Experience West African Culture At The Jazz & Heritage Center
On June 26, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation will hold a free community-wide African drum and dance class at the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center.
Led by Myienie Caesar, an award-winning Executive Director of N'Fugola Sibo African Dance and Drum Company Inc., participants are introduced to West Africa's energy, movement, rhythm, and cultural traditions of dance and drumming. N'Fungola Sibo will share an experience that is rooted in cultural education, positive energy, community, and connection through African song, instruments, dance, and folklore.
About the N'Fungola Sibo African Dance and Drum Company
N'Fungola Sibo, a non-profit organization, aims to educate people on authentic African culture through West African dance. Their company's mission is to educate the general population through means of West African dance, drum, and performance. N'Fungola Sibo strives to promote positive energy, character, and ethnicity with every African song, drum, dance, and folklore.
With African dance becoming a popular movement globally, the services of the company involve physical movement, mental stimulation, and cultural enrichment for the diverse populations of America and abroad. Aside from this practice being an art, it promotes a healthy approach towards nurturing one's mind, body, soul, and spirit. To learn more about the N'Fungola Sibo African Dance and Drum Company, you can visit their website.
Event Details
Hosted by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, the African drum and dance class, led by Myienie Caesar, will take place on Friday, June 26 from 1 to 1:45 p.m. at the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center on 1225 N. Rampart St. This class is free and open to the public. To RSVP, you can reserve your spot online.
