Black History Month 2022

October 2022

Special events on Monday 3rd October:

6:30pm – 8pm: A concert for Black History Month

The Dragon Café have brought together the stunning Jazz Vocalist and regular to the Dragon Café Helen McDonald with Poet and Writer Olivia Opera to bring us a fusion of music and word which celebrates the importance of black voices within the community. 

Helen McDonald:  Helen is a Singer Song Writer and Band member of Future Groove Yaaba Funk Maucusi Players. She has toured with Adzido African Dance company 'Yaa Asanatawa Warrior Queen" Helen has played many prestigious venues including Glastonbury, Ronnie Scott’s, The Royal Festival Hall, Big Chill, and shambala festival. Helen has also performed internationally in such countries as Colombia, Sudan, Zanzibar, Ghana, Guyana, as well as many others.

Olivia Opara is a Poet, Journalist, and Writer.

Olivia is an Poet/Spoken word performer, Journalist, and who will be performing two new pieces written especially for this event.  Please feel free to enjoy her work here Olivia Opara | Twitter, Instagram | Linktree

“Our creativity is an aspect of ourselves that I believe we should continuously cultivate and nurture. Through creativity is how we learn and develop ways that we can express ourselves and one creative way for me is writing. From journalistic writing to poetry/spoken word, writing of any form not only acts as a positive outlet but also enables me to better understand my passions, my values and my voice. Having grown up in a generation that is more outspoken, more attentive and socially aware, I have found that through finding and strengthening my voice, through my creativity, has allowed me to not only share my own story but the stories of others. My words not only have meaning but provoke thought and emotion for words have power”.