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SUMMARY:The Neighborhood Kids: Kids In The Cages - Music Video Premiere & Concert!
DESCRIPTION:TNK WORLD PREMIERE\, “Kids in the Cages” video screening March 13 at The World Beat Center. Doors 7pm. GET THEM KIDS UP OUT THE CAGES!!! \n\n\n\n\nThe Neighborhood Kids present the world premiere of their “Kids in the Cages” music video\, directed by Mighty Muds\, Big K Film Label and TNK. \nThis is not just a screening\, it is a statement. TNK is pulling the community together with a live performance\, followed by the music video premiere immediately after. \nExpect high energy\, conscious lyrics\, and a room built on solidarity. TNK is standing up for children’s rights and immigrant rights. No ICE\, no cages\, and no silence! \n100% of proceed will go to Immigrant Defenders\, defending immigrant communities against injustices in the immigration system. Come early\, bring your people\, and be part of the moment.
URL:https://www.worldbeatcenter.org/event/the-neighborhood-kids-kids-in-the-cages-music-video-premiere-concert/
LOCATION:WorldBeat Center\, 2100 Park Blvd\, San Diego\, 92101\, United States
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SUMMARY:37th Annual Martin Luther King Day Celebration
DESCRIPTION:WorldBeat Cultural Center Presents\nThe 37th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration\nPeace In Every Step\nWorldBeat Cultural Center invites the community to gather in celebration of the life\, legacy\, and enduring message of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with our 37th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration. This year’s theme\, Peace In Every Step\, honors the practice of peace as a daily\, intentional act—one rooted in compassion\, justice\, and collective responsibility. \nDr. King was profoundly influenced by Thich Nhat Hanh\, the Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk\, peace activist\, and spiritual leader. Thich Nhat Hanh offered Dr. King a critical perspective on the Vietnam War\, encouraging him to speak out against violence and injustice beyond U.S. borders. Their friendship deepened King’s understanding of nonviolence as a universal practice that transcended religion and culture\, leading Dr. King to nominate Thich Nhat Hanh for the Nobel Peace Prize as an “apostle of peace.” After Dr. King’s passing\, Thich Nhat Hanh vowed to continue this work\, carrying forward the vision of the Beloved Community through mindfulness\, compassion\, and global solidarity. \nThis family-friendly community celebration will feature live music\, cultural performances\, guest speakers\, a community market\, and opportunities to reflect\, connect\, and move forward together in the spirit of peace. \nEvent Details\n📅 Monday\, January 19th\nDoors: 11:30AM\nProgram: 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM\n📍 WorldBeat Cultural Center \nFeatured Performers & Guests\n-Native American Drum & Dance\n-Aztec Drum & Dance\n-African Drum & Dance\n-Sankoh and the Rockaway Kings\n-Mara Sulu \n-Sol Remedy\n-Pinnacle Roots\n-Fre3styl3
URL:https://www.worldbeatcenter.org/event/37th-annual-martin-luther-king-day-celebration/
LOCATION:WorldBeat Center\, 2100 Park Blvd\, San Diego\, 92101\, United States
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SUMMARY:3rd Annual Taste of Africa
DESCRIPTION:Taste of Africa \nJoin us at the WorldBeat Cultural Center in San Diego on Saturday\, October 12th from 1 PM to 7 PM for the 3rd Annual Taste of Africa! This vibrant event celebrates the rich culture\, flavors\, and traditions of Africa with a lively evening filled with African food vendors\, live music\, dance performances\, and cultural presentations.  \nSample a variety of mouthwatering dishes from Nigeria to Ethiopia while enjoying an immersive cultural experience with performances by talented artists from the continent. This family-friendly event is open to all and offers a wonderful opportunity to explore and celebrate the beauty and diversity of African culture. \nPerforming Artists: \nThe Wazumbians from Ghana: A renowned Afro-fusion band blending African rhythms with global influences\, drawing inspiration from legends like Bob Marley\, Salif Keita\, and Fela Kuti. Their vibrant performances are sure to get everyone on their feet.   \nSene Africa from Senegal: Featuring Ibrahima Ba on guitar\, brings heartfelt performances that will lift your spirit. Ibrahima’s mesmerizing voice and magical guitar work have made him a standout artist\, performing alongside West African icons like Baaba Maal. \nMama Charlotte from Tanzania: A multi-talented artist\, poet\, and musician\, Mama Charlotte brings a captivating mix of poetry and music\, performing on traditional African instruments like the nyatiti and kamalen ngoni. Her performances reflect decades of artistic expression and dedication to African traditions. \nIn addition to these world-class performances\, the event will feature African drum and dance\, as well as local food and craft vendors. African food samples will be available 1:30-2:30pm and plates will be available for purchase throughout the day. \nJoin us from 1 PM to 7 PM at the WorldBeat Cultural Center (2100 Park Blvd\, San Diego\, CA) For more information and tickets visit worldbeatcenter.org. Don’t miss this incredible celebration of African culture! \n \n  \nCRAFT VENDORS APPLY HERE \n  \n \n 
URL:https://www.worldbeatcenter.org/event/3rd-annual-taste-of-africa/
LOCATION:WorldBeat Center\, 2100 Park Blvd\, San Diego\, 92101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Film Screening of Global Assignment: The Life and Times of Runoko Rashidi
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, February 16th\,  WorldBeat Cultural Center will celebrating Black History Month with a special screening of the “Global Assignment”\, a documentary on the life of Dr Runoko Rashidi. We will be joined by the renowned historian\, Anthony Browder in collaboration with the Department of Africana Studies of San Diego State University. \nFriday\, February 16th Doors open 6:30pm\, event starts 7pm \n \nAbout the Documentary  \nA documentary on the life of Dr. Runoko Rashidi our great and beloved elder scholar who traveled the globe searching for the African presence throughout the known world. Runoko Rashidi is an anthropologist and historian with a major focus on what he calls the Global African Presence–that is\, Africans outside of Africa before and after enslavement. He is the author or editor of twenty-two books\, the most recent of which are My Global Journeys in Search of the African Presence\, Assata-Garvey and Me: A Global African Journey for Children in 2017 and The Black Image in Antiquity in 2019. His other works include Black Star: The African Presence in Early Europe\, published by Books of Africa in London in November 2011 and African Star over Asia: The Black Presence in the East\, published by Books of Africa in London in November 2012 and revised and reprinted in April 2013\, Uncovering the African Past: The Ivan Van Sertima Papers\, published by Books of Africa in 2015. His other works include the African Presence in Early Asia\, co-edited by Dr. Ivan Van Sertima. Four of Runoko’s works have been published in French. As a traveler and researcher Dr. Rashidi has visited 124 countries. As a lecturer and presenter\, he has spoken in sixty-seven countries. Runoko has worked with and under some of the most distinguished scholars of the past half-century\, including Ivan Van Sertima\, John Henrik Clarke\, Asa G. Hilliard\, Edward Scobie\, John G. Jackson\, Jan Carew and Yosef ben-Jochannan. Runoko Rashidi’s major mission in life was the uplift of African people\, those at home and those abroad.\n\nAbout Anthony Browder \nAnthony T. Browder is an author\, publisher\, cultural historian\, artist\, and an educational consultant. He is a graduate of Howard University’s College of Fine Arts and has lectured extensively throughout the United States\, Africa\, Caribbean\, Mexico\, Japan and Europe\, on issues related to African and African American History and Culture. \nMr. Browder is the founder and director of IKG Cultural Resources and has devoted 30 years researching ancient Egyptian history\, science\, philosophy and culture. \nHe has traveled to Egypt 54 times since 1980 and is currently director of the ASA Restoration Project\, which is funding the excavation and restoration of the 25thdynasty tomb of Karakhamun in Luxor\, Egypt. \nBrowder is the first African American to fund and coordinate an archeological dig in Egypt and has conducted 23 archeological missions to Egypt since 2009. \n 
URL:https://www.worldbeatcenter.org/event/film-screening-of-global-assignment-the-life-and-times-of-runoko-rashidi/
LOCATION:WorldBeat Center\, 2100 Park Blvd\, San Diego\, 92101\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231021T140000
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SUMMARY:2nd Annual Taste of Africa
DESCRIPTION:Taste of Africa: A Tribute to Fela Kuti \nWith too many negative representations of Africa\, entrenched in images of war\, disease\, poverty\, and famine\, our festival seeks to redress the balance and highlight the fantastic range of cultures\, foods\, music\, and artists that make this great continent one of the most vibrant and emerging in the world. \nTaste of Africa aims to show Africa before it was colonized. It aims to bring unity and celebrate the diversity of Africa. \nTickets include \n\nEthiopian Coffee Ceremony\nKemetic Yoga (Egypt)\nAfro-Beat Dance workshop (Nigeria)\nLive African entertainment by Eyo\, the Stilt Walker (West Africa)\, Djelia Kadi West African Drum & Dance Ensemble (Burkina Faso)\, Akayaa Atule and Bolga Zohdoomah (Ghana) and Ibrahima Ba (Senegal).\nAlso don’t miss the jollof rice competition!\n\nTravel the world through taste and support San Diego’s local restaurants and caterers with food from Nigeria\, Ethiopia\, Sudan and Liberia. Also try wine from Ethiopia and Nigeria. Food and drinks sold separately by each vendor. \n  \n \n  \nCRAFT VENDORS APPLY HERE \n  \n \n \n 
URL:https://www.worldbeatcenter.org/event/taste-of-africa-2/
LOCATION:WorldBeat Center\, 2100 Park Blvd\, San Diego\, 92101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Dr. Julius W. Garvey West Coast Book Tour
DESCRIPTION: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”.  \nSurgeon 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. \nThe 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. \nIn 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. \nIn 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. \n 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.”
URL:https://www.worldbeatcenter.org/event/dr-julius-w-garvey-west-coast-book-tour/
LOCATION:WorldBeat Center\, 2100 Park Blvd\, San Diego\, 92101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Afro-Cuban Percussion and Dance
DESCRIPTION:Omo Ache Afro-Cuban Percussion and Dance \nLed by Master Artist Juan Carlos Blanco \nClass Fee\n$10 Percussion or Dance\n$5 Conga Rental Available \nPlease Pay instructor before or after class
URL:https://www.worldbeatcenter.org/event/afro-cuban-percussion-and-dance-7/
LOCATION:WorldBeat Center\, 2100 Park Blvd\, San Diego\, 92101\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160113T193000
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CREATED:20160112T200016Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160112T200016Z
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SUMMARY:African Djembe Drumming
DESCRIPTION:West African Drumming\nled by Abdulah Sow \nClass Fee – $12\n$5 Djembe rental fee available\nPlease Pay instructor before or after class \nAll Levels Welcome \nFor more info call 619-230-1190
URL:https://www.worldbeatcenter.org/event/african-djembe-drumming-2/
LOCATION:WorldBeat Center\, 2100 Park Blvd\, San Diego\, 92101\, United States
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