Rhythms of The World!
Saturday 21st October, 11am-7pm
Yarra Valley ECOSS- 711 Old Warburton Rd Wesburn.
Celebrating 5 Cultures at this FREE Family fun day out in the beautiful Yarra Valley.
Come and immerse yourself in these culturally rich communities with a full program of music & dance!
Be entertained by Multi Cultural performances, participate in drum and dance workshops, wonder through the marketplace and tantalise your taste buds with a culinary extravaganza of food from around the world!
Program includes:
Welcome to Country with Aunty Kim Wandin.
Chin Community Dancers with traditional Harvest Dance.
Kids African drum and dance workshop with Kofi Kunkpe and Frank Adjei.
Indian music performance with Sarita McHarg trio.
Baque Voador- Afro-Brazilian drumming group performance.
Ganga Giri will provide a musical backdrop on Didgeridoo while The Djarlo Dancers perform an interactive performance and workshop.
Try out Brazilian Rhythms with Maracatu percussion workshop led by Humberto Porto.
Yarra Valley Drummers led by Ghanaian Master Drummer Kofi Kunkpe will get you up dancing with a special appearance from African dance students led by Frank Adjei.
Wala means life will bring traditional West African rhythms & dance to the stage followed by a grand finale’ Multicultural musical fusion!
Thank you to our sponsors- Yarra Ranges Council, Multicultural Victoria and Upper Yarra Community Recovery Led Recovery Grants for funding this event!
“This Children’s Week event is presented by Yarra Valley Ecoss Inc. in partnership with the Victorian Government”.
