Film Screening & Live Music: WHEN VOICES MEET; SHARON KATZ & The PEACE TRAIN
A South Africa Event on 2016-04-24 16:00:00
At 4 PM we will be screening the much-laurelled 2015 film, When Voices Meet; followed by a dinner break at the Towne Crier (charged separately) or at home; after which, at 7:30 PM we will present Sharon Katz & The Peace Train, who were featured in the film as instrumental in helping Nelson Mandela end apartheid.
The multicultural South African band, SHARON KATZ & The PEACE TRAIN, helped Nelson Mandela end Apartheid, and have continued spreading their message of peace and reconciliation around the world. Their pulsating rhythms, rich harmonies, guitar-driven melodies, spine-tingling dances, funky bass lines, intricate drum patterns, and compelling lyrics tell of social justice challenges worldwide, and how we can change them – while also getting the dance party going!
Nominated for the Grammy’s Best World Music Album, Sharon Katz & The Peace Train (SharonKatz.com) made history in 1992 when they formed South Africa’s first, 500-voice multiracial choir and then organized a courageous tour on board a train –The Peace Train – to promote a peaceful transition to democracy. In July, their 2016 Tour Across America will be promoting respect and an end to hateful, divisive rhetoric when it takes 150 diverse singers on tour from Ferguson to St. Louis, Chicago, New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, DC.
The documentary film about the band's work, When Voices Meet (WhenVoicesMeet.com), has been selected by 25 film festivals and won Best Documentary, Best Director, Best Original Soundtrack, Audience Award and President’s Award all across America.
Recordings include Imbizo on Billboard’s Highly Recommended list and Grammy nomination list for Best World Music Album; Live In NYC with PETE SEEGER; Double Take, with Afro-Jazz divas Abigail Kubeka and Dolly Rathebe; and Carnival! with Sting, Elton John, Tina Turner and Madonna.
Sharon Katz & The Peace Train use proceeds from their appearances for their humanitarian work in under-developed areas of South Africa and around the world including music therapy with orphans and communities affected by HIV/AIDS; feeding programs in impoverished areas; conflict resolution in violence-torn regions; building schools and community arts centers; and promoting social justice.
advance/ at the door
at Towne Crier Cafe
379 Main Street
Beacon, United States
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