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Mervyn Africa

Contains 21 performances.
  • Mervyn Africa Trio, Leonora Rogers-Wright, Angèle Veltmeijer Trio, Bridgit Bard

    Mervyn Africa Trio, Leonora Rogers-Wright, Angèle Veltmeijer Trio, Bridgit Bard

    10 December 1988 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
  • Maggie Nicols, Pinise Saul & Lol Coxhill, Mervyn Africa & Pitika Ntuli, Mahmood Jamal, Keith Waithe & Keshav Sathe

    Maggie Nicols, Pinise Saul & Lol Coxhill, Mervyn Africa & Pitika Ntuli, Mahmood Jamal, Keith Waithe & Keshav Sathe

    27 January 1989 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
    Niyi hosting (not mentioned on flyer, but on the tape).
  • Mervyn Africa Trio, Jackie Kay, Marc Matthews & Keith Waithe, Brother Niyi

    Mervyn Africa Trio, Jackie Kay, Marc Matthews & Keith Waithe, Brother Niyi

    28 April 1989 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
  • Brighton Festival: An International Poetry Conventicle

    Brighton Festival: An International Poetry Conventicle

    14 May 1989 at 
    Old Ship Hotel (Brighton) (1)
  • Mervyn Africa & Pinise Saul, Merle Collins, Pitika Ntuli, Brother Niyi

    Mervyn Africa & Pinise Saul, Merle Collins, Pitika Ntuli, Brother Niyi

    30 September 1989 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
    The original bill included US poets Wanda Coleman and Michael C Ford instead of Merle and Pitika.
  • Mervyn Africa & Pitika Ntuli; Keith Waithe & The Macusi Players, Saqib, Brother Niyi

    Mervyn Africa & Pitika Ntuli; Keith Waithe & The Macusi Players, Saqib, Brother Niyi

    02 February 1990 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
  • Night of Poems for Liberation in the '90s

    Night of Poems for Liberation in the '90s

    13 April 1990 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
    Part of the Seven Nights for Nelson festival, marking the end of Nelson Mandela’s 26-year imprisonment.
  • The 4th Jazz-Poetry Festival - (Day 1)

    The 4th Jazz-Poetry Festival - (Day 1)

    25 January 1991 at 
    Rocket (London - Islington) (4)
    The first night of A&S’s fourth Jazz-Poetry Festival – this one at a new venue. The bill includes the first outing for Gail Thompson’s Jazz Africa show, effectively the first night of its UK tour. The touring line-up was Thompson, Ntuli and the Mervyn Africa Quintet. The featured accompanists for ...
  • Jazz Africa '91 Tour - (Perf 2)

    Jazz Africa '91 Tour - (Perf 2)

    02 February 1991 at 
    Old Town Hall (1)
    See also 4th Jazz Poetry Festival as the first night featured Jazz Africa for their opening performance before they toured. The main involvement with Apples and Snakes was the collaboration with the poet Pitika Ntuli who created original words and images to be performed alongside the musicians.
  • Jazz Africa '91 Tour - (Perf 3)

    Jazz Africa '91 Tour - (Perf 3)

    09 February 1991 at 
    Salisbury Arts Centre (Salisbury) (2)
  • Jazz Africa '91 Tour

    Jazz Africa '91 Tour

    16 February 1991 at 
    Leicester (1)
  • Jazz Africa '91 Tour - (Perf 4)

    Jazz Africa '91 Tour - (Perf 4)

    22 February 1991 at 
    Venn Street Arts Centre (Huddersfield) (1)
    The main involvement with Apples and Snakes was the collaboration with the poet Pitika Ntuli who created poetry and images to accompany the musical performance.
  • Jazz Africa '91 Tour - (Perf 5)

    Jazz Africa '91 Tour - (Perf 5)

    23 February 1991 at 
    Old Bull Arts Centre (3)
    The Performance Poet was Pitika Ntuli who created words and images for this inspired Jazz-Poetry collaboration. See also 4th Jazz Poetry Festival for Apples and Snakes as Jazz Africa opened the festival with their first performance before touring along with Pitika Ntuli.
  • Jazz Africa '91 Tour - (Perf 6)

    Jazz Africa '91 Tour - (Perf 6)

    25 February 1991 at 
    Pegasus Theatre (Oxford) (7)
    Involvement with Apples and Snakes was the collaboration of poet Pitika Ntuli whose words and images accompanied the musicians.
  • Jazz Africa '91 Tour - (Perf 7)

    Jazz Africa '91 Tour - (Perf 7)

    26 February 1991 at 
    Rotherham Arts Centre (Rotherham) (1)
    Involvement with Apples and Snakes was the collaboration of poet Pitika Ntuli whose words and images accompanied the musicians.
  • Jazz Africa '91 Tour - (Perf 8)

    Jazz Africa '91 Tour - (Perf 8)

    27 February 1991 at 
    Band on the Wall (Manchester) (3)
    Involvement with Apples and Snakes was the collaboration of poet Pitika Ntuli whose words and images accompanied the musicians.
  • Jazz Africa '91 Tour - (Perf 9)

    Jazz Africa '91 Tour - (Perf 9)

    01 March 1991 at 
    Stables (Milton Keynes) (1)
    Involvement with Apples and Snakes was the collaboration of poet Pitika Ntuli whose words and images accompanied the musicians.
  • Tunde Jegede Quartet, Merle Collins, Pitika Ntuli, Mervyn Africa, Ahmed Sheikh

    Tunde Jegede Quartet, Merle Collins, Pitika Ntuli, Mervyn Africa, Ahmed Sheikh

    20 September 1991 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
    Tunde Jegede Quartet billed as The Jazz Griots Ahmed Sheikh
  • Apples & Snakes Relaunch Party

    Apples & Snakes Relaunch Party

    10 September 1993 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
  • Mervyn Africa, Clare Hirst, Josefina Cupido, Razz

    Mervyn Africa, Clare Hirst, Josefina Cupido, Razz

    29 April 1994 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
  • Rhythms for Living

    Rhythms for Living

    4 April 1997 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (499)
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