'The Latin Way to Africa' by Wilmer Sifontes
C I M A R R O N F E S T I V A L 2010
13th to 22nd May
Celebrating The Bicentenary Of Latin America's Independance
Cimarron Festival is a multidisciplinary event, aimed at sharing and celebrating Latin America's African cultural heritage. Due to the amazing positive response from our audience for the past two years, the event has now become a permanent fixture on the London busy cultural calendar.
Keeping in line with our main focus which is to celebrate Latin America's African cultural heritage, we will be running a wide ranging programme that will feature lectures, music and dance workshops, documentaries, and music and dance performances in our aim to connect the Afro-Latin American diasporas in the UK.
The empowering image of the "Cimarron" the run away African slave, highlights the strong presence and influence of the African cultural legacy in Latin America, paying homage to our historical and cultural background.
Children of 'Cacarica' an Afro-Colombian peace community in the Pacific coast Music and Dance Workshops Documentary: 'The Sons Of benkos" By Lucas Silva (English subtitles) This film is dedicated to the African culture in Colombia, seen and told through the prism of its music. Traditional rhythms take us back to the past, to the ancestors and the bonds with Africa, and the modern music played by young people today , brings us back to the present in a "pluri-ethnical and multicultural" country full of contradictions. Launch event: Thursday 13th May 7.30pm Lecture by Pedro Perez Sarduy from Cuba on his novel The Maids from Havana. At ONEKX 120 Cromer Street 8BS Kings Cross
Music and dance performances: Grand finale on 22nd of May at The Conway Hall Red Lion Square, Holborn WC1R, with a celebration of Afro-Latin American music and dance performances from various groups. £5 at the door. A special thank you to legendary Salsa singer Henry Fiol for collaborating with The Cimarron Festival by donating the image of his painting which appears in the 'Saoco Macho Rumba' album, for exclusive use on our advertising campaign. 
Photo by: Iona Hogerndoorn (Holland)
THE EVENT WILL FEATURE
Lectures by academics on specialist subjects on Afro-Latin American culture such as:
Explore the diversity of Afro-Latin American drumming and folkloric dancing by joining our free workshops taught by some of our most outstanding London based Latin American musicians and dancers.
The event will take place from 13th to 22nd of May at the following venues across London: