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Iset Sankofa forges ahead of the turntable constellation with a stunningly refreshing kinda sound. This is the 'all genres considered' milieu... where dusty Malian Blues takes a night stroll with Dub, Naija hip hop flirts dangerously with Kingston Dancehall grit,  and bubbly Brazilian Electronica steams a peace pipe with Afro-Jazz futurism. 
 
For this self-described 'bird', she is always reaching beyond the beyond and fetching back what she terms as musical source-code. In that, we can find a song or a groove so undeniable in it's appeal that it not only builds on the idea of the universality of music but of sound itself. Her musical selections have a way of running past the dance-able and the obvious. Usually, the next stop is a bold convergence of history and magic - one that playfully wields the listener into the lush, downright sensuous terrain that music can be. 
 
For Sankofa, hers is an imagined and realized terrain where digital divides are effortlesly bridged in 128 BPMs and new music lifts a hat to traditional sounds via a kind of time-travelling-self-discovering-remixing sort of aesthetic.

Kingston 10

Jamaica

Renfrew Road

Redbones Blues Café

The Sankofa Sessions

Saint Andrew

Charl B Art Show

Negril

Norman Manley Boulevard

Bourbon Beach

Wet & Wild Beach Party

The Bob Marley Foundation and the Rita Marley Foundation in collaboration with the Institute of Caribbean Studies at the UWI, Mona, present the Africa Unite Youth Symposium 2014.  Africa Unite is held annually as a part of the celebrations to commemorate the earth-day of the Hon. Robert Nesta Marley OM (Bob Marley).
 
The Symposium will be devoted to presentations and arguments which discuss the urgent call for African Unification. All deliberations will take place at the Multifunctional Rm. University of the West Indies, Mona Campus.
 
Schedule
 

Thursday February 13th 2014 Venue: U.W.I Mona Campus (Multifunction Room)

Time

Activity
 

09:00 -9:40

Opening Prayers
Welcome and Acknowledgement of our guests by RMF/BMF
Welcome: Dr. Donna Hope Director, ICS, Director & Senior Lecturer, ICS & The Reggae Studies Unit
Welcome: Ms. Donisha Prendergast
Cultural Presentation by Bongo Herman

Chaired by Orlando Hamilton 
(Youth Peace Facilitator, Dispute Resolution Foundation & Eastern Peace Ctr.)

9:40-10:00

Morning Presentation:  Ms. Beryl Johnson
(U.W.I Lecturer, ICS Unit, Bob Marley & His Music)

 

10:00-10:20

Morning Presentation:  Mr. Sydney Bartley (Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Youth & Culture)

 

10:20-10:40

Presentation: Dr. Raymond Hitchins
( U.W.I,ICS Unit, Ethnomusicologist)

 

10:40-11:00

Presentation: Dr. Kadamawe Knife 
(U.W.I Lecturer, MIBES) "Bob Marley the social entrepreneur: a rebel with a cause"
 

11:00-11:20

Workshop conducted by Mr. Orlando Hamilton
Break into small structured groups for discussions
Feedback from small structured groups presented by group leaders

 

11:20-12:10

“Africa Unite”-documentary screening

 

12:10-12:30

Closing remarks, Acknowledgements & Presentation of plaques by Ms. Stephanie Marley & Dr. Kadamawe Knife 
(U.W.I Lecturer, MIBES)

 

12:30-12:45

Develop final comments & recommendations for media release & closing Ms. Rosemary Duncan, Mr. Orlando Hamilton, Dr. Kadamawe Knife 
(U.W.I Lecturer, MIBES)

 
The Symposium has previously been held in Ethiopia, Ghana, South Africa and Jamaica. It  seeks to give the youth an opportunity to come together to identify, discuss and create realistic solutions to challenges and issues that impact and affect themselves, environment, countries and the world. Its specific goals are the following:
 
·  Strengthen the work and the will of our people to secure a peaceful future.
·  Explore solutions to the devastating commercialization of our culture and history
·  Discuss and provide realistic solutions to negative events and challenges that impact the youth, their environment, countries and the world.
·  Demonstrate the universality of Bob Marley’s lyrics.
·  Empower the youth through increased knowledge and experience.  
 
The Africa Unite Youth Symposium will be held on Thursday, February, 13, 2014 at 9:00am at the Multifunction Room in the UWI Mona Main Library. It promises to be an exciting experience as it features a number of enthralling presentations including a cultural presentation by Bongo Herman and a screening of the "Africa Unite" documentary.

Venue:  Multifunctional Room - Main Library - University of the West Indies, Mona


CONTACT INFORMATION
Rosemary Duncan
Tel:  289-3479
Email:  rosied1750@yahoo.com

Events

In the morning

Africa Unite Youth Symposium and the Institute of Caribbean Studies

Africa Unite Youth Symposium and the Institute of Caribbean Studies

In the evening

The Sankofa Sessions

Charl B Art Show

Wet & Wild Beach Party