Free concert July 9 - Voices from the African Diaspora

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Strom-Avila, Naomi
Wed, Jun 22, 2022 1:21 AM

Voices from the African Diaspora
Saturday, July 9, 1 - 5 pm
Wright Park
FREE

A celebration of how African people around the world have developed their music and dance in sorrow, in protest, and in joy. Bring a blanket and your dancing shoes and come enjoy music and dance from the Caribbean islands, Brazil, and Garinagu (Garifuna) nation.

Schedule:
1:00 The Mighty Mockingbirds: Calypso & Soca
2:00 Los Hijos de Agueybana: Bomba
3:00 Dora Oliveira & Dance Brazil: Traditional and contemporary Brazilian dance
4:00 Hagucha Garinagu: Garinagu (Garifuna) music, dance, and culture
Conscious Caribbean cuisine available from The Bajan Station from 1:00 til it sells out!

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NAOMI STROM-AVILA (she/her)
Funding & Cultural Programs Manager
Office of Arts & Cultural Vitality
253.591.5191
Office of Arts & Cultural Vitalityhttp://www.cityoftacoma.org/arts | Tacoma Createshttp://www.tacomacreates.org/

Voices from the African Diaspora Saturday, July 9, 1 - 5 pm Wright Park FREE A celebration of how African people around the world have developed their music and dance in sorrow, in protest, and in joy. Bring a blanket and your dancing shoes and come enjoy music and dance from the Caribbean islands, Brazil, and Garinagu (Garifuna) nation. Schedule: 1:00 The Mighty Mockingbirds: Calypso & Soca 2:00 Los Hijos de Agueybana: Bomba 3:00 Dora Oliveira & Dance Brazil: Traditional and contemporary Brazilian dance 4:00 Hagucha Garinagu: Garinagu (Garifuna) music, dance, and culture Conscious Caribbean cuisine available from The Bajan Station from 1:00 til it sells out! Find out more at: https://fb.me/e/22cHBUvCq<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/fb.me/e/22cHBUvCq__;!!CRCbkf1f!WPDaMS5PjZUPE9dgkZe4DXsqL1SQyPr7RnwJv_LPXhVL7PG-tNnSZqK_QOVyN2El4lOu6Vg39reytFkt-RA78rgyQ2-OJkrEDA$> [cid:image003.png@01D8859B.C8189930] NAOMI STROM-AVILA (she/her) Funding & Cultural Programs Manager Office of Arts & Cultural Vitality 253.591.5191 Office of Arts & Cultural Vitality<http://www.cityoftacoma.org/arts> | Tacoma Creates<http://www.tacomacreates.org/>