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THE AFRICA FESTIVAL ›1000 Drums [Trommeln]‹ has been inviting drummers and guests to a joint event in the city of Leipzig every year since 2019 to make music, to concerts and workshops, thus making it possible artists, residents and guests to find a forum for encounters in this context: In addition to concerts of African music that are as barrier-free as possible in an emphatically non-commercial or less commercial format, DJ music, dance and talks are held on
a weekend in summer from midday onwards, drumming and other workshops for children, young people and adults in a public place in the city for two days, an African bazaar will be created with information stands, a culinary range of African dishes and African goods: clothing, handicrafts, music, etc. … accompanied by activities for children, the events are divided between seating and standing areas and a stage. Accredited photojournalists are allowed to document what is happening — in compliance with the law; Sound recordings and part of the moving image recordings of the concerts are made for quite a number of domestic and foreign participants and later processed for them. The annual Interactive Community Concert of the Thousand (rather 20–30) Drums: After instruction and under the guidance of experienced musicians, the guests present are united in playing together: all our guests are expressly invited to play along, to bring their own drums and other musical instruments to the concert and thus to a jam session, to get to know new things, invited, free to do so to dance to their mood. — Target group are: the festival is dedicated to and organized by people with an African migration background and roots (!), citizens of Leipzig and international guests, who thus make an important contribution to integration, but above all the music friends: adults, Young people and families with children, all people who are peacefully interested in the continent of Africa Antera. — Announced in good time, socially promoted, documented and virtualized, the festival should be perceived as an international music event beyond Leipzig and the Free State of Saxony and also be able to have a touristic effect. As a community, we can, according to our aim, strengthen the acceptance of African citizens in Saxony and Leipzig through the now regular, open and non-commercial event in which new perspectives of the continent of Africa are shown: existing clichés and stereotypes about Africa should and can experience a change, now effective towards cosmopolitanism. — Democratic culture, exchange and free participation are demonstrated, mutual acceptance and personal dig-nity are promoted. The festival also opens up another forum for African music in Europe and overseas, one of its listeners and promoters, and invites to dialogues that seek to change prejudiced attitudes across generations and allow people to experience Africa's cultural diversity. The culture of Leipzig as well as that of the Free State of Saxony and the Federal Republic of Germany thus create a festival of peaceful encounters of barrier-free music combining artistic genres, they create possible better understanding and promote general charity. Every year we try to reach an increasing number of guests, observers and interested parties in a better prepared way and hope that the project will one day be integrated into the larger, existing Africa festivals in Germany, Europe and the world. — The African community in Leipzig will open up on these days and invites you to another free festival of African music! We are attentive in the preparation and will also complete the follow-up and accounting of the 1000 Drums. The schedule we have included for implementation is realistic based on experience. New artists who may not be able to afford their fees and travel expenses should also appear on our internet presentations and will move up for the next few years. Please wish our honorary and non-commercial project success and support us in your possibilities! We are happy to receive advice and help: © YILP International e.V., 4-23-2023 (automatic Google Inc. translation, errors might have been overseen).
Further Information, reviews, media and contact data:
cf. https://1000drums.yilp.de
cf. https://www.yilp.de
cf. also https://twitter.com/yilpinternatio1
and social-media https://facebook.com/yilp.ev
Many thanks for your kind interest, possible participation and further support of our common festival project and other work! All good wishes to you, your families and friends! Be well!
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Internationales Sozio- und Interkulturelles Afrika-Festival »1000 Drums« in Leipzig / Europa 2019ff.
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