Child Soldier to Hip-Hop Star

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010

Growing up in Sudan, Emmanuel Jal was one of 10,000 child soldiers that fought through two separate civil wars for nearly a decade. His life changed when he was adopted by a British aid worker and eventually recorded and released his own album. His memoir is called War Child and his story has also been made into a documentary with the same title.

Emmanuel Jal's personal website is here.

Events:
War Child will be screened all month long
At the Faison Firehouse Theater
6 Hancock Place, Harlem, NY 10027
(124th Street bet. St. Nicholas & Morningside Aves.)
Schedule: February 5th—February 22, 2009
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday 6:30pm and 9:00pm
Saturday 4:00pm, 6:30pm and 9:00pm

Emmanuel Jal perform following a screening of the documentary "War Child"
Thursday, February 12th at 7:00 pm
At the Faison Firehouse Theater
Tickets are available at the Faison Firehouse Theater Box Office open at 5:00pm - 9:30pm

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