36th Annual Wakinyan Maza Wokiksuye 2021
July 3-4, 2021
July 3 – Rabbit Dance & Potato Dance Contest; Four Men Handdrum Contest and more!
July 4: Grand Entry 1:00pm; Evening Session 7:00pm; 9:00am flag raising; other events taking place throughout the day.
All donations welcomed & appreciated!
Bring your seat and shade!
Please see pow wow flyer for more details.
Forbes Africa
Published 3 months ago
Tanzanian-born Aakash Phulwani is using dance to change the perspectives the world has about African culture.
Every time you enter an AfroDesi workshop, run by entrepreneur Aakash Phulwani, people from diverse backgrounds are learning both contemporary African and Bollywood dance styles using custom-made mixes of songs from both sides. When it was first started by Phulwani and his two friends in New York, it grew in popularity and is now also a platform for Africa-based dancers.
Raised in Tanzania, when Phulwani first went to university in the United States, it seemed like no one really knew much about Africa. There wasn’t much happening on campus to promote African culture either. He wanted to change that perspective somehow and used dance, which he is very passionate about, as a means to do so. People from different backgrounds started joining the dance troupe he founded.