What Happened
Ubuntu - Amampondo
Thursday, January 26, 2006
Amampondo, an extraordinary South African ensemble, have been taking part in a special collaboration (Ubuntu) with Valleys Kids and Wonderbrass, a community band in South Wales. The five guys from Cape Town, who are part of Nelson Mandela’s favourite group, have ran a number of singing, dancing and drumming workshops in all areas of Valleys Kids, over the summer of 2005.
Support from Barclays Community Investment Programme and Arts & Business New Partners Award have made it possible for Amampondo’s first visit. Valleys Kids are busy raising funding for Phase 2 to bring Amampondo back for the grand opening of Soar in Spring 06