Nairobi Institute of Cultural Arts [Promotional Material Lot]

E. Palo Alto, CA: Nairobi Institute of Cultural Arts, 1978. First Edition. Quarto folder that unfolds into a 43x55cm poster; small donation mailer 11cm; 2 letter-size posters on yellow and off-white paper; one light brown half-letter folded pamphlet; illustrations All very good (+); slightest wear/sunning to extremities of folder; some light creasing to all; printing mostly very well-protected; printing still crisp and bright. Ephemera.

Very scarce. A spectacular, lively set showcasing oft-neglected Bay Area black history in the heart of Silicon Valley, East Palo Alto. "The Nairobi Movement was a political, social and cultural renaissance period in East Palo Alto between 1960 and 1980. It was a time when Black people organized and took political action to gain community control of government, education, health, social and cultural institutions in the community." (smcl.org/blogs/post/equity-through-art-a-conversation-on-the-nairobi-movement/)

Contents: Folder/poster for Nairobi Institute of Cultural Arts; pamphlet for Belle Haven Ensemble; Donation envelope for Belle Haven Music and Dance Ensemble 1978 cultural exchange visit to Jamaica & Haiti; Vocal Techniques and Beginning Piano (taught by Lakiba) flyer; flyer for Children's African & Black Forms of Music and Dance (taught by Sakisa Thompson)