An afternoon of performances and film featuring established and emerging contemporary African artists working in music, film, and literature, in celebration of the exhibition Yinka Shonibare MBE.  Highlights includes the film This Is My Africa (Zina Saro-Wiwa, UK/Nigeria, 2008, 50 minutes), about the Africa that exists in the hearts and minds of native and non-native individuals; a dramatized reading of contemporary texts presented by the Chinua Achebe Center for African Literature and Languages; a gallery talk by celebrated performer and fashion designer Wunmi; as well as live music performances in the Sculpture Garden, including Rwandese electro-pop artist Iyadede and Sierra Leone’s reggae and hiphop ambassadors, Bajah and the Dry Eye Crew.



The locations and schedule are as follows:



1–2 pm: Film

Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor

This Is My Africa (Zina Saro-Wiwa, UK/Nigeria, 2008, 50 minutes);



2–3 pm: Dramatized Reading

Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor

"In Search of a Map to Guide Us Home": a dramatized reading of curated texts from a canon of contemporary African writers. Rain plan: Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor



3–3:45 pm: Music Performance

Steinberg Family Sculpture Garden

Rwandese electro-pop artist Iyadede. Rain plan: Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor.



3:30–4:15 pm: Gallery Talk

Meet at the entrance to the Blum Gallery, 1st Floor

Tour of Yinka Shonibare MBE led  by celebrated performer and fashion designer Wunmi.



4:15–5:45 pm: Music Performance

Steinberg Family Sculpture Garden

Sierra Leone’s Bajah and the Dry Eye Crew. Rain plan: Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor.