://question.om. We will invite this exceptional artist who performs incorporating audiences to sing African harmonies.
6.  Lesotho has an annual festival called the Morija Arts and Culture Festival and intend that during Hull City of Culture we share this amazzing experience of teh Morija Festival by replication at a minimised scale.  The festival is famous for the colourful ornamental wear, displays of pure woven fabrics. literature and african poetry artistic pieces.  www.lesotholondon.org.uk.
7.  Angola has an amazing culture reflected in colourful creative pieces using naturaal materials creating beautiful pottery, carvings and woven fabrics.  The diet of Angola reflects the tastes of indigenous people and the heavy influence of the Portugues their previous colonisers.  we will showcase the Angola colourful fashion, artistic flair and creativity.  We will share a dynamic culinary experience, of roasted meats and varieties of staple.  
8.  Zambia will be showcased by a celebration of their dances and drumming skills.  The rich culture also has extensive skills in the use of wood and have exceptional animal carvings and exquisite soapstone figurines.  We will invite the Nomakanjani Dancers.  We will exhibit crafts in pottery and share recipes showing the influence and the impact of great rivers such as the Zambezi in a fish rich diet.  A former Miss Zambia will showcase her fashion passion influenced by the traditions of Zambia.  We are intending to invite Rozalla Miller a great singer with international hits.  She is involved in supporting the Zambian culture.
9.  We will showcase the crafts, arts, pottery of Namibia,Tanzania and Madagscar.  We will celebrate our feasts, festivals and celebrations through food, dance and exhibitions.
ASSOCIATION OF DANCE OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA - ADAD - www.adad.org.uk
www.everculture.com
www.scarlettentertainment.com>african
www.entertainsa.co.za
toppages.co.uk>c-entertainers
info@mishmashmanagement.com
www.rolent.co.uk>african-weddings
www.multiculturaldrumming.co.uk
www.ukmama.co.uk>african drumming - amazing face painting/ family traditions
www.unikadanceevents.com>african-dance
 www.contrabandevents.com>world>african

THERE IS AN EXTENSIVE RANGE OF ARTISTS WHO SHOWCASE AFRICAN DANCE, SINGING AND CREATIVITY THROUGH ART FORMS, WEAVING, POTTERY AND WONDERFUL CREATIVE SKILLS THAT WILL BE PART OF CELEBRATION OF THE BANTU LIVING WITHIN HULL.