Catalogue Number
NMLH.2024.8
Object Name
Poster
Title
Festival dance
Place
London
Date
1976
Description
Paddington Printshop was a graphic art and printmaking centre active in west London between 1975 and 1989. The Printshop worked collaboratively with members of local organisations and campaigns to create over 400 poster designs, and thousands of leaflets. The printshop was active in the 70's and 80's, producing posters on a wide range of political issues, including for educational purposes. The group was not-for-profit and used a variety of hand-printing techniques to create their posters. This is multi-coloured screenprinted poster. It is titled "Festival Dance" and shows four illustrated images of different musicians/their album art, with their name. There is a red star, inside a green and red circle in the centre of the poster; this logo is associated with Rock Against Racism. The poster is advertising a fundraising music event; the bottom of the poster has text regarding the location and date - "The Factory, Chippenham Mews W.9, Sat 30th Sept. The first of the four images, is
labelled "Mighty Shades" and shows a man singing and holding a guitar. The second is "Pure Juice" and portrays a pink and blue abstract image. The third image is "The Innocents" and portrays a religious figure holding a guitar. The innocents were a English punk rock band. The fourth image is labelled "Mayibuye" and shows a young man holding a gun. "Mayibuye" is a Zulu word, meaning to "restore, resurrect or revive." "Mayibuye iAfrika" was a phrase used in protests, which means "Restore Africa." The Mayibuye uprising was an array of protests and demonstrations led by the African National Congress and other groups, against the white supremacist apartheid regime. Miriam Makeba, also known as Mama Africa, was a South African singer and activist, released a song called "Mayibuye" about the restoration of Africa.
