Our long time favourite Graphic Novelist Joe Sacco, author/illustrator of the seminal work Palestine is coming to London’s ICA to talk about his latest work Footnotes in Gaza.

Footnotes in Gaza covers past and present in the town of Rafah a notorious flashpoint on the Egyptian border.  To pre-order Footnotes in Gaza click HERE and to order Palestine click HERE

Vital Statistics:
Performance 645pm Tuesday 29th September.
Institute of Contemporary Arts, 12 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AH Click for map.  Box office: +44 (0)20 7930 3647
Nearest Tube:Piccadilly, Charing Cross, Embankment.
Tickets£10 (£9 concs). To buy click

For more info click HERE

Al Jazeera’s Ayman Mohyeldin reports on Camp Breakerz, a break dance club in one of Gaza’s camps.

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In addition to El Andaluz this saturday the London African Music Festival brings us the stunning voice of Aziza Brahim. El Andazluz appear at 830pm and Aziza at 730pm so you may be able to see both!
Vital Details:
730pm Saturday 12 September.
Tickets to Aziza Brahum £20 (+£1.45 booking fee) to buy click
Venue:
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX. For map click
Tel: 0871 663 2500 or email customer@southbankcentre.co.uk
LINKS:
London African Music Festival
Aziza Brahim on Myspace

As part of the Southbank’s London African Music Festival, the classical Arabic music quartet El Andaluz will perform their mix of spiritual, classical and rousing music drawn from the differing styles along the shores of the mediterranean in the Purcell Room of the Southbank Centre.

Vital Details: 
830pm Saturday 12 September.
Tickets are £15 (+£1.45 booking fee) to buy click
Venue:
Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX. For map click
Tel: 0871 663 2500 or email customer@southbankcentre.co.uk

LINKS:
London African Music Festival
El Andaluz on Myspace