Multi-Cultural Three-Day Festival
Florida Memorial University
15800 N.W. 42nd Ave
Miami Gardens, FL 33054
(Free Parking & Security)
Marketplace, Friday – Sunday: 9:00am – 6:00pm
Masks are optional to participate in the on-site festival activities.
Friday, August 5, 2022
Register for Dance & Drum Workshops: CLICK HERE
* = FREE
TIME | DANCE WORKSHOP | DRUM WORKSHOP/EVENT |
INSTRUCTOR | LOCATION |
10:00am-11:30am | Guinea | Mouminatou Camara | Gymnasium | |
11:45am-1:15pm | Senegal | Idy Ciss | Gymnasium | |
1:30pm-3:00pm | Guinea | Ismael Kouyate | Gymnasium | |
3:15pm-4:45pm | Republic of Congo | Mabiba Baegne | Gymnasium | |
5:00pm-6:30pm | Guinea | Youssouf Koumbassa | Gymnasium | |
5:00pm-6:30pm | Guinea | Djembe & Dundun | Namory Keita | Dance Studio |
6:45pm-8:15pm | Guinea | Dundun Dance Intensive | Seny Daffe | Gymnasium |
Saturday, August 6, 2022
Register for Dance & Drum Workshops: CLICK HERE
* = FREE
11:00am–3:00pm: Better Living Health Fair (Lobby)
TIME | DANCE WORKSHOP | DRUM WORKSHOP | INSTRUCTOR | LOCATION |
9:30am-11:00am | Guinea | Youssouf Koumbassa | Gymnasium | |
11:15am-12:45pm | Mali | Djeneba Sako | Gymnasium | |
12:15pm-1:30pm | Shekere | Sheila Alexander | Dance Studio | |
1:00pm-2:30pm | Cuba | Marisol Blanco | Gymnasium | |
1:45pm-3:15pm | Mali | Djembe & Dundun | Aboubacar Soumah | Dance Studio |
2:45pm-4:15pm | Ivory Coast | Djian Tie | Gymnasium | |
4:30pm-6:00pm | Senegal | Marie Basse-Wiles | Gymnasium |
CONCERT EXTRAVAGANZA
Delou Africa, Presents
“Rise Above”
Lou Rawls Center for the Performing Arts
Florida Memorial University
15800 NW 42nd Ave., Miami Gardens, FL 33054
Showtime: 8:00 pm/Doors Open at 7:30 pm
(Free Parking & Security)
Sunday, August 7, 2022
Register for Dance & Drum Workshops: CLICK HERE
* = FREE
TIME | DANCE WORKSHOP | DRUM WORKSHOP | INSTRUCTOR | LOCATION |
9:15am-10:15am | Yoga | Anita Macbeth | Gymnasium | |
10:30am-12:00pm | Panel Discussion | Increasing the Presence of Men in African Dance | Dance Studio | |
12:15pm-2:40pm | Senegal Guinea |
Kings of Dance: Assane Konte Youssouf Koumbassa Ismael Kouyate |
Gymnasium | |
3:00pm-4:30pm | Senegal | Marie Basse-Wiles | Gymnasium | |
3:00pm-4:30pm | Guinea | Djembe | Fode Bangoura | Dance Studio |
4:45pm-6:15pm | Afrobeat-ASA | Akosua Akoto | Gymnasium | |
4:45pm-6:00pm | Guinea Song | Ismael Kouyate Accompanied by Balafonist/Aboubacar Camara | Dance Studio | |
6:30pm-8:00pm | Mali | Djeneba Sako | Gymnasium | |
8:15pm-9:45pm | Guinea | Mouminatou Camara | Gymnasium |
NOTE: Schedule is subject to change.
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