News

• Power in the Voice Festival in Botswana June 2008

  Published: June 24, 2008 Teams of young people from across Africa and the UK who won their country finals flew into Gaborone to create, collaborate and communicate with each other over three days. Each evening gave them the opportunity to perform live alongside renowned poets, rap artists and storytellers from the Southern Africa region and the UK. Read details

• UK Finals Results

  Published: March 6, 2008 The UK finals of Power in the Voice were held in London on 28 February 2008. The winners will travel to the finals in Africa. Read details

• Children in London find power in their voice with acclaimed spoken-word artists and poets

  Published: November 21, 2007 Children in London are to discover new means of expression through a dynamic British Council project, Power in the Voice. Learning through a series of workshops beginning this month with spoken-word artists and poets, the pupils will have the opportunity to compete in a live performance-poetry, rap and storytelling grand-final in February 2008 and win a visit to Africa. Read details

• Power in the Voice beach festivals in Mauritius

  Published: July 25, 2007 Read details

• Neil Kinnock visits Power in the Voice artists in South Africa

  Published: May 21, 2007 Read details

• Read some of the lyrics of the artist Breis

  Published: March 28, 2007 Read the lyrics of UK rap artist, writer and Power in the Voice facilitator Breis here. Read details

• Africa Beyond

  Published: March 6, 2007 The BBC launches the new website Africa Beyond celebrating African arts in the UK. Read details