Afrique

Black Blue Sister

Cut and bleeding, eyes swollen. Fight when you think you can fight no longer. .. View >

The Last Taboo

A night of provocative poetry, dramatic dance and syncopated sound .. View >

Guest Appearances

Nationally celebrated, poet, storyteller and performance artist Chanje Kunda has worked with some of .. View >

African Storytelling

All storytelling sessions are multi-sensory and include the provision of specialist, high quality .. View >


Afrique Performs:

Below are a selection of poems, select the one you wish and listen online.


Baby, MP3
Fat Sparking, MP3
Hair Poem, MP3
Live & Learn, MP3

Chanje Kunda performs

Where has Chanje performed?

  • Fringe Performance Bijlme Park Theatre, Amsterdam, 2010
  • Blue Black Sister The Royal Exchange Theatre May 2009
  • The Last Taboo Bolton Octagon Theatre April 2009
  • Apples and Snakes, Soho Theatre London Nov 2008
  • Blue 6 Festival Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester Jul 2008
  • Rise London Unite Music Festival, Finsbury Park, London Jul 2006
  • Calabash Literature Festival, Treasure Beach, Jamaica, May 2006
  • Grace a Quarantine Production, Contact Theatre Oct 2005
  • Launch of  her Collection ‘Afrique Like Me’, Central Library, Mar 2005
  • Royal Albert Hall (along side Zephaniah) StoryQuest Festival, London , Oct 2004
  • British Council Hosted Reception. Manchester Art Gallery, Oct 2003
  • Sista’s Talk,  Nottingham Royal Theatre,  Nottingham2003
  • Radio 4 Poetry Weekend, Lowry Centre, Salford, 2002
  • Linton Kwesi Johnson support act, Greenroom, Manchester 2001
  • Supporting New York’s  Dana Bryant + Rommi Smith, Wardrobe Theatre, Leeds,  2000


Click links below to read examples of Chanje’s work.

 © Copyright Chanje Kunda 2005 (No part of these poems may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without prior written permission of the Author)

Spoken Word Performances for Adults

Speakeasy at Band on the wall

Blue Black Sister at the Royal Exchange Theatre Studio Manchester