The press release says on December 1-15, 1986, the Ndilimani Cultural Troupe from Namibia will tour the United States for the first time; the 21-member Troupe will travel to New York City, Chicago, the Bay Area and Washington, D.C.; the message of this exciting group of musicians, singers, traditional dancers, poets and dramatists is the plight and aspirations of the oppressed but struggling Namibian people; the Cultural Tour is sponsored by the Washington Office on Africa, the United Nations Council for Namibia and the Southwest Africa People's Organization (SWAPO); local anti-apartheid activists and organizations will serve as hosts for the group and will coordinate their performances, press...
The press release says on December 1-15, 1986, the Ndilimani Cultural Troupe from Namibia will tour the United States for the first time; the 21-member Troupe will travel to New York City, Chicago, the Bay Area and Washington, D.C.; the message of this exciting group of musicians, singers, traditional dancers, poets and dramatists is the plight and aspirations of the oppressed but struggling Namibian people; the Cultural Tour is sponsored by the Washington Office on Africa, the United Nations Council for Namibia and the Southwest Africa People's Organization (SWAPO); local anti-apartheid activists and organizations will serve as hosts for the group and will coordinate their performances, press conferences, and receptions in the cities they will visit; the Troupe, based in Luanda, Angola, was founded six years ago under the aegis of the Southwest Africa People's Organization (SWAPO). The press release includes a quote by Damu Smith. The press release says the contact people from the various coalitions hosting the tour are Elombe Brath, N.Y.C. Anti-Apartheid Activist; Rosemary Mealy, Churches Emergency Committee on South Africa; Natalie Bayton, Bay Area FSAM (Free South Africa Movement); Basil Cluney, Coalition for Illinois Divestment from South Africa; and Jackie Wilson/Sabiyha Graham, Washington Office on Africa.
