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Garth PrinceSPRING NEWSLETTER 2013

Garth Prince is an Award-Winning African singer based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.WWW.GARTHPRINCE.COM | info@garthprince.com

AfricanMusicians visit

EdmontonOur City has become a go-to place for

African artists to stop by. I have been

privileged to be in the midst of it all as

I am often the one called upon to open

the shows for many of them.

Here is an example of just a few who

passed by Edmonton recently.

OLIVER TUKU MTUKUDZI

(FROM ZIMBABWE)

DATE: MAY 4th 2013

VENUE: HELLENIC CENTREEDMONTON 10450 116 St

KIDUM (FROM BURUNDI)DATE: MAY 18th 2013

VENUE: PORTUGUESE HALL

EDMONTON 12964 52 STREET

Saturday May 25th is

AFRICA DAY!On May 25th, 1963, leaders from 30 African countries came

together in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and founded the

Organization of African Unity (OAU). The date has been

retained as a celebration of African unity ever since.

The date is observed as a public holiday in Ghana, Mali,

Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Celebrations are held all over

Africa, as well as by Africans in the diaspora.

An African Dinner

Event. Page 5

Meet an AfricanSuperstar. Page 4

Kidum, a Kora

(African Grammy)

artist gives our

band a workshop.

Happy AfricaDay. Page 3

Read the lyrics to

my song, written to

teach everyone

about Africa Day.

Mention that you

want to be at the

Garth Prince table!

(Limited)

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Voices of Nature

More Adventures

Heres what Ive been up to:Since my last (winter) newsletter I have been hard at work.

Below is a summary with some of my highlights.

NBCC Edmonton Award

This year, I was honored to receive the Fil Fraser

Award from the National Black Coalition of Canada

(NBCC) Edmonton Chapter. The award recognizes

outstanding work in Literary, Performing and/or

Visual Arts by a member of the black community in

Edmonton. (NBCC Edmonton is the organization

responsible for the Black History Month programming

in Edmonton.) www.nbccedmonton.ca

The exact details are confidential, but I will say that I

was flattered when asked to help make important

funding decisions for a government department. Not

the typical work I expected to get as a musician, but

definitely an awesome learning experience.

What better way to celebrate spring than working with

some musicians who are on a mission to save our

planet. The B.C. - based Artist Response Team works

in schools across Canada, teaching children about

environmental sustainability. They plan to teach their

music to Edmonton musicians, who can in turn do

school concerts across Alberta on their behalf. I was

recommended to them by the Alberta Touring Alliance

and since then, I have been learning from them.

www.artistresponseteam.com

I have been busy performing and delivering workshops in

a variety of Edmonton venues. Those include: Churchill

Square, The Africa Centre, Norwood School, The Centre

for Spiritual Living, and Fort Edmonton Park.

You may have also caught a glimpse of my family and

me in the Edmonton journal. Or perhaps you were lucky

enough to catch my Barbecue Song on CBC Radio.

My first seat on a Jury Panel

Picture from the

Edmonton Journa

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RESOURCES FOR YOUHappy Africa Day - LYRICS

Want to Listen to African

Music on Radio?Try the local (Edmonton) show:

NEXT AMBIENCE

CJSR FM 88.5

Wednesdays 6pm to 7pm

GARTH PRINCE Interview:

29 May 2013

This song was written to teach listeners some basic information about Africa Day. To listen to the song and sing along,

search Garth Prince on iTunes or order your physical copy from WWW.GARTHPRINCE.COM.

Happy Africa Day Written and composed by Garth Prinsonsky

Like a flower smiling in the sun, Africa this is your time to shine. Although there's growing pains, rainbows follow the rain.

This is the time to unite. No longer to fight. *Madiba show us the way to show love, though we feel the pain from the past.

To the fathers who lost so many sons, and the mothers please hold on.

Happy Africa Day. Hey Algeria and Angola. Happy Africa Day. Benin, Botswana. Happy Africa Day. Burkina Faso and

Burundi. Happy Africa Day. Cameroon, Cape Verde. Happy Africa, Happy Africa, Happy Africa Day.

The Organization of African Unity, May 25, 1963. If you didnt know, then now you know. This is the day we celebrate. To my

brothers and sisters all over the world. I hope and I pray that you one day return to the Motherland. And make a difference if

you can.

Happy Africa Day. Chad and Congo and Djibouti. Happy Africa Day. Egypt and Guinea. Happy Africa Day. Ethiopia and

Eritrea. Happy Africa Day. Gabon and Gambia. Happy Africa Day. Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya,

Madagascar, Malawi, Mali Mauritius. Happy Africa Day. Morocco, Mozambique hey Namibia! Happy Africa Day. Niger,Nigeria, Rwanda. Happy Africa Day. Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone. Happy Africa Day. Somalia, South Africa, Sudan.

Happy Africa Day. Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia. Happy Africa Day. Uganda, Zambia. Happy Africa Day. Zanzibar.

Happy Africa Day Zimbabwe. Yelele...

Happy Africa Happy Africa Happy Africa Day.

*Madiba: The nickname for Nelson Mandela (former South African president)

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A Workshop with KidumPictures by Jessica Wu.

About Jean Pierre Nimbona (a.k.a. Kidum):

Last year at the Kora Awards (considered the African Grammy

Awards), Kidum won BEST EAST AFRICAN MALE ARTIST. He

is described as singer, songwriter, producer, arranger, master-drummer

and world peace ambassador. Personally, I can add that he is very

down to earth, has a great sense of humor, and is a brilliant musician.

Read more about Kidum at: www.kidumkibido.com

Band Members:Several of my band members were able to attend.

The ones who made it were JOEL FORTH (guitar

& songwriting), KEITH REMPEL (bass), ELISE

RENEAU (vocals), BILL MITCHELL and

DWAYNE HRYNKIW (percussion).

Outcomes:

Kidum taught us two of his songs: KICHUNA and

UMENIKOSEA, both love songs. The latter is one

of his biggest hits in Kenya. It is a story about a man

so brokenhearted, that he made a decision to never

love again.

Then, Kidum listened to two of our songs and gave

us some new examples of African percussionrhythms that we can add. After all, Kidum is a

Master Drummer.

We made videos of some of the songs and currently,

The Barbecue Song video clip is getting much

attention on the Internet.

All the videos can be seen on Facebook and/or

www.garthprince.com/okapi-jambo

Future Collaboration:Chantal Hitayezu is the community organizer

responsible for bringing Kidum to Edmonton.

She can be reached at 780-819-4015.

Kidum frequently visits Edmonton and has

asked Chantal to arrange that from now on, our

band play with him for all his Alberta

appearances.

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Originally from NAMIBIA, Garth Prince is now based in

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Services include concerts and

workshops for schools, live venues and festivals across Canada.

E-mail: info@garthprince.com

www.facebook.com/princegarthmusic

www.youtube.com/princegarthmusic

www.twitter.com/princegarth

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African Proverb:

We face neither East nor West. We face FORWARD.

Dr. Kwame Nkrumah (Ghanas first president).

THE GARTH PRINCE NEWSLETTER SPRING 2013

Award winning Namibian singerGarth Prince struck up his solo career after moving to Canada in 2008. Incorporatingteachings of his strong connection to African culture with his live performances, he brings an enthusiastic presence to his

music both on stage and on record, which you can now experience with the release of his 12 song self titled album.Listen on as Garths soothingly sweet voice takes you away withAmazing. If You Can Walk You Can Dance is

an upbeat tune, strong with an African vibe and positive message. Happy Africa Dayand The Barbecue Songboth havea celebratory dance party feel about them, not to mention those delicious r-r-rumba style tongue rolls. The Fork In TheRoadis a smooth, cruisy song thats perfect for lightening any travel mood dampened by peak hour traffic.Donating a portion of the proceeds to HIV/AIDS awareness in his hometown in Namibia, Garths pursuit of World Musicfor a Better World shines through in the energy and emotion-filled performances he gives.

Theres an incredibly soulful sweetness with a dash of keyboard, guitar, drums and pure passion.

Garths album is an all round beautiful experience.