Queen Ka

March 12, 2013
19:00
Open stage slam evening with Queen Ka
www.queenka.ca
Institut Français de Budapest (1011 Budapest, Fő u. 17)
The word slam in American slang means “to hit or strike”, “the forceful impact”, a term borrowed from the expression “to slam a door”. In the context of publically performed oral poetry, slam means to grab the listener “by the collar” and “hit them” with words and images to shake them and to move them. Queen Ka, a slam artist from Montreal, follows a tradition well-rooted in Canada and offers a taste of this free poetry genre.
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Free entry.

Mimi Blais

March 25, 2013
19:00
Mimi Blais concert
www.mimiblais.com
Institut Français de Budapest (1011 Budapest, Fő u. 17)
Flamboyant, lively, extraordinary  with an immense talent – whom the Americans call “the queen of ragtime”. Thanks to her deep musicality and an impressing technical knowledge, Mimi Blais raises great enthusiasm in Europe, In the United States and in Canada, both among the critics and the public.
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Free entry.