Event

African Drum & Dance Circle

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park

Fee:

Free. Free and open to the public

Location: LAT/LONG: 29.958631, -90.060792


At the National Park Service Dutch Alley visitor center - 916 N Peters St, New Orleans, LA 70116

Repeating Event

Days:

Every week on Saturday

Dates:

April 29, 2023 to May 06, 2023

Time:

10:30 AM

Duration:

1 hour

Type of Event

Cultural/Craft Demonstration
Exhibition/Show
Performance
Talk

10:30 to 11:30 am Central Time

Description

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park

 presents

 African Drum & Dance

Led by artists is residence

Sidiki Conde and Wowo Souakoli

 Saturday, April 29 & May 6 at 10:30 am

 At the National Park Service Dutch Alley visitor center

 916 N. Peters St, New Orleans, LA

 Join in our Saturday morning drum circle for a meditative and theraputic experience of traditional Afro-Creole and African rhythms, dances, and chants as we honor those who came before us. (All levels welcome.) 

Reservation or Registration: No

No reservations required

Image Gallery

An African drum with the image of a snake painted on it sits on Kente cloth
Two men lean into each other while smiling at the camera
An African drum with the image of a snake painted on it sits on Kente cloth
Learn to play African rhythms on a djembe.
NPS Photo
Two men lean into each other while smiling at the camera
Sidiki Conde and Wowo Souakoli
Photo courtesy of the artists
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