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PVDFest in the Park: Afrika Nyaga

August 4, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 7:00 pm

This festival, in its 9th year, showcases the incredible music and dance of Africa and the diaspora. This is a FREE, family-friendly event. There will also be refreshing drinks served at the Trinity Beer Garden all day!

Sidy Maiga is an award-winning Malian musician, performer, teacher and recipient of the MacColl Johnson Fellowship in Music Composition. The festival will be headlined by world-renowned Malian guitarist and singer Vieux Farka Touré, PVDFest headliners Sidy Maiga & Afrimanding, and wildly popular local band Chachi Carvalho & the International Players.

Musical performances by:

Vieux Farka Touré, Sidy Maiga & Afrimanding, Chachi Carvalho & the International Players, Jesús Andujar y Grupo Sazón, Natural Element, Luna, Satta Jallah, Dance with Haus of Glitter, Open Drum Circle, Kids’ Activities with Lady J Brown

 

Details

Date:
August 4, 2021
Time:
12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Website:
https://fb.me/e/1Fo74ETI7

Venue

Burnside Park
40 Kennedy Plaza
Providence, RI 02903 United States
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