West African Dance & Drum Festival | Burlington City Hall | Fairs & Festivals | Seven Days | Vermont's Independent Voice

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West African Dance & Drum Festival

When: Fri., Nov. 7, 5:30-9 p.m., Sat., Nov. 8, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. & 8 p.m. and Sun., Nov. 9, 9:30 a.m.-6:15 p.m. 2014

Event Contact Phone 802-859-1802

Rhythm Nations

West Africa is thousands of miles from Vermont, but you wouldn’t know it at the West African Dance & Drum Festival. Hosted by Burlington’s Jeh Kulu Dance and Drum Theater, this 20th annual celebration of the arts draws renowned artists from Guinea, Senegal and Mali to the Queen City. A wide range of classes and workshops introduces festivalgoers to djembe drumming, the Senegalese dance sabar and much more. On Saturday night, this all-ages fest heads to ArtsRiot, where special guests perform a multicultural dance party that brings the vibrant traditions of West Africa to the stage.

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