Le Bohemian Noir et le Renaissance del Afrique - ACE407.2

Street market. Intercut is performer as man talking at a public rally about the concept of a "freedom business". African pendant. Images from Africa – masks, costumes, jewellery, etc. Female performer welcomes audience to the C.U.T, Camden Town, hosting the Third Black Bohemian Convention. Man smoking, asks what is a black bohemian? Playwright, Winsome Pinnock, says it’s a good time to be a playwright or any kind of artist; many young black people are creating and the black voice needs to be heard. Female performer: "Who do you say I am? I am that I am. The eternal I am. " Pinnock says she wants to write about black women, she says the tension between anger and joyousness is what keeps her going and fuels her writing. Smoker asks what are the black bohemians and the Afrikan renaissance? Female performer. VO whispering "Back to life, back to reality." Pictures of African leaders. Symbols of Africa. Male performer: "1989 a strong year for the black culture." Dancers and musicians. Singer VO talking about music and change.