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THE CONGOLESE TALES

A UNIQUE ORAL HISTORIES project for the Congolese community in Greater Manchester

Are you Congolese? Would you like to SHARE YOUR STORY? Or create a music narrative to tell the powerful story of the Congolese migration to Britain in recent years?

LISAPO - THE CONGOLESE TALES is looking for volunteers and participants.

For more information please contact: peggy@can.uk.com or telephone 0161 234 2940 / 07456427741

WHO IS COMMUNITY ARTS NORTH WEST (CAN)? CAN is a Manchester-based arts organisation which specialises in making great art with people from Greater Manchester’s diverse communities.

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LISAPO - THE CONGOLESE TALES will focus on the narrative oral histories and cultural traditions of the Congolese community which has been migrating to Britain since the late 1980’s as a result of the destabilisation of the country and consequent civil war.

YOU CAN FIND US ON:www.can.uk.com/Exodus/lisapo www.facebook.com/ExodusManchesterwww.facebook.com/CommunityArtsNorthWestwww.twitter.com/comartsnw#congtales

LISAPO WILL RECORD: a portrait of the Congolese community; reasons for migration; settlement in Britain; cultures brought to the UK; and what & who were left behind.

WE WILL: provide a permanent public archive of Congolese oral histories in the UK; and produce a heritage-inspired musical oratory featuring spoken-word, song and narration that will be performed in June 2014.

PLEASE CONTACT: Peggy Mulongo, Lisapo Project Manager onpeggy@can.uk.com or telephone 0161 234 2940/07456427741