Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Boukanack, UNESCO Stars: AFRICAN WOMEN in JAZZ

From UNESCO (2022) 
JAZZWOMENAFRICA

    UNESCO [celebrated] jazz women in Africa with a concert on 30 April, which is streamed online, here:

♭♮♯𝅘𝅥𝅰𝅘𝅥𝅲𝆔𝇥:  African Women in Jazz - Boukanack    ♭♮♯𝅘𝅥𝅰𝅘𝅥𝅲𝆔𝇥

     On the occasion of the 11th edition of International Jazz Day, UNESCO is partnering with Anya Music (Morocco) to produce the second edition of the JazzWomenAfrica concert, with the financial support of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, the Moroccan Office of Copyright (BMDA) and the Hiba Foundation. In partnership with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the concert will be distributed by its members and will be promoted through its sister broadcasting unions in Africa and other regions of the world.

     Excerpts of JazzWomenAfrica [were] broadcast on 30 April 2022 during the
 All-Star Global Concert produced by the Herbie Hancock Institute for Jazz.



1 comment:

Anonymous said...

It's possible that UNESCO and international exchanges of all sorts do more to further goodwill among nations than we can imagine.

For additional information see: https://www.unesco.org/en/brief. And Imagine.

UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. It contributes to peace and security by promoting international cooperation in education, sciences, culture, communication and information. UNESCO promotes knowledge sharing and the free flow of ideas to accelerate mutual understanding and a more perfect knowledge of each other's lives. UNESCO's programmes contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals defined in the 2030 Agenda, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015.