|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
 |
|||
 |
|||
| MUSIC | Over
the course
of almost two decades GRIOT became Europe`s leading source for African
music. Further more
GRIOT established as a specialist for high class jazz and
classical music based on influences from the Southern continents and
islands. In the last five years Griot started to present some of
the
best singer-songwriters from the same background. While GRIOT´s
main focus was and is and will be on South African music. |
||
| |
|
||
| PHILOSOPHY | Our philosophy over all these years didn´t follow the charts only, but our own musical taste and the search of young talents that we discovered and accompanied on their way. Griot´s artist roster always has been a mixture of headliners, grand old masters and newcomers. | ||
| |
|||
|
PRODUCTIONS
|
GRIOThas never
been a booking
agency only, but an interface between artists, promoters, lables and
media. We brought
musicians from different genres and artists from
various disciplines together and produced shows like "Africa at the
Philharmoinics" or directed cooperations between classical
symphony-orchestras and African artists or jazz musicians. GRIOT
also produced special events for companies, NGO´s and the German
Government like " The Africa Gala of the
Deutscher Bundestag at Paul Löbe Haus Berlin or the Africa Day at
Fifa Fan Fest Berlin - find many more examples below. |
||
| EVENTS |
Probably no other agency in Germany is as profiled and experienced as Griot when it comes to cooperations between "third-world" institutions or constitutions related to the German government and artists from the Southern hemisphere. Since almost two decades Griot managed several highlights in this spere - probably the most prominent amongst them all was the cultural management of the Africa Pavillion during the Expo 2000. | ||
| EDUCATION |
GRIOT offeres in
job-training
and trainees and officially teaches young people in the event business.
So far all young peopole that we trained landed jobs in labels,
event-agencies or venues and
institutions. |
||
| BOOKING AND MANAGEMENT |
GRIOT is booking artists worldwide and exclusive. GRIOT does not only work as a booking agency, but (most of the time ) also functions like a management for the artists - at least delivers mangement services in addition to a European network of bookers that do teamwork with us. | ||
 S |
|||
| CLIENTS | Selection
of clients and examples
of events |
||
| BMZ & GTZ |
(Bundesministerium
für
Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung) (Gesellschaft für technische Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung) |
||
| EXPO 2000 -
Griot had the
cutural management of the Africa Pavillion and organized several
hundred concerts, exhibitions and fashion shows. From all attractions
of the Expo 2000 the Africva Pavillion was voted on place two by the
visitors of the Expo. A big success. Compared to other participants of
the Expo Griot worked with one of the smalllest budgets. Thanks to a
good programme and the concentration on live events and a
little team of highly motivated professionals the Africa Pavillion was
a spectator magnet from the very beginning of the Expo. 40 years celebration in the Jahrhunderthalle Hoechst - with Johnny Clegg & Juluka and Nelson Mandela who highlighted the evening by dancing on stage with Johnny Clegg. Africa Gala des Deutschen Bundestages in Paul Löbe Haus Berlin - with Oumou Sy, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and many others. Postdammer Platz Arkaden - two weeks programme under the One World Label. One World Day at Fifa Fan Fest Berlin Eschborner Fachtage and other events: cultural surrounding over various years. |
|||
| DWH |
(Deutsche Welthungerhilfe) | ||
| Several years events and promotion and creative work: e.g. "Aktion Bücherschaufenster" with hundreds of concerts and lectures with many hundred promoters and book shops participating. A matinee at Bonn Beethovenhalle and a matinee at Stuttgart - Liederhalle presenting an africanised version of "Peter & the Wolf". Theater am Schiffbauer Damm etc. | |||
| MISEREOR | Various events - mainly concerts and shows related to the annual "Fastenaktion" of Misereor like concert and live tv show at Cologne Philharmony or a concert series with Francis Bebey down the river Rhein etc. | ||
| MISSIO | Katai
- a
"Chineese" Opera with
Thilo von Westernhagen, Charlie Mariano and Dietmar Mues at Alte Oper
Frankfurt Africa at the Opera - with Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Francis Bebey Quartet and Gcina Mhlophe at Cologne Philharmony and Essen Saalbau |
||
| BPB |
(Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung) | ||
| Two years fashion events, exhibitions and work shops with Oumou Sy e.g. at Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg or a walk with Doris Schröder-Köpf through Hannover during the Masala festival. | |||
 |
|||
| Die Werkstatt
der Schmetterlinge
- a musical theaterplay based on the book of Gioconda Belli with
compositions from Sergio Pinto Africa at the Philharmonics - Junge Garde Dresden - in cooperation with Dresdner Musikfestspiele - with Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Gcina Mhlophe, Coco Mbassi, sam Tshabalala, Patrick Bebey and Jack Djeyim Meister aus aller Welt - a world music concert series directed by Griot in a beautiful venue in the heart of the Ruhrgebiet |
|||
 |
|||
| The Lion King -
Casting in Paris
for "König der Löwen" Hamburg Afrika! Afrika! |
|||
| |
|||
|
AFRICA
|
|||
| South Africa | |||
| Johnny Clegg & Juluka Simphiwe Dana Freshylground Sibongile Khumalo Miriam Makeba Gcina Mhlophe Themba Mkhize Rebecca Malope Hugh Masekela Ladysmith Black Mambazo Pops Mohammed Shabalala Rhythm Sam Tshabalala & Sabeka |
|||
| Congo | |||
| Ray Lema Papa Wemba |
|||
| Cameroon | |||
| Francis
Bebey Patrick Bebey Toups Bebey Jack Djeyim Raymond Doumbe Coco Mbassi |
|||
| Zimbabwe | |||
| Andy
Brown &
The Storm Chiwoniso |
|||
| Senegal | |||
| Ismaël Lo Magou & Dakar Transit Youssou N`Dour Oumou Sy |
|||
| Madagascar | |||
| D`Gary Régis Gizavo Les Poupees Magique Njava |
|||
| Tansania | |||
| Mlimani
Park Orchestra (Dr Dr) Hukwe Zawose |
|||
| Guinea | |||
| Maciré Sylla | |||
|
OTHER
CONTINENTS
including writers, actors & storytellers - just a selection: |
|||
| Ama Ata Aidoo Ambassade Quartett, ein Ensemble der Wiener Symphoniker Anastácia Azevedo Declan de Barra Gioconda Belli Izaline Calister Ernesto Cardenal Tsiti Dangaremga John Etheridge Charlie Mariano MoZuluArt Jusuf Naoum & Limes X Maureen Watson Ruth Weiss Thilo von Westernhagen John Williams |
|||
    
|
|||
 |
|
|
|
| impressum | |||
|
|
|
|
