Event

15 Annual Afro Roots World Music Festival

The 15th Annual Afro Roots World Music Festival will take place on Saturday, August 3rd at 7th Circuit Studios located at 228 NE 59 St., Miami, FL 33137. The evening will feature various showcases produced for this special anniversary year. Highlights include the Afro Polyphonic World Orchestra, a world music orchestra that collaborates with invited guests artists from around the globe. Itawe (pronounced E tah wi), lead singer of Locos Por Juana will be performing songs from his new reggae solo project. The Antilles Music Ensemble, representing the early days of Caribbean dance music from 1900 1950 and all points in between. This year the festival will also present two West African artists including master percussionist and founder of UC Berkeley's African Music and Dance Ensemble, CK Ladzekpo from Ghana, and Master Balafonist and Griot, Ibrahima Dioubate from Guinea. Also representing Africa and collaborating with CK Ladzepko is the all women percussion and dance troupe Venus Rising. From Colombia we have Grupo Barrio Abajo performing their blend of Afro Colombian music from both coasts. Representing Brazil is the Unidos de Miami Samba
School directed by Paulo Gualano. Finally, returning to the festival for a second year in a row is Cuban Son duo Cortadito, which will be expanding to a quintet for this year's special performance.