Reggae Healing Night feat Sister Carol and Women In Reggae
2022-06-04 20:00 - 23:55 (America/Los_Angeles) | WorldBeat Center, 2100 Park Blvd, San Diego, 92101, United States
WorldBeat Center is honored to have female Reggae Legend, Sister Carol joining us here at the WorldBeat Center on Saturday, June 4th, 2022. Now also with us Tuff Like Iron and Raiin.
*Lady Ann will be with us for SummerSplash 2022
About SISTER CAROL
Sister Carol known as the “Black Cinderella” and “Mother Culture”. She is a Grammy nominated singer, DJ, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, educator and humanitarian.
Her music carries a social message for people all over the world. Her message is rich with cultural heritage and infused with a vital social consciousness that permeates every aspect of life in the new millennium. (Hence her title as “Mother Culture”)
Sister Carol also appears in the soon to be released Bob Marley documentary “Stay with the rhythm”. Sister Carol is a Warrior Queen and a true Renaissance woman who continues to tour the world and teach her message in her musical classrooms. The majestical vibrations continue.

Master Dance Class with Vânia Amara
2022-06-15 19:00 - 21:00
Next Wednesday! June 15 7-9pm at WorldBeat Cultural Center
A native of Bahia, Brazil, Vânia Amaral has had an extensive career as a dance and singer with the premier folkloric companies of Bahia and continues to perform in the United States and Europe. She has toured with Vivir Brazil, Aguas de Bahia, Ballet Floclorico do Brasil along with teaching master classes in dances and songs of the Orixas from cultural centers to universities across the county.
She is a member of Bloco Afro Ile Aiyé and an Iyalorişa of the Ile Ase Kalè Bokun house of Candomblé. She will teach in the traditional method in which Candomble member learn these revered dances of the Orishas.

Juneteenth Freedom Bike Ride and Celebration
2022-06-18
Major Taylor Cycling Club San Diego (MTCCSD) and WorldBeat Center are honoring Juneteenth with a bike ride and celebration. This is the 2nd annual Freedom Ride for MTCCSD and participants will be riding a 54-mile course around San Diego, Chula Vista, National City, and Coronado Island. You can view the route on the Ride with GPS website. For more information, contact MTCCSD via email at major.taylor.sd@mtccsd.org.

The celebration will also continue indoors and outdoors 1-5PM with information booths, a children’s bike rodeo led by the San Diego Bike Coalition, live music and a special opening to WorldBeat Center’s new exhibit Pathways to Freedom.
Juneteenth Freedom Ride received a GO by BIKE Mini-Grant from SANDAG as part of National Bike Month efforts to encourage biking as an everyday transportation choice.
Free Event
Kick-Off 7:30AM from WorldBeat Center
Rollout 8:15AM
Juneteeth Concert Celebration 1PM-5PM
Route will be using Coronado Ferry (tickets $7)
See the Route Map Here

About Major Taylor
American bicycle racer Marshall Walter “Major” Taylor (1878-1932) was the world’s first black sports superstar. He was world cycling champion in 1899, American sprint champion in 1900, and set numerous track cycling records. Nicknamed “Major” in his youth in Indianapolis and later known as “the Worcester Whirlwind” after his adopted hometown in Massachusetts, he was the second African-American world champion in any sport (after Canadian-born bantamweight boxer George Dixon of Boston won his title in 1891). In the Jim Crow era of strict racial segregation, Taylor had to fight prejudice just to get on the starting line. He faced closed doors and open hostility with remarkable dignity. In his retirement he wrote his autobiography, “The Fastest Bicycle Rider in the World.”

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States.
From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of June 19th as the African American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond.
Today Juneteenth commemorates African American freedom and emphasizes education and achievement. It is a day, a week, and in some areas, a month marked with celebrations, guest speakers, picnics and family gatherings. It is a time for reflection and rejoicing. It is a time for assessment, self-improvement and for planning the future. Its growing popularity signifies a level of maturity and dignity in America long over due. In cities across the country, people of all races, nationalities and religions are joining hands to truthfully acknowledge a period in our history that shaped and continues to influence our society today. Sensitized to the conditions and experiences of others, only then can we make significant and lasting improvements in our society.

Juneteenth Unity Market
2022-06-19 12:00 - 17:00
Juneteenth we’re sharing an incredible new exhibit, Pathways to Freedom, a traveling exhibit that touches on the untold history between the US and Mexico around the Underground Railroad South and Juneteenth. Join us June 19th from 1pm to 4pm for a soft opening of the Pathways to Freedom exhibit. Keynote speakers include Jordan McGowan and Dr Starla Lewis.
Also on Sunday, join us from 12-5pm for the Unity Market on the Cultural Plaza (lawn between both centers). Together with Centro Cultural de la Raza we’ll be celebrating Juneteenth with food, music, vendors and speakers.
Featuring
The Kids N$XT Door
Sax Souljah
Wavy D
Greg McKnight Jr.
Divine Destini
Wearth
Bambula
Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States.
From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of June 19th as the African American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond.
Today Juneteenth commemorates African American freedom and emphasizes education and achievement. It is a day, a week, and in some areas, a month marked with celebrations, guest speakers, picnics and family gatherings. It is a time for reflection and rejoicing. It is a time for assessment, self-improvement and for planning the future. Its growing popularity signifies a level of maturity and dignity in America long over due. In cities across the country, people of all races, nationalities and religions are joining hands to truthfully acknowledge a period in our history that shaped and continues to influence our society today. Sensitized to the conditions and experiences of others, only then can we make significant and lasting improvements in our society.

Pathways to Freedom Soft Opening
2022-06-19 13:00 - 16:00
WorldBeat Center is excited to announce its collaboration with the MLK Task Force in Detroit Michigan. With this collaboration, the MLK Task Force will be traveling its exhibit: “Pathways to Freedom in the Americas”. The exhibit will be at the WorldBeat Center for 5 years and plans to expand the exhibit by adding its research on the history of enslaved Africans who escaped to Spanish Florida and then into the Bahamas and Caribbean, as well the heritage of the Black Seminoles who made it to Texas when it was a part of Mexico and then was separated by the border, the Afro-Mexicans in Costa Chica, Oaxaca and much more.

Entitled, “Pathways to Freedom in the Americas: Shared Experiences Between Michigan, USA and Guerrero, México,” the exhibit is in English and Spanish and uses video, maps, photographs, art, and music to depict a different aspect of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. It tells the story of African-American slaves escaping south to freedom in México; African heritage as it continues to permeate Mexican culture—especially in the Costa Chica region of Guerrero; the migration of Mexicans to Michigan, and the culture as it has manifested in Southwest Detroit.

Everyone is welcome to attend the soft opening of the exhibit on Juneteeth, June 19th 1-4pm

Roots
2022-06-24 20:00 - 22:00
ROOTS is back for June!
Calling all ROOTS artists–hip hop, poetry, soul, jazz, funk, instrumentalists, emcees
Featuring Malachi the Messenger
Sounds by DJ Drumright
Hosted by Eye Am Wearth, Eye Am Wearth Management, and WorldBeat Center
VEGAN CAFE
All donations are welcomed–100% goes to WorldBeat Center!
Sign-ups start at 7:30 pm and fill up quickly! Event starts at 8 pm!

Pathways to Freedom feat Alika
2022-07-09 20:00 - 23:00
EVENT IS NOW FREE with RSVP on

About Alika
Alika has become one of the most important representatives of Hip Hop, Reggae and Dancehall music in the Spanish language. Notably influenced by the Hip Hop music. ¨She’s a worthy representative of the Latin American dancehall scene, an iconic figure in the fight against injustices and violence in the Argentine and Latin American “barrios”.
About Pathways to Freedom
WorldBeat Center has collaborated with the MLK Task Force in Detroit Michigan. With this collaboration, the MLK Task Force will be traveling its exhibit: “Pathways to Freedom in theAmericas”. The exhibit will be at the WorldBeat Center for 5 years and plans to expand the exhibit by adding its research on the history of enslaved Africans who escaped to Spanish Florida and then into the Bahamas and Caribbean, as well the heritage of the Black Seminoles who made it to Texas when it was a part of Mexico and then was separated by the border, the Afro-Mexicans in Costa Chica, Oaxaca and much more.
Entitled, “Pathways to Freedom in the Americas: Shared Experiences Between Michigan, USA andGuerrero, México,” the exhibit is in English and Spanish and uses video, maps, photographs, art, andmusic to depict a different aspect of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. It tells the story of African-American slaves escaping south to freedom in México; African heritage as it continues to permeate Mexican culture—especially in the Costa Chica region of Guerrero; the migration of Mexicans to Michigan, andthe culture as it has manifested in Southwest Detroit.

Children's Performing Arts and Science Summer Camp - Session 1
2022-07-11 09:00 - 2022-07-15 16:00
Summer Camp Activities Include:
Art, Music, Bird Watching, Science, Theater, Dance, Field Trips and More!
Weekly Sessions:
SESSION #1 JULY 11-15
SESSION #2 JULY 18-22

SESSION #3 AUGUST 8-12
SESSION #4 AUGUST 15-19

Camp Location: WorldBeat Cultural Center (2100 Park Boulevard San Diego, CA 92101)
Ages: 5-12 years (Grades K-6) (Must be 5 by the time camp starts)
Cost: $200 per child, per week
Monday – Friday : 9am-4pm

Daily Schedule
9am-9:30am Sign-In/Drop Off
9:30am-10:30am Art/Music
10:30am-11:30am Gardening/Outdoor Classroom (Nature)
11:30am-12:00pm Lunch (*Family must provide each day*)
12:00pm-1:00pm Free Play/Team Sports
1:00pm-2:00pm Theater
2:00pm-3:00pm Dance
3:00pm-3:30pm Snack (*Provided by camp each day, Vegan/Vegetarian*)
3:30pm-4pm Daily Review/Begin Pick up and Sign-Out for dismissal

PLEASE NOTE
SUMMER CAMP OPENS AT 9AM AND NOT BEFORE. STAFF MUST REPORT AND SET UP BEFORE RECEIVING CAMPERS. ALSO, DUE TO COVID-19 PROTOCOLS, MORE PREP TIME IS REQUIRED.
SUMMER CAMP ENDS PROMPTLY AT 4PM

There will be (2) trips a week and one trip with an arts or science focus.
Additional costs for additional activities: $20
Activities include and may be limited due to COVID restrictions:
Puppet Theater $4
Drum Class
Pool (Bud Kearns Memorial Pool)
Museums FREE (On certain days)
Science Center FREE (On certain days)
*Snacks will be provided by WorldBeat Center and parents are responsible for providing campers with lunch.

REGISTRATION PROCESS:
Step 1. Register online and pay the deposit.
Click here to register online. Camp Session Total: $150 per child. Initial Deposit Due Upon Registration $100 Remainder $100 will be paid on the first day of class by check (to Camp Director, Monica Harris) or cash
*PLEASE SEE OUR REFUND POLICY BELOW.

Step 2. Make sure to Print, Sign and Email the Camp Forms to Miss Monie, Camp Director, at divaworksent@yahoo.com You may also bring the forms filled out on the first day of camp or fill them out online through our third-party link below.

DOWNLOAD CAMPER FORMS HERE
OR you can also FILL THEM OUT ONLINE (No need to send back, we will automatically receive a copy upon completion)

*REFUND POLICY*
As of 2019, we stopped issuing deposit refunds. Instead, we would like to encourage you to simply move your registration to another session so that your child can have the experience of summer camp. We advise that you if you are not certain about attending that you instead not rush to register.

MEDICAL REASON FOR CANCELLATION
We understand that medical issues may arise over the summer or just as your child is set to attend camp. Please call us as soon as possible to inform us of your need to cancel. We will ask that you submit a written excuse from your child’s physician.

SUMMER CAMP COVID-19 PROTOCOLS

1. Every individual that enters World Beat Center Summer Camp MUST wash their hands at our provided station outside of the building.
2. Upon entering each person will have a temperature check by a Nursing Assistant/Staff. Temperatures 99 F and above will be considered fever and will be asked to return home.
3. Following temperature checks, each person will sanitize their hands.
4. Masks are to be worn entering and inside of our building.
5. Each person will complete a short Covid screening form assisted by a Nursing Assistant/Staff.
6. Summer Camp MEDICAL FORMS must be submitted on the first day of camp to our Nursing Assistant/Staff. Forms MUST be filled out completely and signed by a physician. Vaccinations are NOT MANDATORY
7. Children will wear masks indoors for certain activities. Outdoors will be optional. Hand washing and sanitizing will be conducted throughout the day. Social distancing will be practiced as appropriate.

Protocols will be amended as necessary as we move along through the summer to ensure the safety and security of our children.

Children’s Performing Arts and Science Summer Camp – Session 2
2022-07-18 09:00 - 2022-07-22 16:00
Summer Camp Activities Include:
Art, Music, Bird Watching, Science, Theater, Dance, Field Trips and More!
Weekly Sessions:
SESSION #1 JULY 11-15
SESSION #2 JULY 18-22

SESSION #3 AUGUST 8-12
SESSION #4 AUGUST 15-19

Camp Location: WorldBeat Cultural Center (2100 Park Boulevard San Diego, CA 92101)
Ages: 5-12 years (Grades K-6) (Must be 5 by the time camp starts)
Cost: $200 per child, per week
Monday – Friday : 9am-4pm

Daily Schedule
9am-9:30am Sign-In/Drop Off
9:30am-10:30am Art/Music
10:30am-11:30am Gardening/Outdoor Classroom (Nature)
11:30am-12:00pm Lunch (*Family must provide each day*)
12:00pm-1:00pm Free Play/Team Sports
1:00pm-2:00pm Theater
2:00pm-3:00pm Dance
3:00pm-3:30pm Snack (*Provided by camp each day, Vegan/Vegetarian*)
3:30pm-4pm Daily Review/Begin Pick up and Sign-Out for dismissal

PLEASE NOTE
SUMMER CAMP OPENS AT 9AM AND NOT BEFORE. STAFF MUST REPORT AND SET UP BEFORE RECEIVING CAMPERS. ALSO, DUE TO COVID-19 PROTOCOLS, MORE PREP TIME IS REQUIRED.
SUMMER CAMP ENDS PROMPTLY AT 4PM

There will be (2) trips a week and one trip with an arts or science focus.
Additional costs for additional activities: $20
Activities include and may be limited due to COVID restrictions:
Puppet Theater $4
Drum Class
Pool (Bud Kearns Memorial Pool)
Museums FREE (On certain days)
*Snacks will be provided by WorldBeat Center and parents are responsible for providing campers with lunch.
*NEW 2022*
Overnight stay at Campland on the Bay in August sessions. Camping gear is provided by the facility if needed.
Includes water recreation and sports activities.
More details will be emailed to campers.
REGISTRATION PROCESS:
Step 1. Register online and pay the deposit.
Click here to register online. Camp Session Total: $150 per child. Initial Deposit Due Upon Registration $100 Remainder $100 will be paid on the first day of class by check (to Camp Director, Monica Harris) or cash
*PLEASE SEE OUR REFUND POLICY BELOW.

Step 2. Make sure to Print, Sign and Email the Camp Forms to Miss Monie, Camp Director, at divaworksent@yahoo.com You may also bring the forms filled out on the first day of camp or fill them out online through our third-party link below.

DOWNLOAD CAMPER FORMS HERE
OR you can also FILL THEM OUT ONLINE (No need to send back, we will automatically receive a copy upon completion)

*REFUND POLICY*
As of 2019, we stopped issuing deposit refunds. Instead, we would like to encourage you to simply move your registration to another session so that your child can have the experience of summer camp. We advise that you if you are not certain about attending that you instead not rush to register.

MEDICAL REASON FOR CANCELLATION
We understand that medical issues may arise over the summer or just as your child is set to attend camp. Please call us as soon as possible to inform us of your need to cancel. We will ask that you submit a written excuse from your child’s physician.

SUMMER CAMP COVID-19 PROTOCOLS

1. Every individual that enters World Beat Center Summer Camp MUST wash their hands at our provided station outside of the building.
2. Upon entering each person will have a temperature check by a Nursing Assistant/Staff. Temperatures 99 F and above will be considered fever and will be asked to return home.
3. Following temperature checks, each person will sanitize their hands.
4. Masks are to be worn entering and inside of our building.
5. Each person will complete a short Covid screening form assisted by a Nursing Assistant/Staff.
6. Summer Camp MEDICAL FORMS must be submitted on the first day of camp to our Nursing Assistant/Staff. Forms MUST be filled out completely and signed by a physician. Vaccinations are NOT MANDATORY
7. Children will wear masks indoors for certain activities. Outdoors will be optional. Hand washing and sanitizing will be conducted throughout the day. Social distancing will be practiced as appropriate.

Protocols will be amended as necessary as we move along through the summer to ensure the safety and security of our children.

ROOTS
2022-07-22 19:30 - 22:30
ROOTS is back for July!!!
.
Featuring
Reble Souljah
Sounds by DJ Drumright
Hosted by
Raiin
Scribe of Joseph
Eye Management
.
Roots is a free event. We do encourage donations and all go to @worldbeatcenter
.
The center is also featuring their Pathways to Freedom In The Americas Exhibit
.
Vegan cafe will be open! All ages!

Children’s Performing Arts and Science Summer Camp – Session 3
2022-08-08 09:00 - 2022-08-12 16:00
Summer Camp Activities Include:
Art, Music, Bird Watching, Science, Theater, Dance, Field Trips and More!
Weekly Sessions:
SESSION #1 JULY 11-15
SESSION #2 JULY 18-22

SESSION #3 AUGUST 8-12
SESSION #4 AUGUST 15-19

Camp Location: WorldBeat Cultural Center (2100 Park Boulevard San Diego, CA 92101)
Ages: 5-12 years (Grades K-6) (Must be 5 by the time camp starts)
Cost: $200 per child, per week
Monday – Friday : 9am-4pm

Daily Schedule
9am-9:30am Sign-In/Drop Off
9:30am-10:30am Art/Music
10:30am-11:30am Gardening/Outdoor Classroom (Nature)
11:30am-12:00pm Lunch (*Family must provide each day*)
12:00pm-1:00pm Free Play/Team Sports
1:00pm-2:00pm Theater
2:00pm-3:00pm Dance
3:00pm-3:30pm Snack (*Provided by camp each day, Vegan/Vegetarian*)
3:30pm-4pm Daily Review/Begin Pick up and Sign-Out for dismissal

PLEASE NOTE
SUMMER CAMP OPENS AT 9AM AND NOT BEFORE. STAFF MUST REPORT AND SET UP BEFORE RECEIVING CAMPERS. ALSO, DUE TO COVID-19 PROTOCOLS, MORE PREP TIME IS REQUIRED.
SUMMER CAMP ENDS PROMPTLY AT 4PM

There will be (2) trips a week and one trip with an arts or science focus.
Additional costs for additional activities: $20
Activities include and may be limited due to COVID restrictions:
Puppet Theater $4
Drum Class
Pool (Bud Kearns Memorial Pool)
Museums FREE (On certain days)
*Snacks will be provided by WorldBeat Center and parents are responsible for providing campers with lunch.
*NEW 2022*
Overnight stay at Campland on the Bay in August sessions. Camping gear is provided by the facility if needed.
Includes water recreation and sports activities.
More details will be emailed to campers.

REGISTRATION PROCESS:
Step 1. Register online and pay the deposit.
Click here to register online. Camp Session Total: $150 per child. Initial Deposit Due Upon Registration $100 Remainder $100 will be paid on the first day of class by check (to Camp Director, Monica Harris) or cash
*PLEASE SEE OUR REFUND POLICY BELOW.

Step 2. Make sure to Print, Sign and Email the Camp Forms to Miss Monie, Camp Director, at divaworksent@yahoo.com You may also bring the forms filled out on the first day of camp or fill them out online through our third-party link below.

DOWNLOAD CAMPER FORMS HERE
OR you can also FILL THEM OUT ONLINE (No need to send back, we will automatically receive a copy upon completion)

*REFUND POLICY*
As of 2019, we stopped issuing deposit refunds. Instead, we would like to encourage you to simply move your registration to another session so that your child can have the experience of summer camp. We advise that if you are not certain about attending that you instead not rush to register.
MEDICAL REASON FOR CANCELLATION
We understand that medical issues may arise over the summer or just as your child is set to attend camp. Please call us as soon as possible to inform us of your need to cancel. We will ask that you submit a written excuse from your child’s physician.

SUMMER CAMP COVID-19 PROTOCOLS

1. Every individual that enters World Beat Center Summer Camp MUST wash their hands at our provided station outside of the building.
2. Upon entering each person will have a temperature check by a Nursing Assistant/Staff. Temperatures 99 F and above will be considered fever and will be asked to return home.
3. Following temperature checks, each person will sanitize their hands.
4. Masks are to be worn entering and inside of our building.
5. Each person will complete a short Covid screening form assisted by a Nursing Assistant/Staff.
6. Summer Camp MEDICAL FORMS must be submitted on the first day of camp to our Nursing Assistant/Staff. Forms MUST be filled out completely and signed by a physician. Vaccinations are NOT MANDATORY
7. Children will wear masks indoors for certain activities. Outdoors will be optional. Hand washing and sanitizing will be conducted throughout the day. Social distancing will be practiced as appropriate.

Protocols will be amended as necessary as we move along through the summer to ensure the safety and security of our children.

Children’s Performing Arts and Science Summer Camp – Session 4
2022-08-15 09:00 - 2022-08-19 16:00

Mama Charlotte featuring film screenings
2022-09-23 19:30 - 21:00
Friday, September 23rd, 7-9pm

Adimu Madyun new films, “BEYOND TIME” & “Haiti & DEMM” featuring Charlotte Hill O’Neal, Adimu Madyun and Brotha Peace plus our guest Mama C will be sharing some of her music and poetry

Come join us for this free event at WorldBeat Cultural Center

About Beyond Time Film
In the rejection phase of life a representative of Ogun is chosen by the Ancestors to regain his power regain his strength, chosen to go beyond time to go through invisible doors opening portals into new worlds giving him access to keys that will allow him to continue his mission of clearing the path and finding the way

About Charlotte Hill O’Neal
Charlotte Hill O’Neal is known by several names. Residents of the Arusha region of northern Tanzania, where she has lived for decades, call her Mama C. Others call her Mama Africa because of the scarification on her cheeks and the ring piercing her nose, and because she encourages the local youth to be proud of their culture and heritage.
Her Orisha spiritual name is Osotunde Fasuyi. She was initiated several years ago as a priestess in the Yoruba belief system, which originated about 10 000 years ago in present-day Nigeria. Enslaved Africans brought it to the Americas and the Caribbean, where it syncretized with other belief systems and is now practiced throughout these areas.

Charlotte is bedecked in jewelry and beads. Some items represent Orisha deities and others are traditional Maasai beadwork.

She is a former member of the Black Panther Party, who fled the United States with her husband Pete O’Neal half a century ago.
Charlotte speaks Swahili with a Midwest drawl and her skin is decorated with tattoos: a black panther on her left shoulder and Sankofa, a symbol the Akan people of Ghana use to represent the importance of gaining knowledge and wisdom from the past, on her arm. African instruments, including the stringed nyatiti traditionally played by the Luo of present-day Kenya, replace the gun once strapped across her body.

Tribute to John and Alice Coltrane
2022-09-24 19:00 - 22:00
WorldBeat Center will be paying tribute to John Coltrane’s birthday with a special tribute concert dedicated to John and Alice Coltrane. Featured artists include the Fernando Pullum Community Arts Center Youth Jazz Band and San Diego’s harpist Mariea Antoinette.
About John and Alice Coletrane
John and Alice Coltrane are an amazing jazz duo and couple who both had extremely influential careers. Alice was born in 1937 in Detroit, Michigan as the youngest of six siblings. She developed her musical ability very young playing organ for the Mount Olive Baptist Church at nine. By the early sixties, she had established herself in the Detroit jazz scene collaborating with an abundance of prolific artists. It was in that scene where she replaced McCoy Tyner as the pianist for the John Coltrane quartet. John was born in 1926 in the small town of Hamlet, North Carolina. Growing up very religious he gained an affinity for gospel-style music. After taking up the saxophone while many of his family members passed away, he found music as a lifeline. Moving to Philadelphia in 1943 John immersed himself in the jazz scene and over time became the jazz legend we know today.
About the Fernando Pullum Community Art Center’s Youth Jazz Band
The Fernando Pullum Community Art Center is a non-profit organization that provides quality performing arts instruction to at-risk youth in order to cultivate self-esteem, civic responsibility, and academic success. The Fernando Pullum Community Art Centers’ Youth Jazz band is a group of talented young musicians who exemplify the values and mission of the organization.
About Mariea Anttoinette
Mariea Anttoinette is a harpist from San Diego who traveled the nation and beyond with her soulful harp performances. Studying music at U.C.S.D and the University Of Arizona. She has played as the principal harpist for the Los Angeles Southeast Symphony Orchestra and for Michelle and Barack Obama. It’s safe to say she is an extremely talented artist.

Taste of Africa
2022-10-15 14:00 - 18:00
Taste of Africa: A Tribute to Fela Kuti
Taste of Africa family day out with African music, food and music.
WorldBeat Center welcomes the African Coalition and Sister Cities of Tema. For many years, WorldBeat Cultural Center has worked for Ghana through San Diego’s Ghana Association and Sister City San Diego-Tema. We now have a coalition with Ethiopia, Nigeria and Tanzania. A Taste of Africa gives San Diego a positive look of San Diego’s African diaspora and supports them in this time of need after the pandemic.
This year, WorldBeat Cultural Center decided to do its annual Fela Kuti Day by celebrating Fela Kuti’s birthday with a Taste of Africa. The event will highlight local African restaurants like Abule Afro Market and Eatery, Lucy Ethiopian Restaurant, Caribbean Pleasure, Perkey’s South African Food and Catering, Spicey African food, Fatuma Cuisine, and Asmara Cafe.
Come see the Women Kings and Queens of Africa!
Tickets include

Pass to sample all participating food vendors. Participating vendors include local businesses like Abule Afro Market and Eatery, Lucy Ethiopian Restaurant, Caribbean Pleasure, Perkey’s South African Food and Catering, Spicey African food, Fatuma Cusine, and Asmara Cafe. (Food will also be available for sale.)

Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony
Kemetic Yoga
Afro-Beat Dance class
Ghanaian Food Demonstration
Live African entertainment by Piwai (Zimbabwe), Sankoh and the Rockaway Kings (Sierra Leone), Djelia Kadi West African Drum & Dance Ensemble (Burkina Faso), and Ibrahima Ba (Senegal). Plus a choice of 2 wine tastings.

Children admission (10 and under free)
CLICK TO DOWNLOAD INFO FLYER
Interested In Becoming a Vendor?
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The San Diego Original Black Panther Party 55th Anniversary Celebration
2022-10-22 17:00 - 20:30
This is a 2-day event starting October 21, 2022, we will be celebrating our accomplishments, connections with our community partners, and our historic successes as an organization as well as celebrating those who supported us on our journey.
October 21st – Meet & Greet – Introduction to the SD Original BPP – FREE EVENT
2:30-5:30 pm at the Logan Heights Library – 567 S. 28th St, San Diego, CA 92113
We will begin our 2-day anniversary event with a featured SD Original BPP Film Screening. Hosted by Cheryl Morrow. While enjoying our feature film, there will be vendors and community resources available as well as music, light snacks, and refreshments.
October 22nd – San Diego Original BPP/US Organization with Dr. Maulana Karenga & The Nation of Islam with Minister Abdul Wailullah Muhammad “Student Minister, Nation of Islam (NOI) Muhammad Mosque #8
*Reconciliation Signing (Media Event)
*Awards Ceremony
5:00-8:30 pm at the World Beat Center, 2100 Park Blvd., San Diego, CA 92101
Today marks a historic event sharing SD Original BPP Historic events with our special guests.
We will have an art walk featuring local San Diego artists and art for sale. Light snacks and refreshments will be served. The One World Beat Cafe will be open for additional food options to purchase.

Capoeira Batizado
2022-11-12 11:30 - 13:00
The Batizado is an annual initiation ritual and ceremony which has evolved and morphed over the centuries, honoring the practice of Capoeira in a modern and global context. A student’s Batizado (Baptism) is the first time a student plays inside the Roda (Capoeira Playing Circle) with a Mestre de Capoeira (Master of Capoeira). It is an important rite of passage. Often, a student may receive a new nickname that they become known by, in the Capoeira World. In the past, students would train for many months before they set foot in the Roda. Today, although students may have experience playing inside the Roda, the Batizado is considered their first real experience of the Jogo de Capoeira (Game of Capoeira). It is the official welcome and blessing. Another important aspect of the Batizado is the ‘Troca de Cordelî’ (the exchange of belts). Mestres play one or more games with the older students and acknowledge their achievements by awarding them higher belts.

Dr. Julius W. Garvey West Coast Book Tour
2022-11-16 18:00 - 21:00
WorldBeat Cultural Center is pleased to welcome Dr. Julius W. Garvey, son of Marcus Mosiah Garvey to WorldBeat Center as part of his West Coast Book Tour for the revised edition of “The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey”.
Surgeon and medical professor Dr. Julius W. Garvey was born on September 17, 1933 in Kingston, Jamaica to United Negro Improvement Association founder Marcus Garvey and activist Amy Jacques Garvey. The younger of two sons, Garvey was raised in Jamaica. He graduated from Wolmer’s Trust High School for Boys in Kingston in 1950; and then earned his B.S. degree from McGill University in Montréal, Canada in 1957, and his M.D., C.M. degree from McGill University Faculty of Medicine in 1961.
The late leader’s son, Dr. Julius W. Garvey, has been leading the charge to have his father’s name cleared after the elder Garvey was convicted of crimes that the family solidly argues he did not commit.
In an exclusive interview with theGrio, Dr. Garvey explained the finer details of the Justice4Garvey movement, which has the stated goal of seeking exoneration for Marcus Garvey. The elder Garvey was born Aug. 17, 1887, in St. Ann’s Bay, Jamaica, and established the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL) in 1914 in his home country before moving the headquarters to New York.
In 1923, Garvey was convicted of mail fraud in connection to the Black Star Line program he established as a pathway to economic equality for Black people. Garvey was imprisoned and later deported, and his surging movement in America was stalled as he never again returned to the states. The Garvey family maintains that the charges against the leader were trumped up in order to halt any momentum that Garvey gained in the fight for civil rights.
In a statement coinciding with the most recent resolution to pardon Marcus Garvey, Rep. Clarke said, “I call for the President [Biden] to exonerate Mr. Garvey on the grounds that the case against him was politically motivated, unsubstantiated, and unjust.”

Native American Month Celebration
2022-11-23 19:00 - 23:00
Come celebrate Native American Month with a blessing and drum circle by Tim Red Bird and the Red Warriors
Also with us King Yellowman and Alika (with DJ Mykol Orthodox)
About King Yellowman
King Yellowman has an incredible history in Reggae music. His upbringing at the Maxfield Home orphanage in Kingston and being albino in Jamaica were two obstacles he overcame and went on to be (at one time) the biggest reggae artist since Bob Marley. After winning a talent contest at Tastee Patties in Kingston, Yellow went on to excite reggae crowds all over Jamaica and the rest of the world with his boastful and sometimes bodacious lyrics. His ability to ride rhythm and excite a crowd made Yellow an instant hit in Jamaica. After surgery an extended leave of absence from the record industry, Yellowman began his comeback with the song “Blueberry Hill”, and his career was re-launched. His first album for RAS came from producer Phillip ‘Fatis’ Burrell and was called “Yellow Like Cheese”. Coincidentally this was the start of a long and fruitful relationship with RAS and Yellowman and also RAS and ‘Fatis’ and his exterminator production. Yellowman has always been very professional to work with and always a respectful and reliable human being. He has managed to outlive his predicted fate of death and his performances are incredibly lively as he seems to have an unlimited amount of stage energy. We can only hope for the best for Yellowman. He has continued his hard work and his devotion to his family is to be complimented.
About Alika
Alika (born Alicia Dal Monte Campuzano in Montevideo, Uruguay and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is one of the most important artists in South America right now garnering millions of hits on Youtube…Alika’s latest album, Mi Palabra, Mi Alma (My Word, My Soul), is just that: Reggae drums and Hip-Hop beats that help her bare her soul in rhymes and music. “El Don,” a cumbia-infused Hip-Hop track featuring Argentine rapper La Liga made its worldwide debut last year as part of the soundtrack to the popular video game “Grand Theft Auto V”.

Giving Tuesday
2022-11-29
On Tuesday, November 29th, 2022, the WorldBeat Cultural Center is participating in #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving.Since its founding in 2012, #GivingTuesday has inspired giving around the world, resulting in greater donations, volunteer hours, and activities that bring about real change in communities. We invite you to support our mission by giving this Tuesday, November 30th.

Ways You Can Give

Donate online by clicking HERE
Give your time by volunteering. Click for more details.

Please make checks payable to WorldBeat Cultural Center
mail to: WorldBeat Cultural Center,2100 Park Blvd
San Diego, CA, 92101
What We Do
Each year numerous schools, universities, and organizations learn about different cultures through annual programming featuring world music, dance, plays, lectures, educational programs, and cultural celebrations.
Our main goal is to heal the world through music, art, dance, and culture.
WorldBeat Center is also a member of the NOISE Project, a collaboration between a group of community-based organizations (ICBOs), the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and advisors. Our mutual goal is to improve equity, diversity, and inclusion in the sciences. We want to change the way that science is done. We use Community-led Participatory Action Research and Grounded Theory approaches in our community-led research project and use the arts to communicate our learnings and results.
We also offer gardening workshops which connect them to nature. Also, WorldBeat Center offers the community free yoga and holistic classes year-round. Our Outdoor Classroom offers programming in food justice, nutrition, culture through ethnobotany, sustainability, plant music research, respect for the local environment, and citizen science using the Celebrate Urban Birds Project from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. WorldBeat Center also opens doors to community events, cultural holidays and LGBTQ events.
WorldBeat Center has also developed the African American Heritage and Diaspora Museum to showcase the untold stories of the African Americans and the African Diaspora through a community lens using artifacts and community art.
Your support (financial, service or time) will ensure we can continue our annual programming and new projects.

42nd Annual Kwanzaa Celebration - Umoja, Unity
2022-12-26 18:30 - 21:00
42nd Annual Kwanzaa Celebration
“Tribute to the Ancestors”
WorldBeat Cultural Center will be celebrating its 42nd Annual Celebration with 4 of the 7 days of Kwanzaa. Kwanzaa is an African American Holiday celebrated from the 26th of December to the 1st of January. The annual Kwanzaa holiday was created by Dr. Maulana Karenga to celebrate and reaffirm family, community, and culture.
Kwanzaa was a celebration that was established as a means to help African Americans reconnect with their African cultural and historical heritage by uniting in meditation and study of African traditions and Nguzu Saba, the “seven principles of African Heritage” which Karenga said “is a communitarian African philosophy”.

Each night will feature Special guest speakers or performers, Ceremonial candle lighting and libation with drumming, poetry readings by Johnnierenee Nia Nelson, free heirloom seeds for families, and Karamu (the traditional feast and family get down).
Day 1: Monday, December 26th: Umoja, Unity
Will feature a live hip-hop performance by Junkyard Dance Crew, Master of Ceremonies Alyce Cooper and speaker Enoch Hankerson

42nd Annual Kwanzaa Celebration - Kujichagulia, Self-Determination
2022-12-27 18:00 - 21:00
42nd Annual Kwanzaa Celebration
“Tribute to the Ancestors”
WorldBeat Cultural Center will be celebrating its 42nd Annual Celebration with 4 of the 7 days of Kwanzaa. Kwanzaa is an African American Holiday celebrated from the 26th of December to the 1st of January. The annual Kwanzaa holiday was created by Dr. Maulana Karenga to celebrate and reaffirm family, community, and culture.

Each night will feature Special guest speakers or performers, Ceremonial candle lighting and libation with drumming, poetry readings, free heirloom seeds for families, and Karamu (the traditional feast and family get down).
Day 2: Tuesday, December 27th: Kujichagulia- Self-Determination
Featuring African Drum and Dance, Mistress of Ceremonies and keynote will be professor Starla Lewis and keynote guest TBA

42nd Annual Kwanzaa Celebration - Ujima, Collective Work and Responsibility
2022-12-28 18:00 - 21:00
42nd Annual Kwanzaa Celebration
“Tribute to the Ancestors”
WorldBeat Cultural Center will be celebrating its 42nd Annual Celebration with 4 of the 7 days of Kwanzaa. Kwanzaa is an African American Holiday celebrated from the 26th of December to the 1st of January. The annual Kwanzaa holiday was created by Dr. Maulana Karenga to celebrate and reaffirm family, community, and culture.

Each night will feature Special guest speakers or performers, Ceremonial candle lighting and libation with drumming, poetry readings, free heirloom seeds for families, and Karamu (the traditional feast and family get down).
Day 3: Wednesday, December 28th: Ujima, Collective Work & Responsibility
Will feature a virtual presentation from Dr. Maulana Karenga and a live performance by harpist Mariea Antoinette

42nd Annual Kwanzaa Celebration - Ujamaa, Cooperative Economics
2022-12-29 18:00 - 21:00
42nd Annual Kwanzaa Celebration
“Tribute to the Ancestors”
WorldBeat Cultural Center will be celebrating its 42nd Annual Celebration with 4 of the 7 days of Kwanzaa. Kwanzaa is an African American Holiday celebrated from the 26th of December to the 1st of January. The annual Kwanzaa holiday was created by Dr. Maulana Karenga to celebrate and reaffirm family, community, and culture.

Each night will feature Special guest speakers or performers, Ceremonial candle lighting and libation with drumming, poetry readings, free heirloom seeds for families, and Karamu (the traditional feast and family get down).
Day 4: Thursday, December 29th: Ujamaa, Cooperative Economics
Will feature a youth theater performance of “The Kola Nutcracker” by Diva Works Dance

Kwanzaa 5k San Diego Meetup
2022-12-31 07:30 - 09:00
FIT, BLACK, AND EDUCATED, INC.
KWANZAA VIRTUAL 5K
RUN/WALK/BIKE/SKATE/TREADMILL
Race, Support, Celebrate. Virtually. Host a Meet-Up.
Join Fit, Black, and Educated, Inc. for our third annual Kwanzaa Virtual 5K within the We Are Run Series. This is a free community run/walk. The theme for the 2022 Kwanzaa Virtual 5K is Ujamaa. Ujamaa, the Fourth Principle of Kwanzaa means ‘Cooperative Economics’ – “To build our own businesses, control the economics of our own community and share in all its work and wealth.”
Kwanzaa was created in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga, professor and chairman of Black Studies at California State University, Long Beach. After the Watts riots in Los Angeles, Dr. Karenga searched for ways to bring African-Americans together as a community. He founded US, a cultural organization, and started to research African “first fruit” (harvest) celebrations. Karenga combined aspects of several different harvest celebrations, such as those of the Ashanti and those of the Zulu, to form the basis of Kwanzaa.
GET ACTIVE! CELEBRATE!
Proceeds from registration/donations will directly support the organization, Fit, Black, and Educated, Inc. (FBE) in our efforts to fund our programs and events aimed at educating and aiding in the the health and wellness our community. For more information about Fit, Black, and Educated, Inc., and our fitness boot camps and workshops, please visit www.fitblackandeducated.org.
REGISTRATION: FREE
Your registration includes:

Digital Finisher’s Certificate
Digital Race Bib
Posted results showing all participants
Entry into opportunity drawing

DATES AND TIMES: The deadline to register is January 1st, 2023. You can complete the 5k anytime between December 1, 2022 and January 1, 2023.
LOCATION: You pick- anywhere on Earth! Enjoy 3.1 miles in the inside or outside location of your choice.
SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS: Meet-Up will be on December 31st at WorldBeat Cultural Center at 7:30AM
HOW TO JOIN:

Register for the Virtual 5k.
Complete a 5K (3.1 miles) Run/Walk/Bike/Skate/Cardio Machine any time between December 26, 2020 – January 1, 2021… while observing proper social distancing of course!
Send us your results on our online form (your confirmation email will include instructions)
Post your photos! Make sure to use #Kwanzaa5k, follow @fitblackandeducated @kwanzaa5k @wearerunseries, and tag us in your photos!

TRACKING YOUR 5k: Participants may track their distance using any Global Positioning System (GPS) fitness device (FitBit, Garmin Vivoactive, Apple Watch, etc.) or phone app (Strava, Map My Run, etc.).
RESULTS: After registering, results can be submitted through your RunSignUp registration profile by clicking on “Submit Virtual Results”
Please FOLLOW us on Instagram (@fitblackandeducated @kwanzaa5k @wearerunseries) and LIKE us on Facebook (@fitblackandeducated). Make sure to use #Kwanzaa5k and tag us in your photos! To be featured on our social media pages and inspire other runners around the globe, email us 1-2 photos of your 5k experience with a quick blurb about your virtual race experience.
Thank you!
*Donations are not tax-deductible

Alternative New Year’s Eve Ascension 2023
2022-12-31 19:00 - 23:59
WorldBeat Cultural Center presents
Alternative New Year’s Eve Ascension 2022

Bring up your frequency in 2023 with kind friends, high conscious food and sound and dance frequencies that will transform the world. Ubuntu, we are here because of each other.
Event Schedule
7:00pm Doors Open and Dinner Served
7:30pm Crystal Hologram and Sound Healing
8:20pm Aztec Dance by Danza Colibri
9:00pm Emei Wuji Gong by David
9:35pm Yoga and Sound Bath by John Victorius and Titus
10:25pm Afro-Beat Dance by AfroBeats with Stephanie
11:00pm African Drum Performance by Dramane Kone
11:50pm Drum Circle into the New Year
*We encourage you to bring your blanket and yoga mat. Drums will be provided for the drum session.
Tickets: Members $25 | Non-Members $30
Dinner Included
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34th Annual Martin Luther King Day Celebration
2023-01-16 12:00 - 18:00
JOIN US FOR the 34TH ANNUAL MULTICULTURAL MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY CELEBRATION Hosted by Worldbeat Center And Stand Up For Justice
CELEBRATING UNITY IN THE COMMUNITY
Martin Luther King Jr is one of the most respected African-American leaders in history, this celebration is to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Even today his messages keep being relevant in the United States of America and all around the world.
Worldbeat Cultural Center, located in Balboa Park, is celebrating the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr with a family event with live music, guest speaker, vendors, and more.
FEATURING
Native American Drumming
Natty Prophets
Ione Angels
Kooi Boy Hoodbotic Puppets
Antoinette Rootsdawtah, Nichelle Monroe
Pato Panton & the Now Generation
AfroBeats Dance
Middle Eastern Belly Dance
Sankoh and the Rockaway Kings
Guest Speakers
Craft Vendors
We will also be having a food and hygiene products drive for our Haitian brothers and sisters in Tijuana, Mexico. We will be accepting new blankets, socks, toiletries, diapers for toddlers (size 4 and larger), and rice and beans (preferably large bags for shelter kitchens).
This is a family event for everyone! Those who have grown up with Martin Luther King’s ideas and youth who keep conveying his spirit of unity through the years, join us to keep his dream alive.
**RAIN OR SHINE INDOOR EVENT**

CRAFT VENDORS SPACE ARE FULL

Theo and Zydeco Patrol
2023-01-21 20:00 - 23:00
Come dance with Theo and the Zydeco Patrol
OneWorldBeat Cafe will be open featuring African Gumbo!
Tickets sold at the door $12
Theo and the Zydeco Patrol Combines the Blues with Southwest Louisiana Cajun and Zydeco
Creating quite the tasty musical gumbo, THEO & THE ZYDECO PATROL combines a variety of melodic influences from Southwest Louisiana, where Theo grew up and where his musical odyssey began. He starts with the blues, adds traditional Cajun, whisks in some zydeco, and then tosses in a little Caribbean reggae seasoning to top it all off!
With a vibrant sound straight out of Louisiana — from the dance clubs, bayou festivals, crawfish boils, and backyard family gatherings — THEO AND THE ZYDECO PATROL will rock you from a lazy Sunday afternoon right on into “Mardi Gras” with a toe-tapping, heart-thumping, high-octane brand of music y’all won’t soon forget!

Plant Spirit Meditation & Tea Tasting
2023-01-29 10:00 - 11:00
Join in community for a plant spirit meditation and tea tasting. Plants help us connect to ourselves and our relationship to the earth. This is an opportunity to experience the richness of our connection to the green kingdom through meditation and by tasting herbal tea.

Sit in a community circle.

Meditate with the plants.

Taste herbal tea and learn how to prepare an herbal infusion.

Learn how herbalist’s understand a plant’s energetic nature by how it feels in your body.

All are welcome. Sliding scale to support the work: $0-$20.00+
RSVP: cindy@everydayplantmagic.com
Where: The Peace Garden at the World Beat Center, 2100 Park Blvd, SD CA 92101
All are welcome.
Sliding scale to support the work: $0-$20.00+
What to Bring:
A cushion, blanket or towel to sit on.
A cup for tasting herbal tea.
A journal or something to write in.
Wear comfortable clothes.
Your beautiful self to feel the love of the earth.

Tribute to the Reggae Legends Pre-Party: The Gladiators and the Meditations
2023-01-29 19:00 - 23:00
Both legendary roots reggae groups from Jamaica: the Meditations and the Gladiators. You don’t get to see these roots groups that often. Don’t miss this, two foundation groups, from the home of Reggae Jamaica.
The Meditations are among the most beloved and respected harmony trios to emerge from the roots era of reggae during the 1970s. In 1999, they returned better than ever with Ghetto Knowledge, their first album together since 1992 and their only full-length release with Easy Star. After a successful career in Jamaica in the 70s, including recording timeless hits like “Woman Is Like A Shadow,” “Miracles,” “Fly Natty Dread,” and “Having Fun,” the group recorded “Jah Music” for Easy Star Records’ debut compilation. The song was a favorite on reggae radio and the collaboration with Easy Star led to the release of Ghetto Knowledge in 1999. Ghetto Knowledge bears all of the trademarks of a classic Meditations record: gorgeous harmonies, beautifully written songs and cultural lyrics. Many of the tracks had been written in the 1970s and 1980s but had never been recorded for release before. This disc established The Meditations once and for all as one of the premier vocal groups in Jamaican history.
The Gladiators have been masters of the reggae arena for the past 30 years. After the rise and fall of many reggae artists and bands, they remain one of the most influential reggae groups to date. The group’s original leader, Albert Griffiths, formed the legendary band – whose name was suggested to him on a bus by a fellow traveler who had just seen the movie “Ben Hur.” The concept of men who fought for their liberty against Babylon immediately struck a chord with Albert and remains a testament today of the difficult life and struggle of Jamaica. The Gladiators have proven on stage and in the studio that they are without a doubt one of the best and most enduring original real roots, rock reggae bands.
In 2005 The Gladiators continue with the fresh new “Father and Sons” album recorded in Jamaica still faithful to their roots compositions delivering reggae music full of heart, force and courage. Featuring Albert Griffiths’ two sons, Anthony on drums and Al sharing lead vocals, “Father and Sons” is a gripping reflection on life, love and faith.
Currently Albert is in the process of turning The Gladiators over to his two sons he knows are capable of carrying on this musical heritage. With Anthony on drums setting the pace for the band and Al’s voice, which is virtually indistinguishable from his father’s, these two young reggae warriors have proven both live and in the studio that they are fully competent and are infusing a new, youthful energy and substance to carry The Gladiators’ legacy into the future. The “New” Gladiators have already garnered tremendous response touring throughout Europe, Brazil, the South Pacific and Australia to as many as 70,000 fans in mostly sold-out shows. They are poised and ready to spread their message to the rest of the world!

Members $20 | Non-Members $25
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