Jazz Sudbury is back this February and as always will engage, entertain, and inspire with the finest award-winning jazz, blues, and world music artists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Africville Stories is Joe Sealy\u2019s new presentation that builds on his Juno award winning Africville Suite. Africville Stories will present poignant and uplifting new stories about the people and their community. These stories are the ones that you generally don\u2019t hear when people speak of Africville. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Established in 1847 \u201cAfricville\u201d was nestled on the shores of the Bedford Basin at the north end of Halifax and was Canada\u2019s oldest black community, until it was razed in the late 1960\u2019s as an \u201curban improvement\u201d measure. Africville had to overcome a multitude of challenges but managed to survive for more than a century, until the final building was demolished in 1970. The stories surrounding George Dixon, Joe Louis, Portia White and Duke Ellington combine to create the legacy of this unique Canadian community. Africville Stories tells of this legacy in a narrative and musical journey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Africville story continues right to the present time with a new tribute composition titled \u201cThe Seaview African United Baptist Church\u201d. The re-construction of the church has been discussed for years and it is currently nearing completion on the site of Africville. Its construction is seen as a small step towards compensating the \u201cAfricville\u201d community for injustices of the past. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAfricville Stories\u201d will be performed by Joe Sealy, Paul Novotny and storyteller Jackie Richardson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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