@ LEIMERT PARK VILLAGE
4300 Degnan Blvd.,
Los Angeles, California 90008
TODAY 10AM UNTIL 09/03/12 AT 6PM
Our Event is:
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Always FREE!
Always LABOR DAY WEEKEND!
Always in LEIMERT PARK VILLAGE!
The Leimert Park Group proudly presents The 4th Annual African Art & Music Festival in Historic Leimert Park Village. This FREE 3-day event, features jazz, blues, reggae, Afro-beat, neo soul, world music, spoken word, comedy, and traditional African drumming and dance. Our 3-day multi-generational and multicultural audience of nearly 10,000 people from across all Los Angeles City council districts and Southern California.
This year we have our most dynamic and diverse line-up:
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2012
10:00 am -Jai Jae Kambasa African Drumming & Dance Troupe
11:00 am -Urban Ballroom Dancing w/West Coast Urban Ballroom Gents
Noon -Spoken Word & Comedy Showcase
-Poets: A.K. Toney, Cayenne, & Sho'
-Comics: Daryl & Dwayne Mooney-The Mooney Twins & Awet Teame
1:00 pm - Ngozi Flux (Neo Soul)
2:00 pm -"Inspired by Africa" Fashion Show
3:00 pm -Medusa (Spoken Word//Hip Hop)
4:00 pm -DJ Nnamdi from Radio Afrodicia will be broadcasting live from the event and featuring the performance of Saba Saba (Lugaflow/Ugandan Hip Hop)
5:00 pm -Full Circle Band featuring T.C. Moses (R&B)
6:00 pm -"Leimert Park After Dark" entertainment begins at local venues.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2012
10:00 am -Traditional African Drumming
11:00 am -Kali Alexander from Lotus on the Nile will do a Yoga demonstration.
Noon -Spoken Word & Comedy Showcase
-Poets: Alice The Poet, Donny Jackson & Gia Scott Heron
-Comedy: Daryl & Dwayne Mooney-The Mooney Twins & Awet Teame
1:00 pm -
2:00 pm -"Sankofa Sunday"
3:00 pm -Azar Lawrence featuring Alfonse Mouzon (Traditional Jazz)
4:00 pm -To be announced
5:00 pm -Wadada (Reggae)
6:00 pm -"Leimert Park After Dark" entertainment begins at local venues.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2012
10:00 am -S.H.I.N.E. Mawusi Traditional African Drumming & Dance
11:00 am -To be announced
Noon -Spoken Word & Comedy Showcase
-Poets:Deana Reed, Food4Thot & Nikki Blak
-Comedy: Daryl & Dwayne Mooney-The Mooney Twins, Awet Teame & Daphne Wright
1:00 pm -Nsambu and The Mystic Nomads (World Music)
2:00 pm -"Raw 2 the Roots" Natural Hair Showcase
3:00 pm -Kamasi Washington & The Next Step Band (Traditional/Contemporary Jazz)
4:00 pm -Beau Williams (R&B)
5:00 pm -The Pan African People's Arkestra - (28-member Jazz ensemble)
6:00 pm -Festival ends.
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Our Young Adult Pop Wagon stage will be Hosted by VERBS & O.SMITH with feature performances from 12pm-6pm by Artist's such as:
12:00pm- Verbs & O.Smith(Host's) Intro with the NHI Band
12:30pm- Starreon
12:50pm- L!sted
1:10pm- Dola Dalo
1:30pm- Black Soultan
2:00pm- Mr. Poetic
2:20pm- Bless Escro
2:40pm- Matt Sedillo
3:10pm- (Sis)Tem
3:40pm- Gamin
4:00pm- The Love & Music Project
4:30pm- Gia Scott-Heron
5:00pm- Django
5:20pm- Karla Moxley
5:40pm- Wo'se Kofi
6:00pm- Stage Closeout Freestyle Jam Session
*PS: You can also expect a world class Musicians Jam Session to take place involving the ever growing collective of players that make up the Natural High Band from all over Los Angeles!
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Our authentic AFRICAN MARKETPLACE features over 50 vendors selling exquisite fine arts including paintings, sculptures, wood carvings, quilts, jewelry, wearable art and our quality craft vendors will have beautiful hats, purses, shoes, natural bath and body products and so much more.
Our FOOD COURT vendors will offer reasonably priced, ($5-$15), single items and meals, including freshly prepared vegan salads, BBQ, seafood, & chicken, combination plates, Caribbean food, West African food, mouth-watering desserts, icees, and kettle corn. And, our Official Beverage Provider, Pucker-up Lemonade, will have refreshing, ice cold strawberry lemonade, watermelon lemonade, & a classic lemonade, plus a classic iced tea (made with agave) and a mango iced tea.
We also have 4 signature programs:
-"Inspired by Africa" Fashion Show
-"Raw 2 the Roots" Natural Hair Styling Showcase (20 of LA's top stylists w/100 models and natural hair care manufacturers will be there.)
-"Sankofa Sunday" (A remembrance of those who have passed in the last year)
-"Leimert Park After Dark" (activities in Leimert Park after 6pm)
Lastly, we are thrilled to announce that Piccolo Books will be giving away 5,000 children's books and several of our sponsors will be onsite giving away free food (Superior Grocers) drinks (Mc Donald's & Pucker-Up Lemonade) & product samples (Miss Jessie's).
This is a family-friendly event, with activities for children, teens, young adults & adults. Our venue is ADA friendly, and we are easily accessible by Metro and conveniently located near several major freeways (405, 10 & 110). Parking is available throughout the surrounding neighborhood, at metered parking lots ($2.50/day) and there is metered street parking. We strongly suggest that our guests carpool or utilize public transportation.
Always LABOR DAY WEEKEND!
Always in LEIMERT PARK VILLAGE!
The Leimert Park Group proudly presents The 4th Annual African Art & Music Festival in Historic Leimert Park Village. This FREE 3-day event, features jazz, blues, reggae, Afro-beat, neo soul, world music, spoken word, comedy, and traditional African drumming and dance. Our 3-day multi-generational and multicultural audience of nearly 10,000 people from across all Los Angeles City council districts and Southern California.
This year we have our most dynamic and diverse line-up:
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2012
10:00 am -Jai Jae Kambasa African Drumming & Dance Troupe
11:00 am -Urban Ballroom Dancing w/West Coast Urban Ballroom Gents
Noon -Spoken Word & Comedy Showcase
-Poets: A.K. Toney, Cayenne, & Sho'
-Comics: Daryl & Dwayne Mooney-The Mooney Twins & Awet Teame
1:00 pm - Ngozi Flux (Neo Soul)
2:00 pm -"Inspired by Africa" Fashion Show
3:00 pm -Medusa (Spoken Word//Hip Hop)
4:00 pm -DJ Nnamdi from Radio Afrodicia will be broadcasting live from the event and featuring the performance of Saba Saba (Lugaflow/Ugandan Hip Hop)
5:00 pm -Full Circle Band featuring T.C. Moses (R&B)
6:00 pm -"Leimert Park After Dark" entertainment begins at local venues.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2012
10:00 am -Traditional African Drumming
11:00 am -Kali Alexander from Lotus on the Nile will do a Yoga demonstration.
Noon -Spoken Word & Comedy Showcase
-Poets: Alice The Poet, Donny Jackson & Gia Scott Heron
-Comedy: Daryl & Dwayne Mooney-The Mooney Twins & Awet Teame
1:00 pm -
2:00 pm -"Sankofa Sunday"
3:00 pm -Azar Lawrence featuring Alfonse Mouzon (Traditional Jazz)
4:00 pm -To be announced
5:00 pm -Wadada (Reggae)
6:00 pm -"Leimert Park After Dark" entertainment begins at local venues.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2012
10:00 am -S.H.I.N.E. Mawusi Traditional African Drumming & Dance
11:00 am -To be announced
Noon -Spoken Word & Comedy Showcase
-Poets:Deana Reed, Food4Thot & Nikki Blak
-Comedy: Daryl & Dwayne Mooney-The Mooney Twins, Awet Teame & Daphne Wright
1:00 pm -Nsambu and The Mystic Nomads (World Music)
2:00 pm -"Raw 2 the Roots" Natural Hair Showcase
3:00 pm -Kamasi Washington & The Next Step Band (Traditional/Contemporary Jazz)
4:00 pm -Beau Williams (R&B)
5:00 pm -The Pan African People's Arkestra - (28-member Jazz ensemble)
6:00 pm -Festival ends.
**************************
Our Young Adult Pop Wagon stage will be Hosted by VERBS & O.SMITH with feature performances from 12pm-6pm by Artist's such as:
12:00pm- Verbs & O.Smith(Host's) Intro with the NHI Band
12:30pm- Starreon
12:50pm- L!sted
1:10pm- Dola Dalo
1:30pm- Black Soultan
2:00pm- Mr. Poetic
2:20pm- Bless Escro
2:40pm- Matt Sedillo
3:10pm- (Sis)Tem
3:40pm- Gamin
4:00pm- The Love & Music Project
4:30pm- Gia Scott-Heron
5:00pm- Django
5:20pm- Karla Moxley
5:40pm- Wo'se Kofi
6:00pm- Stage Closeout Freestyle Jam Session
*PS: You can also expect a world class Musicians Jam Session to take place involving the ever growing collective of players that make up the Natural High Band from all over Los Angeles!
**************************
Our authentic AFRICAN MARKETPLACE features over 50 vendors selling exquisite fine arts including paintings, sculptures, wood carvings, quilts, jewelry, wearable art and our quality craft vendors will have beautiful hats, purses, shoes, natural bath and body products and so much more.
Our FOOD COURT vendors will offer reasonably priced, ($5-$15), single items and meals, including freshly prepared vegan salads, BBQ, seafood, & chicken, combination plates, Caribbean food, West African food, mouth-watering desserts, icees, and kettle corn. And, our Official Beverage Provider, Pucker-up Lemonade, will have refreshing, ice cold strawberry lemonade, watermelon lemonade, & a classic lemonade, plus a classic iced tea (made with agave) and a mango iced tea.
We also have 4 signature programs:
-"Inspired by Africa" Fashion Show
-"Raw 2 the Roots" Natural Hair Styling Showcase (20 of LA's top stylists w/100 models and natural hair care manufacturers will be there.)
-"Sankofa Sunday" (A remembrance of those who have passed in the last year)
-"Leimert Park After Dark" (activities in Leimert Park after 6pm)
Lastly, we are thrilled to announce that Piccolo Books will be giving away 5,000 children's books and several of our sponsors will be onsite giving away free food (Superior Grocers) drinks (Mc Donald's & Pucker-Up Lemonade) & product samples (Miss Jessie's).
This is a family-friendly event, with activities for children, teens, young adults & adults. Our venue is ADA friendly, and we are easily accessible by Metro and conveniently located near several major freeways (405, 10 & 110). Parking is available throughout the surrounding neighborhood, at metered parking lots ($2.50/day) and there is metered street parking. We strongly suggest that our guests carpool or utilize public transportation.
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