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Far Away Places "King Kong: The First South African Musical"
  • Date: Thursday, September 24th, 20152015-09-24
  • Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
  • Location: Barnes & NobleBarnes & Noble
Description:

Join the Far Away Places 2015-16 Speaker Series on September 24, at 7:00pm at Barnes & Noble, for a free, swipeable event.

Tyler Fleming, Asst. Professor, Dept. of History, University of Louisville, works on the history of Africa and the African Diaspora, focuses on black South African popular cultures. In 1956 the musical King Kong became an all-African Jazz opera, the first, and starred South African music icon Miriam Makeba and other South African notables such as Hugh Masekela and others.

Contact: Dr. Brian Coutts

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