In the beginning of January 2012 Sister Fa was in Senegal to bring forward her programme to promote the human rights for a peaceful, secure and strong Africa. During her stay she organised a day of reflection to find ways how to promote human rights by the means of music. Many local artists and from abroad (Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Gambia), as well as the NGO’s Tostan and Orchid Project and the TV channel Africa 7 participated at this day of reflection. The reunion was very informative. The main point on the agenda was the abandonment of Female Genital Cutting and the impact this practice has on the rights of woman and girls. In succession it was discussed which role the artists and the young generation could take in the sensitization work for the abandonment of this practice. This meeting was part of the preparations for the sensitization tour of Sister Fa & Band in April and May 2012 in Senegal.
At the moment I am in Senegal to push forward my work to sensitize the people for the harmful consequences of female genital cutting. Yesterday I met with the NGO Tostan and many artists to discuss how we can continue our work. We made a course of instruction on the subject of FGC for these artists because they will be part of a music compilation which will accompany our project, and of our sinsitization tour in late spring this year in Senegal. The get-together was very constructive and I have a lot of hope, that we can work very successful in this knew year to end FGC very soon with the means of music and respect.
Listen to the latest radio interview with Sister Fa. The Interview was done with Raisa Roo for CKUT.ca in Montréal Canada. They talk about Sister Fa’s engagement against Female Genital Cutting. The interview starts at the 15th minute. http://archives.ckut.ca/64/20111205.17.00-18.00.mp3
Sister Fa won the Main Prize at the Freedom To Create Prize Ceremony 2011 in Cape Town, South Africa.
It was a wonderful evening with all the other winners and the Music of Ees and the great Baaba Maal. We are so proud to have been part of this event and it is really a big honour.
Respect to the orgnizers and of course to all the other participants, who do so much work to fight for human rights for everyone. RESPECT!
More photos of the Ceremony.
Sister Fa is nominated
for the Freedom To Create Prize 2011.The winners will be announced the 19th November at the awards ceremony in Cape Town, South Africa. She will be there, so please cross your fingers for her.
The Freedom to Create Prize is a celebration of the courage and creativity of artists, and the positive influence of their work to promote social justice and inspire the human spirit. http://www.freedomtocreate.com
Our Movie SARABAH will be screened the 1st of November in Dresden, Germany at the MOVE IT! Filmfestival at the Thalia cinema. The movie starts at 8 pm. Right after the film I will play a small concert with my musicians.
Dear all, our movie “Sarabah” will be screened at the St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival at Newfoundland, Canada (http://www.womensfilmfestival.com/). I will be there to attend the festival and to play a concert with my band. Thats absolutely amazing for us.
“To now have Sister Fa on her way to St. John’s to play a show in conjunction with her screening is far, far beyond anything I even thought possible for the festival. We’re all just blown away,” said Kelly Davis, the festival’s executive director in “The Weekend Telegram” Magazine.
Dear visitors, please have a look at this new article about my work against Female Genital Cutting.
A Celebrity Making Change in Africa–And Not the One You Think
Rappen gegen ein Tabu
Begegnung mit Fatou Diatta (Sister Fa)
Gesprächsführung: Johanna Richter, Kulturwissenschaftlerin, Ciné Débat
Filmvorführung: „Education sans Excision“ ein Film von Lukas May (m.d.UT)
Adresse: Karl-Marx-Straße 141, 12043 Berlin
Eine Begleitveranstaltung zur Ausstellung: Die Hälfte des Himmels – 99 Frauen und du, die bis zum 14. August 2011 in der Galerie im Saalbau gezeigt wird.
Promotional Trailer for the campaigne “Education sans Excision” against Female Genital Cutting from Sister Fa in Senegal.
Have a look
Education sans Excision – Trailer from Lukas May on Vimeo.
