The 11th Annual Afro Roots Festival - April 3-4, 2009

Moksha Arts Collective & Community Arts and Culture

PRESENTS

The 11th Annual

Afro Roots Music Festival

Saturday, April 4th at The North Beach Band Shell Featuring: Grupo Embalo: playing Brazilian Pagode music Morikeba Kouyate-Senegalese Kora Master and Griot Jan Sebon & Kazak International- Haitian Roots music with a global tinge

Plus Miami's DJ Le Spam and a live painting by world renowned artist Lebo. Tickets are $7.00, $50 for VIP, and children 12 and under free.

Let The Children Have Dance and Music On Saturday, April 4th from 10:30 am to 2pm there will be a kid’s show in the Sandbowl area behind The North Beach Band Shell on 73rd and Collins Ave. Elena Garcia Dance Project will be presenting 2 sessions of “Everybody Conga”, a drum and dance workshop that explains the history of the conga and encourages participation. There will be arts and crafts stations, a cool down tent for the over-stimulated, and UM-NSU CARD (Center for Autism and Related Disabilities) will be on hand with their mobile clinic to provide information and preliminary screenings of Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders www.umcard.org In between segments, there will be a musical performance by Morikeba Kouyate, a Master Kora player and griot from Senegal, West Africa.

Festival kick-off party Festival of The Drum Friday, April 3rd , 10:00pm-2:00am Transit Lounge, 729 SW 1st Ave, Miami No cover

This satellite event was first presented to Festival Director, Jose Elias by a fellow percussionist and friend Lazaro Franco. Mr. Franco is one of the original drummers of the legendary Samba School Unidos Do Salguiero in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. The idea was simple, create an event that showcases the global drumming community in a relaxed and informal atmosphere for people of all nationalities to enjoy. In the spirit of bringing Mr. Franco’s vision to life, Community Arts and Culture along with Transit Lounge present the Festival of the Drum, a one night only event featuring a variety of percussion driven acts.

This event is made possible with the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, The Cultural affairs Council, the Mayor, and the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners,

7th Circuit Productions, Moksha Family, 88.9 FM WDNA, Transit Lounge, The North Beach Band Shell Trust, the City of Miami Beach, and Atlantic Broadband.