Africa/Africans MIA at SXSW?
March 15th, 2007 | Published in Event, Media | 1 Comment
Where are African entertainment promoters? They must be absolutely deaf to the SXSW event ongoing in Texas, U.S.
The SXSW (South by Southwest), is a 20-year old global interactive, film and music festival and conference that has taken place every spring in Austin, Texas, according to the Wikipedia.
This event (March 9th-18th) has representatives for the UK & Ireland, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific Rim. According to the [tag]SXSW[/tag] official website it appears there is no representation from Africa. This is strange given the fact that Texas has one of the highest concentrations of blacks and Africa immigrants in the U.S.
August 22nd, 2007 at 2:25 pm (#)
[…] During the last festival in March, I asked on this site: “Where are African entertainment promoters?… it appears there is no representation from Africa. This is strange given the fact that Texas has one of the highest concentrations of blacks and Africa immigrants in the U.S.” […]