Video Clips from Summer 08 in D.C. and New York

Here is a very small glimpse at footage from Summer 08 of Antoinette and her daughter Sena during their travels in New York and Washington D.C. Documentary filmmakers Adam Barton and Sam Bathrick have been following Antoinette's story. Stay tuned for a full length trailer.

Performance at La Pena in Berkeley, CA September 6

Saturday, September 6

8pm
La Pena
3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA
$10 general, $8 students/seniors
(510) 849-2568


Drums, clothes, jewelry and crafts will be available for purchase.

Antoinette and Sena in Morningside Park. Harlem, NY- June 2008 (video)

Antoinette in Washington D.C. at the CARE National Conference

Pictures from Conundrum Workshop (ATL)

Here is some pictures from our workshop with Conundrum. They are a great women's drumming group from Atlanta.
-Sena Kugbega

Antoinette and Sena with Congresswoman Nydia Velasquez in Washington D.C. June 2008

Participating in CARE's 2008 National Conference, Antoinette and Sena met with members of congress to advocate for Women's rights by encouraging support for the International Domestic Violence Act.

Antoinette and Sena to Join CARE in support of W/A Women's empowerment

Antoinette Kudoto will perform at the 2008 CARE National Conference in Washington, D.C. Accompanied by her 19-year-old daughter, she will be featured along with guest speakers Professor Jeffrey Sachs and David Gregory, NBC Chief White House Correspondent. Kudoto will join CARE leaders and supporters to advocate for policies that empower women in developing countries, including those concerning maternal health in Sub-Saharan West Africa.

“This is a very important event for me and my daughter,” says Kudoto, who, in 1998, founded Nyame Tease, a drum and dance troupe in her Cape Coast community catering to underprivileged youth. “In Ghana, many young girls get pregnant and they don’t go to hospitals because they cannot afford to pay the bills. They need to get the right education about how to care for themselves and they need to know they have our support. All of this begins with fighting poverty and illiteracy.”


-Sam Bathrick