2016 World Beat - Sunday, June 26
African Village
12:00-1:00 Rainbow Dance Theater: A perennial World
Beat favorite, Darryl Thomas, professor of dance at Western Oregon
University, and
members of the
Rainbow Dance
Theatre ensemble
will lead festival-goers in
learning traditional
African drum
rhythms and dance
steps following
a high-powered
performance of
traditional African dance and drumming.
4:45 Parade of Nations: The parade originates at the World
Showcase and proceeds through the festival grounds to the Amphitheater.
5:45-6:45 Fatima
Al Wahid and
Company of Friends:
Born in Sierra Leone and with
a Sudanese father, Fatima has
always been fascinated by
the culture and dance of the
Middle East and Africa, and is
well-versed in various folkloric
styles. She returns from
frequent travels
to Egypt with the
latest fashions for
Fatima’s Bazaar as
well as the latest
on the dance scene.
2:00-2:45 Chemeketa African Community: This
Pan-African troupe of students and community members
explore the unique traditions of their individual cultures.
In music and dance, they work together and share their
gifts at World Beat!
4:00-4:30 Nigerian Head Wrap Demonstration: Gele is an African head wrap or head tie that
has its roots in the Yoruba Tribe in Nigeria, West Africa.
It is typically made of Aso-oke (hand woven jean-like
fabric) or damask. Geles are worn to complement attire
and highlight one’s appearance. African women wear
the gele as a sign of cultural reverence and respect at
African events. Demonstrated by Ola Elkanah, a native of
Nigeria.
7:00 World Beat Festival 2016 ends!
Americas Village
10:30-11:00 Native American
Pow Wow Dancers: Eastern Cherokee Warner Austin, director of the Native
American Cross Cultural Association, gives us
a preview of World Beat’s Fifth Annual Social
Pow Wow! Today’s sessions at 12:00-4:00
pm.
1:00-2:00 Wild Hog in the
Woods: Acoustic olde time string
music with slices of swing, jazz and
country thrown in. The sheer fun that
these guys have playing the tunes
they love is infectious. They play an
armada of instruments with fresh
abandonment true to their music.
2:45-3:30
Cuban Dance Lessons: Join the class! Learn to dance Cuban
style! Then join the fun at the amphitheater with the Son de Cuba
Quartet. Dan Baker gives Cuban dance lessons in Keizer, OR.
11:00-12:00 Titlakawan: Titlakawan
Aztec dance troupe is based in Salem/
Dayton, Oregon.
Titlakawan means
“We all possess it” or
“We all have potential to fully realize
ourselves as human
beings”. The troupe
promotes through
Aztec dance discipline,
a healthy lifestyle, and
outlook. The Aztec
4:45 Parade of Nations: The parade originates at the World
Showcase and proceeds
through the festival
grounds to the Amphitheater.
dance has its roots in central Mexico and has been
practiced and protected in the last 400 years.
Through immigration, it has taken here in the
Northwest for the enjoyment of all those who
participate.
12:15 Piñata Party: Come to an
authentic Mexican piñata party. Repeated at
2:15, 4:00 and 6:00 pm.
6:00 Piñata Party
Finale: For fun and
surprises, come join the
festival’s last Mexican
Piñata Party!
7:00 World Beat Festival 2016 ends!
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