As the closing event of the exhibition "Feel Africa: Message Through Arts and Lens" which will finish on July 6, 2022, we will hold the art & music event "Massage Through Arts and Music" on July 4, 2022. The event is compsed of music concert and talk session for graphic arts.
In the concert, we will perform 3 songs: a song in Wolof "Momy" sung by a Senegalese musician, Thione Seck, a Ghanaian folk song "Senyiwa", and a song in Swahili "Baba Yetu" composed by Christopher Tin, based on the Christian prayer. TUFS students including students from African countries will sing and play guitar, African music instruments such as a djembe, and violine. We will distribute lyrics sheets, so why don't you sing with us?
In the talk session, Mr. Paul Kani Bahoya, an exchange students from Protestant Institute of Arts and Sciences in Rwanda and a multi-talented artist from DRC, will explain stories and message behind his graphic arts which are exhibited at the exhibition "Feel Africa". We will ask the audience to share what they feel and what kind of message they receive from each art, so that we can see the diversity of artworks. We'd be grateful if you can write your reflections on a sheet we will distribute at the event.
The event will be held at Central Plaza on TUFS campus. It is open to public, and no registration is required. We will also display the artworks of "Feel Africa" exhibition, so it is a great opportunity for people outside of TUFS to enjoy it!
The art & music event "Massage Through Arts and Music"
◆Date & Time: Monday, July 4, 2022 11:45 am - 12:35 pm
◆Venue: Central Plaza, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (In front of Research and Lecture Bldg.) *In case of rain, Room 102, Research and Lecture Bldg.
◆Program｜
11:45 Opening Remarks
11:50 Senegalese song "Momy" by Fafa and friends
11:55 Ghanaian folk song "Senyiwa" by Samuel and audience
12:00 Paul Kani's description of his graphic arts
12:25 Swahili song "Baba Yetu" by Rodrigue and friends
12:35 Closing remarks
◆MC｜Brandon Mark Bodenstein from South Africa (D2, Joint Doctoral Program for Sustainability Research <JDPSR>)
◆Performers｜
Achille Ndong from Gabon (D1, JDPSR)
Elie Rodrigue Icishatse from Burundi (M2, Peace and Conflict Studies Course<PCS>)
Etuwete Shiningayamwe from Namibia （D2, JDPSR)
Fafa Sene from Senegal (D2, JDPSR)
Hanán Jeppie from South Africa (International Student Exchange Program<ISEP> student from University of Pretoria)
Jato Emmanuel Wepngong from Cameroon (ISEP student from Protestant Institute of Arts and Social Sciences<PIASS>, invited by Inter-University Exchange Project "Innovative Africa: Educational Networking Programs for Human Resource Development in Africa's SDGs" <IAfP>)
Lisa Sanders from South Africa (Research Student, Graduate School of Global Studies)
Paul Kani Bahoya from DRC (ISEP student from PIASS, invited by IAfP)
Samuel Amankwah Okoto from Ghana (M2, PCS)
Shukulu Murekatete from Rwanda (M1, PCS)
Wusu Conteh from Sierra Leone (D3, Graduate School of Global Studies)
...and friends
◆Language｜English (Wolof, Akan, and Swahili will be used in the songs)
◆Admission｜Free
◆Organized by Feel Africa Exhibition Committee (Inter-University Exchange Project (Africa), African Studies Center, African Area Studies, School of International and Area Studies).
Event Report
Although we had to change the venue into the Research and Lecture Bldg. due to the bad weather, many people, including people from outside of TUFS, came to see the event.
The event was led by Brandon from South Africa, the event MC, 11 African students and 25 Japanese students participated in the performances. Although we only had a few hours for practice for each performance, we believe that all of us, including the audience, were able to achieve the most important goal which is "to feel Africa" and "to enjoy ourselves".
You can watch each performance from below.
Senegalese song "Momy" by Fafa and friends
Ghanaian folk song "Senyiwa" by Samuel and audience
Paul Kani's description of his graphic arts
Swahili song "Baba Yetu" by Rodrigue and friends