Out of Africa at the Brightwater Commons

For our Gauteng read­ers and any­one who finds them­selves near Randburg this com­ing week­end, head over to Brightwater Commons for their "Out of Africa" Festival for an impress­ive line up of enter­tain­ment includ­ing African Jazz, African Tribal Show and graf­fiti and break-dancing demonstration ...

!Bushwoman

Celebrate African cul­ture and her­it­age this Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 July 2009 at the Brightwater Commons, in Randburg, Gauteng.  You will be able to exper­i­ence the African cul­ture and its rich­ness and diversity by vis­it­ing the num­ber of exhib­i­tions and view­ing some of the ener­getic enter­tain­ment pro­grammes. The event starts at 11h00 on both Saturday and Sunday.

Some of the exhib­it­ors who will be at the event will be show­cas­ing vari­ous tra­di­tional items. There will be more mod­ern craft work such as wire work, cloth­ing, jew­ellery, woven bas­kets and bags (pur­chase one early so that you can have some­thing to carry all of the other good­ies you pur­chase dur­ing the day) to more tra­di­tional African crafts, for example African masks, carved wooden orna­ments, paint­ings, skins and shields.

Play soc­cer

Not only will you be able to spend the day brows­ing through fine African cul­ture, but you will also be enter­tained with an excit­ing pro­gramme. The line up starts with a fash­ion show, com­men­cing at 13h00, that has a dis­tinct African fla­vour. Following this will be the unique duo of !Bushwomen who will be per­form­ing their ver­sion of poetry which is dram­at­ised and will cap­ture your atten­tion by draw­ing you into the cre­at­ive soul of Africa.

Your toes will start tap­ping and you will feel a beat­ing in your heart from 14h00 to 15h00 on Saturday when the dis­tinct­ive rhythm and beat of the Africa drum starts to call you near. An ener­getic African Tribal Show which fea­tures a num­ber of the tra­di­tional dance forms found in Africa will keep you beg­ging for more. The African Jazz Pioneers take to the stage on Sunday after­noon from 14h00 to 16h00 and they’ll have you up on your feet sway­ing to their smooth sounds.

3 a side soccer

With soc­cer being such a pop­u­lar sport in African cul­ture why not bring your soc­cer boots along with you and sign up for the 3 a side soc­cer matches that are tak­ing place (con­tact Kefi on +27 072 042‑4202 to book your place). If soc­cer is a bit to ener­getic for you this week­end why not enjoy a camel ride, visit the Mangwanani stand for a relax­ing neck or foot mas­sage or even have your face painted by one of the Moyo team?

The pro­mo­tions court will be hold­ing a dis­play of 4 x 4 vehicles and every pos­sible access­ory that you would need for the ulti­mate African adven­ture. And on the grassy slopes of the Commons you can watch a graf­fiti and break-dancing demonstration.

This two day event cul­min­ates with a fant­astic prize draw. The grand prize is a trip to Zanzibar com­pli­ments of 1time Airline and Azanzi Beach and Holiday Resort. All you need to do to enter is drop your entry form (found at any store in the centre or from centre man­age­ment) and per­haps you’ll be jet­set­ting your way to Zanzibar.

Come and cel­eb­rate the unique cul­ture and her­it­age of Africa, cap­ture her spirit and leave know­ing you are a part of some­thing bigger.

For more inform­a­tion con­tact The Brightwater Commons on +27 (0)11 789‑5052.

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