SATURDAY, JULY 18, 2:00PM – 9:00PM
African Festival at Celebrate Brooklyn
Hosted by the South African Consulate General
Where:
Prospect Park Bandshell95 Prospect Park West
Brooklyn, NY 11215 US
When: Saturday, July 18, 2:00PM to 9:00PM
Celebrate Brooklyn!'s annual all-day festival of music, food and crafts features a lineup of music selected to keep dancers moving into the night. This year's headliner is the great King Sunny Adé of Nigeria. The bill also includes a rare U.S. appearance by South Africa's Freshly Ground; The Mandingo Ambassadors, from NYC by way of Guinea, whose music "has been structured to make you feel good" (The New York Times); the wild Senegalese drum troupe Cheikh M'Baye & Sing Sing; the powerful Brooklyn-born, Ghanaian vocalist Abena Koomson; and whirling traditional Egyptian dancer, Yasser Darwish.
Gates open at 1:00 p.m.2:00 PM - Cheikh M'Baye & Sing Sing (Senegal)
3:00 PM - Yasser Darwish (Egypt)
·3:40 PM - Abena Koomsom (Ghana/USA)4:40 PM - The Mandingo Ambassadors (Guinea)
·6:00 PM - Freshly Ground (South Africa)
·7:30 PM - King Sunny Ade (Nigeria)
The African Festival is presented with major support from The South African Consulate General and the Consul General of Nigeria. Additional support provided by the Museum for African Art.
Rain or shine.
Performances are free with a $3 suggested contribution.
Web resources about the artists:
1. www.freshlyground.com
2. www.myspace.com/freshlygroundsa
3. www.myspace.com/mandingoambassadors
4. www.newafricanproduction.com
5. www.myspace.com/singsingrythms
6. www.myspace.com/abenakoomson
7. www.egyptiancelebration.com
http://www.briconline.org/celebrate/default.asp
Please do not bring pets, alcoholic beverages, glass, cans, coolers, recording devices or professional (long lens) cameras.
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