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We speak to Carolina Moraes-Liu, Director, Editor, Cinematographer and Producer of Ebony Goddess: Queen of Ilê Ayiê, screening Sept. 19, 2 PM, at the Mission Cultural Center, in San Francisco, as a part of the San Francisco Latino Film Festival. Ebony Goddess: Queen of Ilê Aiyê tells the story of three young women in search for identity and self-esteem as they compete for the title of Ebony Goddess in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, the largest black city outside of Africa. Visit http://www.sflatinofilmfestival.com/2010-festival/shorts-program The film screens again in October at the International Black Woman's Film Festival http://www.ibwff2010.com/films/filmmakers/ Somi, originally from Uganda and Rwanda, critically acclaimed New York city based vocalist and her band will appear for their debut San Francisco performance on Thursday, September 16th, 2010 at Cafe Du Nord. Somi's latest album If The Rains Come First (ObliqSound) is a stunning collection of self-penned story-based songs that debuted at #2 on Billboa