Poster: Orchestre Jazira
Object
Poster
Production date
1983
Object number
1991.15
Physical Description
Poster for a performance by Orchestre Jazira, referred to hear as 'Jazira', at Chats Palace. An image is shown of two of the musicians performing. The poster is green with yellow text.
Object history
Hackney Health Emergency was a campaigning group set up by the Trades Council, the Community Health Council and the Borough Council in response to the planned closures of the Eastern Hospital, St John's Hospital, St Leonards Hospital, the German Hospital the Mothers' hospital and St Matthew's hospital (Islington). (see also 2008.106 and 1994.12).
Associated Organisation
Associated Place
Material
Paper
Dimension
Height: 572mm
Width: 380mm
Width: 380mm
Exhibition Label
Orchestre Jazira and Jenako Arts
Based at the Jenako Arts Centre, Orchestre Jazira was a large multi-ethnic Ghanaian and British band playing West African Highlife Music. The centre, on Balls Pond Road, was an important hub for African and Caribbean cultural activities and education.
From the exhibition Being African in Hackney: 1960s-2020s
14 September 2021 to 14 February 2022
Based at the Jenako Arts Centre, Orchestre Jazira was a large multi-ethnic Ghanaian and British band playing West African Highlife Music. The centre, on Balls Pond Road, was an important hub for African and Caribbean cultural activities and education.
From the exhibition Being African in Hackney: 1960s-2020s
14 September 2021 to 14 February 2022
Music for the Cause
Local benefit concerts, like the one in this poster, actively raised funds for the campaign. Many of the musicians performing felt strongly about local health care and wanted to show their support for the campaign. Based at the Jenako Arts Centre on Balls Pond Road, Orchestre Jazira was a large multi-ethnic Ghanaian and British band playing West African Highlife Music.
From the exhibition 1980s People Power: The Campaign for St Leonard's Hospital [21 March - 15 July 2023]
Local benefit concerts, like the one in this poster, actively raised funds for the campaign. Many of the musicians performing felt strongly about local health care and wanted to show their support for the campaign. Based at the Jenako Arts Centre on Balls Pond Road, Orchestre Jazira was a large multi-ethnic Ghanaian and British band playing West African Highlife Music.
From the exhibition 1980s People Power: The Campaign for St Leonard's Hospital [21 March - 15 July 2023]
On display?
No
Inscription
Jazira
Friday 19 August 8pm
Chats Palace
Brooksby Walk, E9
Tickets £2.50, £1 concessions
Disco and Bar
Hackney Health Emergency Campaign
95 Price George Rd., N16
249 8086 day, 249 4848 eves.
Friday 19 August 8pm
Chats Palace
Brooksby Walk, E9
Tickets £2.50, £1 concessions
Disco and Bar
Hackney Health Emergency Campaign
95 Price George Rd., N16
249 8086 day, 249 4848 eves.