Journey to Africa
John Vallance is raising money for Umoyo Orphan Project
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It’s shaping up to be a very special evening on Saturday 7 July 2012. The charity attracts an already enthusiastic, loyal and appreciative audience. We’re going to take them on a musical journey, themed around a flight (air steward and stewardess costumes at the ready) over the Northern Land of England, across the channel (where we’ll squeeze in a drunken sailor), France, Italy, Spain and Morocco before touching down in Malawi for some energetic african rhythms.
We're also fortunate to be joined by the amazing Al-Andalus Caravan who will transport you to North Africa with their authentic and atmospheric rhythms.
All of this will be accompanied by London’s most delicious home made African food and drink. We hope that the event will attract a good crowd. We're expecting some distinguished guests to attend - watch this space!
The Charity.
You’ll love it. All the money goes direct to help children in communities in Malawi. The projects are overseen by Sarah Mtonga, the charity’s founder, and so there are no management fees or administration costs. The money goes directly into improving sanitary conditions, providing drinking water and setting up schools in Malawi. You can find further information about the Umoyo project here:
The Venue.
The Putney Methodist church is a huge, bright, warm, venue with excellent acoustics and great transport links served by bus, tube and train. Further details can be found here:
We very much hope you'll be part of this very special evening.