RED CLAY
MS
ph: 662.773.2048

Blues Tour

“Mississippi Delta Blues Back to Africa Education & Cultural Exchange”

 
VISION:

To reconnect Blues Music to its African source


MISSION:

To produce events that showcase musicians coming together to perform traditional rhythms and American Roots Music…the Mississippi Delta Blues


GOALS:

To promote authentic Blues culture around the world


OBJECTIVES:

Through educational and outreach programs in all fifty-four (54) countries on the African continent, we will begin by presenting the following:
 
  • Concerts/Festivals
  • Blues-themed Film Festivals
  • Blues in Schools
  • Traditional Music Panel discussions
  • Mississippi Delta Blues Exhibits/Installations
  • Documentary film that chronicles every show/event with interviews and performances.
 
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“Mississippi Delta Blues Africa Education and Cultural Exchange”
Blues Music Back to Africa
Global Blues Film Festival
Blues Music Traditions

“The Blues is the roots and the rest is the fruits!”
Willie Dixon
 

Greetings,

It is a fact that Blues is the foundation of American Roots music. Over the years Blues music has migrated from the cotton fields of the Deep South, to the Far Eastern regions, and all around Europe. The Blues resonates around the world influencing many genres of music. But, in Africa it has yet to…how ironic!

KHAFRE Productions would like to share with you a series of productions that present excellent educational, cultural and heritage opportunities.
We are teamed with musicians, festival promoters, political officials, museums, International Blues Societies and others for the expressed purpose of reconnecting Mississippi Delta Blues, to its African source. As a team, we are at the forefront of the effort to present “authentic” Blues in Africa! We call it the “Mississippi Delta Blues…Back to Africa Tour.”

Although the Blues has sprouted up in many countries, we feel it’s only fitting that it be rooted, again, in Africa. And, we need your help.

Making it happen!

C.Sade Turnipseed

 


MONUMENT

    “Building on Traditions”

Traditional African Rhythms continue to influence contemporary sounds in music…there is no end. As music continues to build and be created, so does the “Building on Traditions” monument.

The Base – dedicated to mighty Blues and Traditional Music legends (i.e., W.C. Handy, Mamie Smith, Ali Farka Toure, Fela Ransome Kuti, Koko Taylor, Robert Johnson, Willie Dixon, Howlin’ Wolf, Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, Muddy Waters, Bessie Smith, Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton, B.B. King, Sonny Boy Williamson, Robert Pete Williams, Bob Marley)

The Stems—shall hold the leaves that embody the spirit of Sankofa that “returned to the source.”
-Each tree holds ten thousand leaves.

“The Blues are the roots of all American music!”
Willie Dixon
 
www.KHAFRE.us

 

If you are interested in participating in this historic event and would like to receive a sponsor's package please contact us at: RedClay@aol.com, or call 662.347.8198.

We would love to work with you!

 

 

Check our growing list of supporters!
 

Senator Roger F. Wicker (R, MS)

Congressman Benny Thompson (D.MS)

MS Senator Willie Simmons

MS Representative Sara Thomas

MS Representative William Bailey

MS Representative John Hines

State of MS Tourism Dir., D. Craig Ray

Embassy of USA, Burkina Faso

Min. of Culture, Burkina Faso

Ambassador of Burkina Faso

Min. of Culture, Senegal

Ambassador of Senegal

Min. of Culture, Cape Verde

Ambassador of Cape Verde

Min. of Culture, Kenya 

Ambassador of Kenya

Min. of Culture, Togo

Min. of Culture, Ghana

Min. of Culture, Cote d' Ivoire

Ambassador of Cote d' Ivoire

Min. of Culture, Sierre Leone

Ambassador of Sierre Leone

 

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RED CLAY
MS
ph: 662.773.2048