Check out photos from the wip screening at Beyu Caffe in Durham, NC: Join SDF and Beyu Caffe for a lively evening of entertainment, film clips, and conversation about Leslie Cunningham's work-in-progress, JIG SHOW: Leon Claxton's Harlem in Havana! Come one, come all! Tuesday, April 4th @ 7pm. Visit here to learn more. http://beyucaffe.com/events/be-connected-the-southern-documentary-fund-presents-for-us-by-us/
TRIBES Magazine Pioneers Entertainment
TRIBES Magazine, the wildly popular award-winning arts and entertainment periodical, is back with new issues guaranteed to be the best ones yet! Created in 2004 by Leslie Cunningham, TRIBES is one of the leading urban arts and entertainment publications online. Best known for showcasing indy artists making noise in their communities, every issue of TRIBES …
Harlem in Havana Helped Popularize Afro Cuban Music and Dance in North America
Documentary filmmaker spotlights Cuban Dancers who brought Rumba, Batá Drums, Lucumi Rituals and Santeria songs to U.S. and Canadian Audiences before the Revolution PRLog -- From the secular to the spiritual, Afro Cuban music and dance were rapidly growing in popularity in the U.S. by the mid-20th century. With the 1959 Cuban Revolution led by …
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Filmmaker shines a light on her grandfather’s work in documentary
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Harlem in Havana is Back! Production Set for Tampa; Hits Cucalorus 2015
Compelling New Documentary Sheds Light on a Little Known Aspect of Black and Latino Culture in America, the Traveling Jig Show; Production Set for Tampa; Hits Cucalorus Film Festival's Work in Progress Program in November 2015 Step Right Up, Folks! The last remaining great troupers are finally telling their stories about one of America’s most …
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Help Leslie bring Harlem in Havana to the Big Screen!
HELP FUND THE FILM NOW Dear Supporters, Family and Friends: I am excited to announce the launch of our crowdfunding campaign for JIG SHOW | Leon Claxton's Harlem in Havana. In partnership with the Southern Documentary Fund (SDF), we are seeking $10,000 to complete production in the city of Tampa. Your contributions will be used in the following three areas: HD production crew Equipment …
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Brown Skin Showgirls, a photographic collection
BROWN SKIN SHOWGIRLS There are many art and entertainment resources that reference the contributions and important role women of color played in shaping the art of dance in North America. However, it is rare to encounter a historically rich and visually stunning book that is dedicated solely to the brown skin showgirl or black burlesque …
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Durham Needs A Living Wage!
I am very proud be on the steering committee for The Durham Living Project, a project of The People’s Alliance Fund in Durham, NC. I will be co-chairing communications and marketing as a part of an all-volunteer group of community members - workers and employers - created a working group to get the program off the ground. This Project’s existence …
JIG SHOW!?
Jiggaboo...jigga...jigger...jig. As a journalist and documentarian, I am compelled to search out truth in my work and without bias of my own positionality in the world or in relation to the subject. Thus, I admit, I was offended when I learned my grandfather’s show, Harlem in Havana, was considered the carnival ‘Jig Show’. In my …
Yoga, Body & Soul 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfvtph7vHHo TRIBES Entertainment is proud to be the official digital media/ marketing group for Yoga, Body & Soul events held annually in Durham, NC. Visit http://yogabodysoul.blogspot.com to learn more.
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