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Emotional play about South African macho culture

February 2009 -

It's a man's world uncovers an urgent problem in South Africa: the traditional macho behaviour is no longer fitting in a changing society in which women live more as equals with men.

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Diouma Dieng Diakhate, African couture pioneer

June 2008 -

With a shining 29-year career, Senegalese fashion designer Diouma Dieng Diakhate is a pioneer in the world of African fashion.

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Call Cutta: theatre by telephone

january 2008 -

You want a ticket to a theatrical performance, but instead you receive a telephone.

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Bolivian weaving tradition in jeans

November 2007 -

Textile manufacturer Franz Beltran is a finalist in the BiD Challenge Award, with a training and employment programme for women.

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Music and social criticism with Women Unite Senegal

October 2007 -

Five songstresses from various regions of Senegal sing about domestic violence and Aids.

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Premiere Sahel Opera

February 2007 -

Bintou Were, un Opéra du Sahel will premiere on 17 February 2007 in a specially designed open air theatre on the bank of the Niger in Bamako, Mali.

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Audio archaeology on the Antilles

March 2006 -

His fascination for the music of the Antilles started with his hobby of collecting records and a high-school sweetheart from Curaçao. Years later, Tim de Wolf, historian and 'audio-archaeologist', stumbled upon an abandoned warehouse in Curaçao; after brushing away the cockroaches and feces he found lost Antillean culture.

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World Children's Festival travels to Morocco

November 2005 -

The United Nations and UNICEF adopted the Children's Rights in 1989. With their signatures, 191 countries agreed to protect children's rights.

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Mali’s female musicians refuse to play by the unwritten rules

October 2005 -

Music is Mali's greatest and most important export product. Many musicians are convinced that traditional instruments should only be played by man. Madina N'Diaye and other female musicians don't stick to these unwritten rules.

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Local traditions in fashion

October 2005 -

The international world of fashion has been turned upside down: no longer is it ruled from its strongholds in Paris, London and Milan – instead, nowadays the world of fashion is shaped by designs from all over the world. Thanks to TV and the Internet, designers can now reach an audience of millions.

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