Concert poster : Odetta Sisters in Song
Object
Poster
Production date
1988
Object number
1988.74
Physical Description
Poster for performance by Odetta at the Hackney Empire. Special guests Sisters in Song.
Odetta was a American Black folk singer, one of the first black women musicians to attract a large white audience. Here afro hairstyle and pride in her African features made her a role model for many black Americans.
She identified with the civil rights movement. She performed at both the March on Washington on August 28 1963 and a civil rights presentation for President John F Kennedy. She also marched in the Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches in 1965.
Odetta was a American Black folk singer, one of the first black women musicians to attract a large white audience. Here afro hairstyle and pride in her African features made her a role model for many black Americans.
She identified with the civil rights movement. She performed at both the March on Washington on August 28 1963 and a civil rights presentation for President John F Kennedy. She also marched in the Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches in 1965.
Material
Card
Dimension
Height: 745mm
Width: 510mm
Width: 510mm
Exhibition Label
Odetta
Odetta was an African American folk singer, and one of the first Black women musicians to attract a large White audience. Her pride in her afro hairstyle and
African features made her a role model for many African Americans. She found a sympathetic audience in Hackney in 1988.
She was active in the civil rights movement in America. She performed at the March on Washington led by Martin Luther King Junior in 1963 and marched in the Selma to Montgomery voting rights demonstrations in 1965.
People Power: Black British Arts & Activism in Hackney 1960s - 2000s
Odetta was an African American folk singer, and one of the first Black women musicians to attract a large White audience. Her pride in her afro hairstyle and
African features made her a role model for many African Americans. She found a sympathetic audience in Hackney in 1988.
She was active in the civil rights movement in America. She performed at the March on Washington led by Martin Luther King Junior in 1963 and marched in the Selma to Montgomery voting rights demonstrations in 1965.
People Power: Black British Arts & Activism in Hackney 1960s - 2000s
On display?
No
Inscription
THE FOUNDATION FOR AFRICAN ARTS PRESENTS
FROM THE U.S. FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY
ODETTA
NOMINATED FOR 1988 NEW YORK MUSIC AWARDS FOR BEST FOLK ARTIST/ALBUM
1st APRIL 1988
PLUS GUESTS
SISTERS
IN SONG
DOORS OPEN 7.30 PM
BAR & FOOD
DISABLED ACCESS
BR HACKNEY CENTRAL
BUSES 22,30,35,38,55,106,236,253,277
(NEAREST TUBE STATION BETHNAL GREEN)
HACKNEY EMPIRE THEATRE
291 MARE STREET LONDON E8
ADMISSION £5 ADVANCE/CONC £6 ON DOOR
ADVANCE BOOKINGS (01)985-2424/986-9666 (CREDIT CARDS)
STERNS AFRICAN RECORDS 01-387 5550 FAA 263-8141
GLA
FROM THE U.S. FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY
ODETTA
NOMINATED FOR 1988 NEW YORK MUSIC AWARDS FOR BEST FOLK ARTIST/ALBUM
1st APRIL 1988
PLUS GUESTS
SISTERS
IN SONG
DOORS OPEN 7.30 PM
BAR & FOOD
DISABLED ACCESS
BR HACKNEY CENTRAL
BUSES 22,30,35,38,55,106,236,253,277
(NEAREST TUBE STATION BETHNAL GREEN)
HACKNEY EMPIRE THEATRE
291 MARE STREET LONDON E8
ADMISSION £5 ADVANCE/CONC £6 ON DOOR
ADVANCE BOOKINGS (01)985-2424/986-9666 (CREDIT CARDS)
STERNS AFRICAN RECORDS 01-387 5550 FAA 263-8141
GLA