Thursday, March 14 2024, 6:30pm MLC Room 148 The African Studies Institute cordially invites you to the screening of the film ‘BELOVED YOUTH OF MANY DAYS: STORIES ABOUT MLIMANI PARK ORCHESTRA’ Since their debut in 1978, critics have hailed Mlimani Park Orchestra as one of Africa's greatest rhumba bands. The group recently received the 2022 Honorary Award from the Music in Africa Foundation, marking a monumental achievement in their long and storied history. The film features rehearsal and performance footage, archival stills and interviews with band members, fans, producers, managers, media personalities and political figures, including the former President of Tanzania, Jakaya Kikwete. Edited with a musician's timing, the film weaves the past and present to create an all-encompassing profile of the Mlimani Park Orchestra. Does I AM ALL GIRLS' deliver on its promise of heart-stopping suspense and non-stop action? join us in person at Sanford Hall 313 or the Zoom virtual watch party to find out.