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’s featured artists and DJ lineup will utilize global Diasporic rhythms and sounds to move festival goers through statements of Black identity, agency and freedom.

Through activities in the Family Village, the SoulFull Food Plaza, the Ujamaa Marketplace, and our Sankofa Tribute to the late Greg Tate, AFRIBEMBÉ intentionally seeks to inspire our community to envision and create a liberated future for the entire African Diaspora.

Bembé Stage:

• Pedrito Martinez (Presented in partnership with the National Jazz Museum in Harlem)
• Combo Chimbita
• DJ Bembona
• Imani Uzuri
• Chimurenga Renaissance
• Asase Yaa Youth Ensemble
• Chief Awosanmi Sekou Alaje
• MC Rasu Jilani

AFRIBEMBÉ will feature an excerpt from the funky, post-apocalyptic, Afrofuturist play, “In the Valley of Coming Forth”, by CCCADI alum, Hameed Sharif “Herukhuti” Williams, Ph.D.

This year’s festival makes a special call to remember that our ancestors consistently pushed toward creating a future that stretched beyond the reality of their present. Let’s tap into our shared art and culture to do the same.

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!

This event is in partnership with Friends of Art Park Alliance (FAPA) and the National Jazz Museum in Harlem.

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.

Event may be subject to change.