Choir Time Line

PROJECT TIME LINE 2004- 2022

2004 – 2006 The Beginning. Martica Galarraga and Daniela Rosselson De Armas hold Singing for the Orisha Workshops on a regular basis. Daniela has the idea for the Choir and the Choir is launched in Islington at the end of November 2006 with the support and help of Percussionist David Pattman.
2006 – 2008 The Choir goes from meeting every two weeks to meeting every week after Daniela and Member Mish Aminoff enter the Choir to the Choir of the Year Competition. The Choir perform at the Cimmaron Festival, Soas and the Kings Head Crouch End in preparation for their performance at the Anvil Basingstoke in March 2008. The Choir get through to the Category Finals and Perform at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall in November 2008

Fifteen Years of Performance 2008-2023

2008 / 2012: ETHELBURGER CHURCH
2008 October: SPREADLUV COLLECTIVE LOCKSIDE LOUNGE
2008: Finals BBC Choir competition of the Year, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
2008/ 9/13: SOUTHBANK VOICE LAB
2008 ST JOHN’S CHURCH WATERLOO
2009 “Time and the Trickster’s Heart” at St Johns Waterloo
2009 February: HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL OXFORD
2009 February: BARBICAN CENTRE (supporting Eliades Ochoa) Promoted by COMO NO!
2009 Spring: GUANABARA
2009 June: BARBICAN CUBA 50 CELEBRATIONS
2009 Oct: GLOBAL CO OPERATION HOUSE
2009 Oct: CUBAN DIA DE LA CULTURA, CONWAY HALL
2009/2010: CUBAN RHUM JUNGLE, BLACK HISTORY MONTH
2010 March: RHYTHM CAFÉ Camden
2010 March: BBC Choir competition of the Year
2010 March: BRITISH MUSEUM; CROSSING CULTURES FESTIVAL
2010 May: CHOIR FESTIVAL SOUTH BANK
2010 June: MOMO’S
2010,July: BRENT RESPECT FESTIVAL
2010, July: LAMBETH SHOW
2010, July: KENSINGTON GARDENS FUSE FESTIVAL
2010, Aug: YORUBA ARTS FESTIVAL, Clissold Park
2010, Oct: AFRICA CENTRE COVENT GARDEN
2010, Oct: CREOLE FESTIVAL, West London
2011, Jan: RICH MIX ( in the foyer and in the Studio Theatre) “Time and the Trickster’s Heart”
2010/2013: ROUNDHOUSE CHOIR FESTIVAL: VOICES NOW: MAKING MUSIC STAGE
2012 Feb: KINGS COLLEGE CHAPEL: BRANDENBURG CHOIR FESTIVAL
2012 April: RICH MIX: Launch of Debut CD “Un Solo Palo” presented by Movimientos and La Linea
2012 July: VAMOS! Festival Tynmouth
2012 Dec: BOSTON ARMS, Tufnell Park: Seasonal Celebrations
2013 Jan: RICH MIX with film “Ancestral Voices”
2013/14 Feb: SOAS Brunei Gallery 2nd and 3rd Interfaith Music Festivals
2013 April: Support For Concha Buika at UNION CHAPEL LA LINEA FESTIVAL Promoted by Como No!
2013 June/Aug: THE CUBAN/CAMDEN TOWN
2013 June: BETHNAL GREEN NEW VOICES FESTIVAL
2013 July: GO EAST/ THE BARBICAN. OLYMPIC GARDENS
2013 August: CAMP BESTIVAL DORSET
2013 October: MERLIN THEATRE FROME: Afro Cuban Sensibility
2013 Nov: JAMBOREE Hosted by Jamie Renton. Support for Leon Rosselson
2014 Feb: SOAS. Co-exist Interfaith Music Festival Brunai Gallery
2014 March: ST MARTIN’S SCHOOL OF ART: GHostings: Multi discipline performance with visuals and Story Telling from Jacob V Joyce and Dancing from Yolanda Perez.
2014 May: SURVIVAL GUIDES @ Brick Box Brixton, Dancers Hannah Anderson-Ricketts,Ffion Campbell- Davis, Yolanda Perez, Story Telling from Jacob V Joyce
2014 June: NEW VOICES FESTIVAL: BETHNAL GREEN CHILDHOOD MUSEUM
2014 Nov: CUBAN CHILDREN’S DAY Concert BOLIVAR HALL
2014: December: Peace and Healing initiative Open Rehearsal “The Premises Studio”
2105 March: Soas Interfaith Music Festival
2015 Sept: Africa Utopia Festival, South Bank
2015 Dec: Tribute to Clem Geoge: Dizzy Stage 3 Hackney
2016 March: Chorus ( voicelab) at the Southbank
2016 May: Rich Mix: Launch of “Lullaby for Naila” with Special Guests: Reem Kelani, Leon Rosselson, Davinia Bano and Jackson Scott, Juanita Euka, Sonia Kounasso, Michael Rosselson, Nana Clara Aldrin-Quaye, Tess Hirst, Juwon Ogungbe and more!
2016 May: Co Exist International Interfaith Music Festival at the British Museum with workshop
2016 July 16th: “OUR LATIN THING” The Barbican with Roberto Pla and his Orchestra sell out concert celebrating 30 years of Latin Music in London
2016 August: Camberwell Fair
2016 November: Latin American Film Festival: Launch of River Video by Firesoul Media and Performance
2016 December: A World In London with DJ Ritu at the Clore Ballroom Southbank
2016 December: Gear S3 Samsung Promotion World Music Choir, Eros Statue Piccadilly
2017 April: Como No and Movimientos presentsThe London Lucumi Choir supports Eliane Y su Aire at Rich Mix. Part of La Linea Festival. Launch of third CD
2017 May: Interfaith Performance at the British Museum Co-Exist
2017 June: Woodburner Presents Choir night with the Lucumi Choir and Lips Choir, live at Styx
2017 October: Kultura Presents Concert for Cuban Hurricane Relief at Bristol’s Cubana
2017 November 16th: The Tabernacle. Memorial Concert for Sue Steward.
2018: February 1st: Hurricane Benefit Concert for Puerto Rico, Organised by Boricuas in the UK At Islington 02
2018: February 4th: British Museum “Faiths In tune” presents: in Conjunction with the exhibition “Living Gods”
2018: August, Urban Singing Retreat with Daniela R De Armas and Ricardo Axe, songs from the Lucumi, Palo, Espiritismo and Candomble traditions.
2018: October: Black History Month Cultural Connections: A spectacular evening of soulful vocals celebrating Black History Month and featuring The London African Gospel Choir and The London Lucumi Choir – in the beautiful surroundings of the recently refurbished Christ Church as part of the Cultural Connections Programme. www.culturalconnections.org.uk
2018: November: Faith and Belief Forum fundraising dinner. Royal Institute of British Architects Building. London.
2019: January: Havana, Cuba Uneac: Union de Escritores Y Artistas De Cuba: La Peña Del Ambia with El Coro Nacional Folklorico de Londres.
2019 January: Havana, Cuba CIDMUC Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo de la Música Cubana (CIDMUC). Dirección Postal: Calle G #505, e/ 21 y 23, Plaza de la Revolución, La Habana, Cuba. With El Coro Folklorico Nacional De Cuba
2019 23rd February: “When We Collide” Part of Art 50 at the Barbican.
2019 April/May/June: Recording our fourth album in Nottingham Live and in London “Fire and Water“, releasing October 2019
2019 July: Sold out Gig at the Casa Latin American Festival at the ARCOLA THEATRE, Dalston
December 8th: 2019 INTERACTIVE LAUNCH OF THE CD “FIRE AND WATER” at St Augustine’s Events Centre Brighton
January 2020: Publication Village Raw launch at the Wave Cafe Muswell Hill N10 Village Raw Magazine
Save Queen’s Woods Gig: 9th August 2020 Queen’s Woods Save our Oaks campaign
23 August 2020 Online Performance and Workshops and Procession for the Maritime Museum. International Slavery Remembrance Day. Performance is still online.
August/September 2020 Continuing, Sound Installation: The Armada Portraits in the Queen’s House, Maritime Museum. Engineered and Directed by Randolph Matthews and Peter Adjaye
July 10 2022. Guest Appearance with Bomba Estéreo and Okan at Somerset House London
July 23rd 2022 London Voices, Nocturnal Creatures, Organised by Whitechapel Gallery
October 10th 2022 Performance and Lecture at the London School of Communication, University of the Arts
7th July 2023 Woolwich Works, organised by Rhythm Passport
5th August 2023 Frieze Arts Fair Afro Cuban Festival Cork Street, organised by Ruben Cordero
27th August 2023 SHAMBALA FESTIVAL

2008 – 2016 TV/RADIO APPEARANCES

RADIO LONDON: Jumoke Fashola
BBC RADIO THREE “THE CHOIR”
BBC WORLD SERVICE (AFRICA)
CHANNEL FOUR 4thought:

SOAS RADIO: MOVIMIENTOS ( Dj Callum) /DEEJAY RITU’s World in London2004 – 2014 and May 2016

RESONANCE FM: December 2016 with DJ RITU.

RESONANCE FM: April 2017 With Debbie Golt.

RESONANCE FM: December 2019 with Debbie Golt.

RESONANCE FM: Feb 2020 with DJ RITU

WORKSHOPS* have been held in Orisha Song and Dance at:

Ethelburger Church
Brent Respect Festival
Lambeth Country Show
Expressions Dance Studio
Palitar House ( Brent Dance Festival)
Kings Place Voices festival
Workshops in Bristol and Manchester
New Voices Bethnal Green
British Museum
New Arts Exchange Residency Nottingham with the Axis Trio
Maritime Museum Greenwich : International Slavery Remembrance Day
Rhythm Passport at Woolwich Works

SCHOOLS: Choir have given workshops in Schools in Enfield, Stockwell and for Ealing Music Services Co ordinated by Hammadi Rencurrel

GRANTS:
The choir received an Arts Council grant to stage the debut of “Time and the Trickster” a piece written for the choir by Juwon Ogungbe. The choir received a second grant to add dancers to interprete the same work. They learnt to work a different dimension with the established contemporary dance outfit union dance.