As a non-profit multi-cultural arts organization we are dedicated to promoting, presenting & preserving the African Diaspora & Indigenous cultures of the world through Music, Art, Dance, Multi-Media Arts, Education, and STEAM Research. We are the home of 101.1FM KVIB, a low-power FM station operated by WorldBeat Center and Positive Hope. We are located in beautiful Balboa Park in the heart of San Diego, California. Through consciousness raising the WorldBeat Center promotes peace within our San Diego community by providing on-going programs and services that nurture the spirit of children, the elderly, and everyone in between. Our main goal is then to create unity within diversity.
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WorldBeat Cultural Center Awarded a California Humanities Relief Grant
Prophet World Beat Productions dba WorldBeat Cultural Center was recently awarded a California Humanities Relief Grant. "In recognition that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a serious impact on the public humanities field across the state, California Humanities will...
It Takes a Community to Save the Community
The arts have been hit very hard during these times, but the WorldBeat Cultural Center has been resilient in keeping strong for 31 years in Balboa Park and will stay committed for generations to come. WorldBeat Cultural Center realizes that it is not easy for any...
WorldBeat Cultural Center’s Update on COVID-19
March 21, 2021 San Diego County is now in Tier 2, or Red Tier, of the state's Blueprint for a Safer Economy. The Cafe will remain open for take-out and delivery and is now also open for outdoor dining. Some classes will return outdoors (please refer to our class...
A Winter Solstice Greeting from Makeda Cheatom
Habari Gani? What a blessing with all the trials and tribulations, to be the Executive Director of the WorldBeat Cultural Center through all these years, 30 to be exact. It took many years for this vision to manifest. A cultural center that one day would heal the...
Glenn’s Journey In The Noise and Plant Music Project
Click and watch Glenn Huang's experience with the plant music and noise pollution research at WorldBeat Center. Glenn is a senior student in the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Zhongshan Institute.His major is Software engineering and he is...
Reggae’s Modern Day Prophet, Vaughn Benjamin
Beloveds, this photo came up on my Facebook memory. He is so mystic. Here I and I were in New York receiving our award from the DARC Foundation for our contributions to the RastafarI Reggae community. He was so funny when he was hugging me, he said, "Don't worry...
The Time I Spent with Plants in WorldBeat Cultural Center
This blog is written by our international intern who is from China, Her Chinese name is Lu Jiayi, a sophomore student from HNU-ASU Joint International Tourism College studying on Parks and Recreation Management. This blog entry is Jennifer's perspective and opinion of...
Teaching Chinese at Summer Camp
In July 2019, I came to San Diego as a cultural visitor and volunteer, and was very honored to study and communicate here. I have to say that I saw many Amercian children who were very interested in Chinese culture at the WorldBeat Center, so I gave the children a...
Noise Pollution
What Can We Do About Noise Pollution? Imagine how quiet our planet was just a little over a 100 years ago. Noise pollution is relatively new to our environment; a 20th century human creation exasperated with the transportation boom. I’ve developed a habit of...