Shamelessly #Bragging about #Hartford! To my friends out of state, #abroad and in #Africa, look at what we do here in #HartfordWorld: this is our #Kwanzaa #African Drum and Dance #Finale, led by Christine Dixon-Smith and Mellissa Noluthando. #beautiful! Notice the colorful and intricate #body #Paint on the dancers: Custom work by Joy Monroe of Connecticut Artists Initiative. #FirstNightHartford Film by J Stan McCauley for AccessTV.org, which is Supported by J. Stan and Nyesha McCauley of Hartford Connecticut. Professional, persistent and fast! J Stan McCauley, Videography. 860.944.9797 youtu.be/SohJwLZrB50?t=1h52m42s Published on Jan 2, 2015 Sankofa Kuumba presents its annual Kwanzaa celebration at Charter Oak Cultural Center as part of First Night Hartford, running from 6 to 8 pm. Learn the seven principles of Kwanzaa through the artistic gifts of story, song and dance. This community celebration has the theme of Faith or Imani, the 7th principle of Kwanzaa. This annual event also pays homage to both recent and ancient ancestors: family, friends, artists and community leaders who paved the way and will honor the artists who have participated in the past 25 years of public Kwanzaa celebrations initiated by Sankofa Kuumba. youtu.be/SohJwLZrB50 This is a short clip of the finale. The opening by Joanne James, Margaux Hayes and Richard McGhee III was moving! To view the entire event (including a Kizomba Hartford performance, at 1:46, go here: youtu.be/SohJwLZrB50)
Posted on: Sat, 03 Jan 2015 13:14:28 +0000
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