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Culture Days will return September 20 – October 13, 2024.

African Drum & Dance Workshop

Dance Intercultural Music Singing Performance
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Date and time

Location

Cedar Hill Recreation Center

Saanich, BC

Access

Free.

Offered in English and French.

Wheelchair accessible.

About

Learn West African grooves on your instrument of choice. Adama loves teaching African grooves to classical, jazz, and folk artists alike. Vocalists and dancers are welcome.

****LIMITED NUMBER OF DRUMS AVAILABLE SO TRY OR BRING YOUR INSTRUMENT IF YOU HAVE ONE ***

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Originally from Burkina Faso, Adama composes and performs an explosive melange of musical genres inspired by his native culture, and infused with sounds from Europe and beyond. He has performed with Carlos Santana, Manu Dibango, Marcus Miller, and many more artists from around the world, and has led workshops across Europe, Africa, Asia, and North America.

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Pre-registration mandatory via eventbrite:

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Adama will also be performing on Saturday September 28 @ the Victoria Event Center

Tickets are now on sale at https://africanspiritnightsept2019.eventbrite.ca

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Organizer

Program Manager

The Victoria African Arts & Cultural Society is a vibrant Community Contribution Organization is guided by our mandate for:

* Preserving the rich Cultural Heritage from the African Continent.

* Engaging Communities, Fostering New Artistic and Cultural Expressions, and Creating a Platform to Learn and Share.

Our non-profit community Contributor Organization was formed in 2012 by Pulchérie Mboussi is originally from Cameroon.

www.africafest.ca

Contact

Pulchérie Mboussi

vaccsociety@gmail.com

This event is part of a hub:

Saanich Culture Days

Cedar Hill Recreation and Arts Centre, Saanich Parks and Recreation Victoria (Saanich), BC

Saanich Parks and Recreation and the Island Illustrators Society have teamed up along with community arts and cultural groups to celebrate Culture Days, a national celebration of arts and culture! Join us at the Cedar Hill Recreation and Ar...