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    This document announces public programs related to the Somali Peace Band exhibition at Gertrude Contemporary, including an evening of Somali language and poetry readings on October 24th. The exhibition by artist Royce Ng uses the music of Somali musician Abdi Mohamed Abdi and his band to explore activism and advocacy through art. During the exhibition, the gallery will host additional Somali community events centered around language, food, music, and discussions.

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    This document announces public programs related to the Somali Peace Band exhibition at Gertrude Contemporary, including an evening of Somali language and poetry readings on October 24th. The exhibition by artist Royce Ng uses the music of Somali musician Abdi Mohamed Abdi and his band to explore activism and advocacy through art. During the exhibition, the gallery will host additional Somali community events centered around language, food, music, and discussions.

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    This document announces public programs related to the Somali Peace Band exhibition at Gertrude Contemporary, including an evening of Somali language and poetry readings on October 24th. The exhibition by artist Royce Ng uses the music of Somali musician Abdi Mohamed Abdi and his band to explore activism and advocacy through art. During the exhibition, the gallery will host additional Somali community events centered around language, food, music, and discussions.

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    THE SOMALI PEACE BAND PUBLIC PROGRAMS

    BITTER AND SWEET: SOMALI LANGUAGE AND POETRY


    GERTRUDE CONTEMPORARY AND MELBOURNE FESTIVAL
    BITTER AND SWEET: SOMALI LANGUAGE AND POETRY: THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER, 6 8PM, FREE, NO BOOKINGS NECESSARY
    THE SOMALI PEACE BAND EXHIBITION DATES: 12 26 OCTOBER 2013

    Gertrude Contemporary is delighted to announce an evening Presented by Gertrude Contemporary and Melbourne Festival,
    of Somali language and poetry readings presented by artist The Somali Peace Band is a project by Australian Chinese
    and Director of Burji Arts Nadia Faragaab. artist Royce Ng. The exhibition presents Ngs new immersive
    The migration of many Somali from their homeland has three-channel video installation and a series of public
    created a need to recognise the importance of Somali programs that build on his work in Australia and Kenya with
    language as a living cultural record. Because of the nations Somali musician Abdi Mohamed Abdi and members of the
    love of oral communication Somalia is also known as a nation Somali Peace Band.
    of poets. Today, the Australian Somali community faces the Today Abdi lives free in Melbourne while his bandmate
    challenge of reconciling Somali and Australian language and Daacad lives in Nairobi, in constant fear of persecution
    culture. while awaiting the outcome of his application for asylum in
    Nadia Faragaab is currently developing the Somali English Australia.
    Dictionary application through the Burji Arts Somali Language Using the poignant beauty of the music of Abdi and his
    Preservation Project. This major linguistic project involves the bandmembers as a vehicle, The Somali Peace Band project
    collection of Somali words from all dialects. This initiative has pushes the limits of activism and advocacy within the context
    recently been awarded the Vice Chancellors Award from the of art and explores the various forms of the law that bind
    University of Melbourne. In her discussion Nadia will reflect individuals across history, cultures and geography.
    on cultural archiving and the shifting nature of contemporary During the Melbourne Festival the Front Gallery at Gertrude
    Somali language in the context of changing communities. Contemporary will be an open social space with events
    Poems will be read during the evening by Australian Somali programmed by the Somali community. As well as Bitter
    poets Said Farah AKA Shirwa and Munira Jate. and Sweet: Somali Language and Poetry, other events will
    Burji Arts is an organisation dedicated to celebrating Somali include The Somali Kitchen: Talk and Tasting, a beat-making
    art and culture through visual art, performance and Somali workshop, and the Social Utopias and the Social Agency Panel
    language. www.burjiarts.com Discussion.
    FOR ALL MEDIA ENQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT: For more information about The Somali Peace Band project
    Pip Wallis, Assistant Curator - Communications and to find out about the associated public programs at
    Telephone +61 3 9419 3406 [email protected] Gertrude Contemporary please visit www.gertrude.org.au
    Gertrude Contemporary
    200 Gertrude Street Fitzroy VIC 3065 Australia
    www.gertrude.org.au

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