Hey Dance Breakers. Today's Dance break is pretty special. I got a email this morning from a friend who stumbled upon my blog and asked if she could submit the info below. Of course here at the 4 PM Dance Break we love all kinds of dance and so I hope you enjoy The All-Sistah dance, drum and vocal ensemble Giwayen Mata. There is a performance happening this Father's Day go check it out. Enjoy. Dance!
The All-Sistah dance, drum and vocal ensemble Giwayen Mata to Salute Men this Father's Day
Atlanta’s ‘BEST WORLD MUSIC ACT’ Salutes Men on Father’s Day
The All-Sistah ensemble Giwayen Mata to bring their ‘contagious’ high energy drum and dance to the Southwest Arts Center
Sunday, June 17, 2012
3pm
Location
Southwest Arts Center
915 New Hope Road
Atlanta , GA, 30331
(404)604-9364
giwashop@giwayenmata.org
PAY PAL LINK: http://www.giwayenmata.org/ai1ec_event/a-salute-to-our-men?instance_id=18
This Father’s Day, Atlanta’s All-Female Best World Music Act, GIWAYEN MATA, gives tribute to fathers, sons, brothers, husbands and friends in their stage production of “A SALUTE TO OUR MEN”. Performed with special male guests and choreographed in part by Ayo Love, Artistic Director of Ayodele Drum and Dance, family-friendly audiences can expect the ‘roaring’ Afrikan djembe drums, dance, prose, vocal performance, and ‘contagious’ high energy audience participation!
Tickets for ‘SALUTE’ are $25 in advance by purchasing through PayPal online, or $28 at the door. Special rates are also available for students, children and senior citizens.
ABOUT GIWAYEN MATA
Approaching their 20-Year Anniversary, GIWAYEN MATA, the Atlanta-based dynamic, soul-stirring, all-sistah, dance, percussion, and vocal ensemble has ‘wowed’ audiences throughout the nation with high-energy-filled performances, workshops and classes. Dedicated to perpetuating the study and teachings of African cultures through dances, rhythms, and songs of Africa to audiences of all ethnicities, ages, and backgrounds, the GIWAYEN MATA ‘Elephant Women’ celebrate and uplift women, the community and the planet. Founded by Omelika Kuumba, Gail V. Zuri Sami Ra Maati Jordan, Sarahn Henderson and seven other women, the 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization has been recognized by USA Magazine and was voted “Best Local International / World Music Act” three times in Creative Loafing Magazine’s Best of Atlanta Issue. The nation embraced them on NBC television network reality series “America’s Got Talent” and they prepared members of the cast of the BRAVO cable network top-rated reality series “Real Housewives of Atlanta” in a high-energy dance experience in connection with their travels to South Africa. www.giwayenmata.orgata.org
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