This event has passed.
10th Annual Afrika Nyaga Drum and Dance Festival
Date June 12, 2022Time 1:00 pmVenue City Hall StageLocation 25 Dorrance Street, Providence, RI, Venue Website View Venue Website
10th Annual Afrika Nyaga Drum and Dance Festival
Tickets
FREE and open to the public. Find out more at the PVDFest website by clicking the ATTEND button.
10th Annual Afrika Nyaga Drum and Dance Festival
10th Annual Afrika Nyaga Drum and Dance Festival
Now in its 10th year, Afrika Nyaga showcases the incredible music and dance of Africa and the diaspora.
The “festival within a festival” will be headlined by award-winning South African musician Thandiswa Mazwai, world-renowned Malian guitarist and singer Vieux Farka Touré and return PVDFest headliners Sidy Maiga & Afrimanding. Special performances from local favorites Chachi Carvalho & the International Players, Satta Jallah, and a dance performance by the Haus of Glitter.
Food by PVD Food Truck Events & Beverages by Trinity Brewhouse
Schedule:
- Satta Jallah – Musician, Dancer, Poet – 1:15-1:45 PM
- Chachi Carvalho – Hip-Hop Artist – 2:00-2:30 PM
- Thandiswa Mazwai – South African Singer – 2:45-3:45 PM
- Sidy Maiga and The Bridge Where We Meet – West African Drum Fusion – 4:00-4:35 PM
- Haus of Glitter – BIPOC & Queer-affirming Feminist Dance Company – 4:35- 4:45 PM
- Vieux Farka Touré – Singer and Guitarist – 5:00-5:45 PM
- Sidy Maiga and The Bridge Where We Meet, with Vieux Farka Touré – West African Drum Fusion joined by Malian Singer – 5:45 PM
Co-Produced by Sidy Maiga & the Providence Foundation.
Generously supported by Providence Art, Culture + Tourism, The Providence Foundation, FirstWorks, Providence Tourism Council, Mayor Jorge Elorza
Check out our other events here:
