Amani Creatives

Join us today at our event. Sorry for any confusion, but we’re on Oldham Road in Miles Platting at the Ensemble space, NOT Oldham Street in the city centre. Join us for music 🎹 food 🥙 Fumbo photography exhibition 📸networking and conversation with African women community leaders. #GMLiveWell #africa #africanwomen #communitypower #health

Delighted to present this event as part of Live Well Spring Festival, we’re celebrating the power of African women leaders in creating healthy and connected communities. Join us on Saturday for live music, food, networking and art. Come as you are or share the beauty of African fashions in ankara, liputa or kitenge styles. Looking forward to seeing you! #africa #african #africanwomen #community #manchester

Reminder! Our event for African women leaders celebrating their work developing better health, wellbeing and connection in their communities takes place on Saturday 21 March - 12pm - 4pm. The FREE event features live music from Emmanuela Yogolelo (vocals) and Tshepe Tshepela (keys). Plus lunch, healthy tea blend tasting, networking, the Fumbo photography exhibition. Come along to Ensemble, 342 Oldham Road, Manchester this Saturday. Part of the GM Live Well Spring Festival. Credit: Lingua Franca World Community CIC and Tanya Weekes #GMLiveWell #africancommunity #womenleadership #health #wellbeing healthyliving GMLiveWellSpringFestival

Thank you to everyone who came to @ensemble_manchester on Saturday to our celebration event as part of the @createwellgm Spring Festival. Just wonderful to enjoy the company of African women community leaders celebrating the work they do making their communities a better place for health, wellbeing and connection. ❤️ #GMCreativeHealth #GMLiveWell #african #manchester

For musicians, bands or grassroots music organisations based in Greater Manchester, funding is available to support you! Up to £3000 for successful applicants. The fund’s closing date is Thursday 11 December. 👀Search for Forever Manchester Greater Manchester Grassroots Fund for more info! #funding #forevermanchester #musicians #singers #bands #greatermanchester

Amani Creatives CIC would like to thank everyone who’s been part of the fantastic Fumbo project. ❤️ the visitors who came to the Fumbo celebration event & attended the tours & talks about the exhibition led by @emmanuelayogolelo ❤️ the people who generously shared their stories for the oral history and exhibition elements: Mulonda, Seka, Mutoni, Kachitsa, Nontokozo, Kweku, Kofi, Abderrazak, Masresha, Njabulo, Feyisayo, Zoa, Audira, Mulongo, Makela & Ndjoku 📖Laila BenHaida & Ishana Moores from the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah archive 📚Manchester Libraries & Archives @manclib_archives The National Museum of DR Congo 👍Professor Henry Bundjoko Banyata  👍Manchester Histories Festival @manchesterhistories 👍Kooj Chuhan 👍Jali Nyonkoling Kuyateh  👍Naela Riasool  👍Amani Collective 👍Young Amani 👍University of Manchester student volunteers: Fariha Agha, Tabitha Glennon, Divya Malhotra & Chloe Burke 👍Amani volunteers: Samuella Ganda, Titi Lomingo, Kossivi, Judith Senga, Jonas, Aida, Andrea, Angie, Mark, Philomena & Veronique Sanza 🎤The bands: Ubuntu & Afrika Jazz @tebuspace 👍Craft workshop leader: Gloria Saya @gloriasaya77 🪘Dance workshop leader: Godfrey Pambalipe 👍Storyteller: Meduulla @meduulla 👍Fumbo Celebration Host: Geli Berg 👍Evaluator: Dr Peggy Mulongo 👍Mark Brown 👍Marketing & Social Media consultants Ruth Allan & Sue Fletcher @ruthallan @iamsuefletcher 📸🎥Photographers & videographers: Joel Fildes, Aroana Media & Shirlaine Forrest @shirlaine_forrest 🥣Dove Food & Spice Ltd  And thanks to our funder National Heritage Lottery Fund @heritagefunduk & people who play the Lottery #amanicreatives #manchestercitycouncil #manchesterlibraries #manchesterhistoriesfestival #universityofmanchester #AhmedIqbalUllaharchive #thankyou #gratitude

Together with @manchesterhistories we’re delivering a talk about the Fumbo: Names, Traditions & Meanings exhibition at Manchester Central Library (lower ground floor) this Saturday 25 October 1.30pm - 2pm with curator / producer @emmanuelayogolelo She’ll talk about the project, the importance of names in African culture and how vital it is to conserve African diaspora histories to ensure proper representation in archives. Come along for a free talk - and why not join a free drop-in tour of the exhibition? - and discover fascinating stories! #amanicreatives #africa #manchesterlibraries #blackhistorymonth #manchester #oralhistory #manchesterhistoriesfestival

#blackhistory #blackhistorymonth #africa #africanculture #manchesterlibraries #africans #amanicreatives

#amanicreatives #fumbo #manchesterlibraries #freethingstodo #oralhistory #manchester #blackhistorymonth #exhibition

No need to book, just turn up to learn about the meanings of people’s first names in different African societies from Morocco 🇲🇦 to 🇿🇦 South Africa. #africa #heritagelotteryfund #freethingstodoinmanchester #oralhistory #history #africanculture

Great way to wrap up the event! #amanicreatives #thankyouforyoursupport #manchesterlibraries

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