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This event is in the past.It took place on October 1, 2026 at The Kehrein Center For The Arts.
Dance ShowAustin, Chicago
Celebrate Chicago's diasporic roots with a powerful evening of West African music, dance, and drumming. Enjoy complimentary bites and local vendors before the main stage performances begin.
The artists
Asase Yaa
Brooklyn-based West African traditional music and dance ensemble
Headliner
Asase Yaa is a New York‑based cultural arts foundation celebrating its 25th anniversary with a national concert tour that fuses traditional West African rhythms and dance with urban New York music styles from the 1990s onward.
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater
Chicago contemporary dance company blending African American and modern dance traditions
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, founded 30 years ago in Chicago, is led by Artistic Director Nicole Clarke‑Springer and creates works that combine modern, classical, American, and African American dance forms.
Azania Drum
Chicago youth djembe orchestra
Azania Drum is a local youth djembe orchestra founded in 2000, based at Betty Shabazz International Charter School, focusing on leadership, discipline, and teamwork through West African drumming.
Dance ShowAustin, Chicago
Celebrate Chicago's diasporic roots with a powerful evening of West African music, dance, and drumming. Enjoy complimentary bites and local vendors before the main stage performances begin.
The artists
Asase Yaa
Brooklyn-based West African traditional music and dance ensemble
Headliner
Asase Yaa is a New York‑based cultural arts foundation celebrating its 25th anniversary with a national concert tour that fuses traditional West African rhythms and dance with urban New York music styles from the 1990s onward.
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater
Chicago contemporary dance company blending African American and modern dance traditions
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, founded 30 years ago in Chicago, is led by Artistic Director Nicole Clarke‑Springer and creates works that combine modern, classical, American, and African American dance forms.
Azania Drum
Chicago youth djembe orchestra
Azania Drum is a local youth djembe orchestra founded in 2000, based at Betty Shabazz International Charter School, focusing on leadership, discipline, and teamwork through West African drumming.