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Past Events 2008
Cimarron Festival was launched in February 2008, as a response to the celebrations of the bicentenary of the abolition of slavery in the UK. Our event addressed this hsitorical occasion from a cultural perspective, by presenting a programme of lectures, percussion and dance workshops, photographic exhibitons, documentaries and a music and dance showcase that celebrated the Afican cultural legacy in Latin America.
Lectures:
-"Music Race and Nation in Colombia: Musica Tropical in Colombia".
By Peter Wade from Manchester University. Lecture and discussion.
-"The Gangá-Longobá: The forging of an Afro-Cuban Religious
Community." By Alessandra Basso Ortiz from UCL.
Book launch, lecture and discussion.
-"The Abolition of Slavery in Brazil: Memory and Historiography" Lecture
and discussion by Matthias Rohrig Assuncao from Essex University.
-"The Latin Origins of Jazz" Lecture and discussion by Juan Carlos Malagon
from The University of Arts, Havana Cuba.
-"The Development of Samba between 1910-1940: Transformation or
emergence? A Re-evaluation of The Bantú Contribution in The Form of
Time Lines as a Rhythm Concept". Lecture and Discussion by Bosco De
Oliveira.
-"Abosaos, Lumbalús and Patacores: Afro-Colombian Musical Practice at
The Fringes of The Diaspora" Micahel Birenbaum Quintero New York
University.
-"Music Race and Nation in Colombia: Musica Tropical in Colombia".
By Peter Wade from Manchester University. Lecture and discussion.
-"The Gangá-Longobá: The forging of an Afro-Cuban Religious
Community." By Alessandra Basso Ortiz from UCL.
Book launch, lecture and discussion.
-"The Abolition of Slavery in Brazil: Memory and Historiography" Lecture
and discussion by Matthias Rohrig Assuncao from Essex University.
-"The Latin Origins of Jazz" Lecture and discussion by Juan Carlos Malagon
from The University of Arts, Havana Cuba.
-"The Development of Samba between 1910-1940: Transformation or
emergence? A Re-evaluation of The Bantú Contribution in The Form of
Time Lines as a Rhythm Concept". Lecture and Discussion by Bosco De
Oliveira.
-"Abosaos, Lumbalús and Patacores: Afro-Colombian Musical Practice at
The Fringes of The Diaspora" Micahel Birenbaum Quintero New York
University.
Photographic Exhibitions:
Iona Hogendoorn (Holland) "The Colours of Cacarica". Paying homage to the courage of "La comunidad de paz de Cacarica", an Afro-Colombian peace community in the Pacific Coast.
Lenin Arvelo (Venezuela), The ritual of mask making and the importance of the Devil in the traditional celebrations of "Los Diablos Danzantes de Yare", in the Miranda state Venezuela.
Iona Hogendoorn (Holland) "The Colours of Cacarica". Paying homage to the courage of "La comunidad de paz de Cacarica", an Afro-Colombian peace community in the Pacific Coast.
Lenin Arvelo (Venezuela), The ritual of mask making and the importance of the Devil in the traditional celebrations of "Los Diablos Danzantes de Yare", in the Miranda state Venezuela.