CCCADI’s 5th annual AFRIBEMBÉ FESTIVAL harnesses the power of its theme, Black to the Future, to elevate AfroFuturism from a global Diasporic lens with Africa at the center.
AFRIBEMBÉ is our Pan-African festival that serves as an opportunity for us to rejoice in our creativity, intellectuality, and musicality, remembering our shared roots.
This year’s featured artists and DJ lineup will utilize global Diasporic rhythms and sounds to move festivalgoers through statements of Black identity, agency and freedom.
AFRIBEMBÉ: Black to the Future makes a special call to remember that our ancestors consistently pushed toward creating a future that stretched beyond the reality of their present. Together, let’s tap into our shared art and culture to do the same.
Photography by Aryana Alexa
THIS EVENT IS FREE TO ATTEND. REGISTERED ATTENDEES WILL RECEIVE A FREE RAFFLE TICKET FOR A CHANCE TO WIN PRIZES FROM CCCADI AND VENDORS OF THE UJAMAA MARKET THROUGHOUT THE DAY!
MAIN
The Bembé Stage artists will present rhythms and music that celebrate both, the shared roots, and vibrant diversity of the African Diaspora while pointing toward a future that embraces innovation, creativity, and progress through sound and theatrical expression.
PEDRITO MARTINEZ*
COMBO CHIMBITA
CHIMURENGA RENAISSANCE IMANI UZURI
ASASE YAA YOUTH ENSEMBLE
CHIEF AWOSÁNMÍ SÉKOU ALÁJÉ
DJ BEMBONA
AFROFUTURIST PLAY EXCERPT PERFORMANCE
“IN THE VALLEY OF COMING FORTH”
BY HERUKHUTI WILLIAMS
MC RASU JILANI
* presented in partnership with National Jazz Museum in Harlem
ART PARK
The Family Village will feature activities and workshops for families with children of all ages to enjoy together. Drawing from African Diasporic traditions of movement, collective growth, and art-making, activities will spark imaginations, and inspire actions that contribute to a liberated and thriving future for the next generation of culture bearers.
STREET SIDE
Get transported through various regions of the Diaspora with each bite! The SoulFull Food Plaza will offer festival goers an opportunity to indulge in dishes made with traditional recipes passed down through generations and ones fused with new innovative flavors.
STREET SIDE
Drawing from the Ujamaa concept of valuing one another as extended family and creating cooperative economics, we invite you to take part in the Ujamaa Market! Get ready to fall in love with beautifully designed arts, crafts and merchandise and support your local vendors and artisans of the Diaspora.
ART PARK
In our effort to learn from and elevate our history, AFRIBEMBÉ acknowledges Black August, our historical leaders and our quest for liberation. This year’s event will recognize the late Greg Tate, Cultural Theorist and CoFounder of the Black Rock Coalition.
The word Bembé is an African word carried throughout the Diaspora with various meanings. From drumming, to rhythm, to party, we utilize the word Bembé as one of terms that connects our Diaspora together in music, joy and community.
This event is rain or shine, but please note all events are subject to change.
AFRIBEMBÉ is being held in partnership with the Friends of Art Park Alliance (FAPA).