No próximo dia 18 deste mês de Abril, às 16 horas, no auditório do Centro Cultural Franco-Moçambicano, na Cidade de Maputo, será lançado o projecto Cultiv’arte. A iniciativa Cultiv’arte é da União Europeia, devendo ser implementada pela Expertise France, em parceria com o Ministério da Cultura e Turismo. Essencialmente, Cultiv’arte visa promover o sector cultural...
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Mozambique's history covered in three books
O Instituto de Pesquisa da História da Luta de Libertação Nacional (IPHLLN) pretende produzir três colectâneas que reúnem diversas narrativas sobre a história contemporânea dos Países Africanos de Língua Oficial Portuguesa (PALOP). A colecção, cujo primeiro volume deverá sair ainda este ano, focar-se-à na luta contra a dominação colonial portuguesa em Moçambique, Angola, Cabo Verde,...
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Absa and the magic of teaching financial management through the arts
The arts are a supreme resource for raising awareness, in many ways, and here in Mozambique there is a bank that is increasingly excelling in this combination. It's Absa Bank, which for years has been using the arts and culture to teach financial literacy. This Mozambican Women's Month, the institution has taken on the challenge of...
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Camões president to visit Mozambique from Monday
The president of Camões, the Institute for Cooperation and Language, Ana Paula Fernandes, will be making a working visit to Mozambique from Monday, with an agenda that includes the inauguration of the Language Center at Eduardo Mondlane University. In a statement, the Portuguese Embassy in Maputo said that Ana Paula Fernandes will also take part in the...
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Young Mozambican writer wins international poetry prize
Mozambican poet Jeconias Mocumbi recently won the first Floriano Martins International Lusophone Poetry Prize, organized in Chile. The author achieved this feat with his book "Os Dedos da Agonia", which, as a result of the award, will be published this year in a bilingual edition, Portuguese and Spanish, by LP5 Editora in the Poetry Collection Plateado...
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Screening of the documentary Guitar Monsters with Wazimbo
In celebration of the 75th birthday of Mozambican musician Wazimbo, on March 20 (Wednesday), at 6pm, the Camões - Portuguese Cultural Center in Maputo will be showing the documentary Monstros de Guitarra (Guitar Monsters). Monstros de Guitarra is a series of documentaries about Mozambican musicians and their musical careers. The stories are told by the musicians themselves...
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Moreira Chonguiça and Paulina Chiziane in the US to celebrate Mozambican arts
Mozambican artists and socio-cultural activists Moreira Chonguiça (saxophonist) and Paulina Chiziane (writer) are in the United States, where they will take part in various programs celebrating Mozambican literature and music. Called Living, the program will have its epicentre on February 28th, at the main campus of Georgetown University, and can be followed...
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Beyoncé is the first black artist to reach number one on the US country music chart
Beyoncé has become the first black artist to top the country music sales chart in the United States. It's the fault of 'Texas Hold 'Em', one of two new songs in this genre, which will be part of the artist's new album. 'Texas Hold 'Em' managed to knock the...
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Fancy Summer: the first fashion party to explore summer in Maputo
If there is one event that brings together the best of Mozambican fashion and the high temperatures of summer, it is undoubtedly Fancy Summer, an opportunity for designers and brands to showcase the best of this season. This year, the event will take place on February 24th at 3pm at...
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Absa Reaffirms Support for National Artists and Inaugurates "Echoes to the Penumbra" by Maria Chale
Avenida Julius Nyerere has come alive. Light, color and joy make up the visual narrative where past and present intersect and offer anyone passing by Absa's Premier Counter a stop for contemplation. This Thursday (08), Absa Bank Moçambique presented "Ecos à Penumbra", by Mozambican artist Maria...