Ruciteme Drumming Group in collaboration with Maziar Bahari toured for two weeks in April around Burundi to celebrate the unsung heroes of the 1994 genocide. Maziar Bahari will make a documentary about the tour. The Prince Claus Fund supports the tour of Ruciteme Drumming Group around Burundi. See also: http://deltasierratango.co.uk
"I’m no expert on the Hip Hop culture in Gabon," says Brazilian Max Soares. "But my research in countries including Namibia, Angola, South Africa and Tanzania has taught met that Hip Hop is an extremely important part of today’s African culture. Even more so: I believe it is currently the most important social and cultural release valve for young people throughout the world. Exactly because Africa is facing problems of enormous proportions it is important to utilize communication tools that can reach the masses. And Hip Hop does this better than all the rest." Read the full article on The Power of Culture.
The fourth Editor’s Week took place this autumn, with eleven participants visiting us from Brazil, Chad, Ireland, Great Britain, France, Norway, Germany, Greece and Italy. Most participants were editors, but there was also a translator, a critic and a journalist from the prestigious Times Literary Supplement. As in prior years, we chose the participants to provide a balance both between big and small publishers, and between more experienced and younger professionals.
The Prince Claus Fund supported travel and accomodation costs for participation of the Chadian writer and musician Koulsy Lamko in the Editor’s Week in Buenos Aires, held from 28 May to 3 June 2006. read more
Brazilian dance group Membros at the Gabao Hip Hop Festival
With the aim of encouraging worldwide cultural debate, the Prince Claus Fund organises and supports events around the world to facilitate intercultural exchange. These events include conferences, lectures, meetings and exhibitions.
The results of these exchange events are presented to a wider, international audience in the form of articles, books and websites.
These exchange events provide a creative environment in which new approaches can be presented and new contributors can become engaged in the debate. The events also serve as a guide to the Prince Claus Fund in its endeavours in the field of culture and development.
