Centre of Creativity

Links

Malidoma P. Somé

Hallowquest

Hastings Jazz Club

Kivu Peace Initiative

Kim Wan

The UK-based African Foundation for Development

Empowering Africans in the UK

Poetry, stories and jokes from London-based writer Tony Fernandez

Pan African network of community-based organisations in the UK and Africa

Pan-African non-governmental development organisation for African women based in the UK

Celebrating Black History Month all year round

Features extensive profiles of many African countries

Online resource focusing on all aspects of black British history

News, views and reviews from around the UK for Britain's multicultural community

Supporting and promoting the artistic endeavours of female artists from the African, and African-Caribbean communities

'Promoting urban zim culture', this UK-based site includes music samples from rising Zimbabwean artists and is creating an online Zimbabwean community

Increasing the understanding between the peoples of Britain and Tanzania

Community website aimed at Ethiopian refugees and asylum seekers in the UK

Empowering and influencing the black community through history, family genealogy and heritage

Includes a guide to Ghanaian restaurants in the UK

News, views and entertainment

UK Kenyan society

Information, jobs, news and more from Kenya

Incredibly exhaustive site, devoted to all things African

Bringing together British-Somaliland youth groups in the UK

Bringing business and information to the African community in Northwest England

Dedicated to improving the quality of life for women in the UK and in Sierra Leone

Dedicated to West African drumming rhythms and percussion music

A platform for information and discussion on hip hop from the African continent

A site for the promotion and publicity of African musicians

A reference site in French for African cultures: music, cinema, theatre, music, dance, visual arts, photography

US based African music site

The worldwide roots music guide, online

Heightening the profile of African dance in the UK

Raising awareness of African and World Music artists residing in the UK

An extensive UK-based site for African Gospel music, with artist profiles, samples and concert information

Guide to styles and artists from Nigeria

Songlines reviews of latest African releases

Online version of the World Music magazine

Music news, interviews and album reviews from artists around the globe

News and information services for black and ethnic minority communities

The Black Information Link provides the latest in news, politics and entertainment

News from Africa via shortwave, satellite and internet radio

News aimed at the black community living in the north of England

A central source (in Somali) for Somali news and for Somali links around the globe

News in English and Kiswahili

London based Zimbabwean news and information site

News, chat rooms, culture, music and more

Online version of Britain's leading black newspaper

Online African radio show from California presented by Nigerian-born Nnamdi Moweta

UK-based online radio station aimed at African music lovers everywhere

Afro Beat is an African music programme that features the best of traditional and contemporary African Music

London's only Congolese radio show

The finest music from Sierra Leone, 24 hours a day

For great African music live on the radio check out Uncle Sam

African community radio station based in London

Books and music from, or about, Africa

The music section of this site has a wide selection of CDs organised by country, with lively reviews from users

Online shopfront for the premier South African independent jazz label. Back to top Venues, clubs and events

Bringing together a whole host of African entertainment, in the UK and elsewhere

Innovative and dynamic African variety show featuring live bands, stalls, food, dance and DJs

Liverpool's long running African music festival in Sefton park

What's new in African music? You can find out at The Shrine - London's Afro clubnight

Arts

Association of Independent Music

Axis - the largest online database of UK artists

British Council - Arts

British Interactive Media Association

Bizvizion - creative consultancy and workspace provider

Business Link - information for start-up and established small businesses

Clearly Business - services designed to ensure growth, efficiency and success of UK small businesses

Coastal Currents - festival of contemporary arts

Crafts Council

Creative Export

Creative Handbook - database for businesses looking for creative resources.

Creative Industries Development Agency

Creative Partnerships - provides children the opportunity to develop creativity and take part in cultural activities

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Drawing Research Network

East Sussex County Council

Engage - a leading association for gallery and artist educators

Euclid - network of companies supporting cultural development

Federation of Small Businesses

Finance South East

Freelancers Network

Gallery Finder

Government Office for the South East

Growing Business

Growth Clusters

Hastings Arts

Hasting Creative Media Community

Hastings Online

Knowledge Dock

Knowledge Online - contacts within the film, TV, video and commercials production industries

Marketing and Creative Handbook

Marriott Harrison Solicitors

Metier - charity focused on advocating equal employment opportunities in the creative industries

National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts

New Media Knowledge

Open Frequency features projects by emergent and high-profile visual artists in the UK

Performing Rights Society Foundation

Production Guild

Professional Contractors Group

Rother District Council

Sea Space - Hastings and Bexhill initiatives

Small Business Service

South East England Development Agency

Startups - an online resource for start-up businesses

Sussex Enterprise - supports businesses

UK Business Incubation

UK Film Council

Wired Sussex - offers business services and solutions

Youth Music

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