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Saturday, March 6th 2010
6 March 2010. Hotel Turismo in Maputo is organising a Fado night with singers Gina Martins and Luís Teixeira, viola António Ferreira and Portuguese guitar Tino Duarte. The accompanying meal comprises traditional Portuguese starters, main courses and desserts. Price 850 MT per person. more
Friday, February 26th 2010
26 Feb 2010. The Maputo chapter of Critical Mass, the global movement to promote the bicycle as a non-polluting method of transport, meets for its monthly cycle tour at 18.00 in Praça da Independência, close to the cathedral. Critical Mass launched in Maputo in January 2010. more
Prêt-à-partager fashion exhibition.
Friday, February 5th 2010
5 Feb-5 March 2010. This itinerant exhibition is intended to be a trans-national artistic dialogue on fashion, sport, Africa and its Diaspora. The works on show originated in the prêt-à-partager (ready to share) workshop in Dakar, Senegal, in November 2008 and explore the significance and possibilities of clothes beyond their function as consumer goods. The participating artists are Zohra Opoku (Ghana/Germany), Ndiaga Diaw (Senegal), Astrid S. Klein (Germany), Zille Homma Hamid (Pakistan/Germany), Naffisatou Diop (Senegal), Simone Gilges (Germany), Friedrich M. Ploch (Germany), Philip Metz (Ghana/Germany), Athi-Patra Ruga (South Africa), Ule Barcélos (Guinea-Bissau/Portugal/Germany), Lolo Veleno (South Africa), Lambert Mousseka (Democratic Republic of Congo /Germany, Goddy Leye (Cameroon), Mamadou Gomis (Senegal) and Akinbode Akinbiyi (Nigeria). The Maputo show has been organised in conjunction with the Goethe-Institut Maputo and the Instituto Cultural Mocambique-Alemanha (iCMA). Prêt-à-partager will be at the Center for Contemporary Art in Lagos, Nigeria, from 5 June-7 July. more
Laurent Decol in the Words of Silence.
Tuesday, February 9th 2010
9 Feb 2010. French mime artist Laurent Decol is in Maputo with a new show created in honour of his master, Marcel Marceau, one of the greatest mime artists of all time. Decol has already taken this show to 100 countries in a total of 2,000 performances. 20.30. Entry 200 MT/under 27s 150 MT, CCFM members free. more
Reggae night by Os Justiceiros
Friday, February 5th 2010
5 Feb 2010. Os Justiceiros from Inhambane launches its new CD A chama da Unidade in a homage to the king of reggae Bob Marley at the French-Mozambican Cultural Centre ( CCFM). There will also be performances by Red Eyes Band, Degrins and Word Sound and Power. 20.30. Entry 150 MT/ under 27s 50 MT. more
Thursday, January 28th 2010
28 Jan-10 Feb 2010. Marrabenta is one of the best-known forms of urban dance music in Mozambique. Each year it is celebrated in a festival with live performances at venues across the country. In Maputo there are shows at the French-Mozambican Cultural Centre ( CCFM), Central Station and the Alto Mae house of culture among other places. In addition a train will be departing from Central station on 7 Feb at 12.30 and travelling to Chokwé in the southern province of Gaza, where passengeres will be able to hear local artists performing Marrabenta. For programme details see the CCFM website. more
Sófoto photography presentation in Maputo
Wednesday, February 24th 2010
24 Feb 2010. This is the second appointment in a series of monthly presentations launched in November 2009 as a platform for photographers to show their work. The project is open to amateur and professional photographers but priority is given to those who are self-taught or in training. Photographs are projected in the garden of the French-Mozambican Cultural Centre. Prospective participants must submit their work for evaluation before a presentation is arranged. 19.00. Entry free. more
Sófoto photography presentation
Wednesday, November 25th 2009
25 Nov 2009. First appointment in a series of monthly presentations of work by new and emerging photographers. The presentation takes the form of a slide show, possibly with a live or pre-recorded musical accompaniment. Shows take place in the exhibition hall, garden or café of the French-Mozambican Cultural Centre. The project is open to amateur and professional photographers but priority will be given to those who are self-taught or in training. Prospective participants must submit their work for evaluation before a presentation is arranged. 18.30. Entry free. more
Bagamoyo ferry boat exhibition
Tuesday, November 17th 2009
17-30 Nov 2009. Photographs by Portuguese/Mozambican photographer Diana Manhiça that formed the basis for the documentary A Ponte on the history of the old Bagamoyo ferry boat that connects Maputo and Catembe on the far side of Maputo Bay. more
Thursday, October 1st 2009
1 Oct-30 Nov 2009. Veteran Mozambican sculptor Naftal Langa presents his work at the Kulungwana in the central train station in Maputo. Born in 1932 in the small village of Mandlhakazi, Langa began to sculpt under the influence of his contemporary Alberto Chissano, also a self-taught artist. He has exhibited his work in numerous solo and group shows in Mozambique and abroad. more