2024

The First Festival

September 1, 2024 · NYC Parks Far Rockaway Amphitheater, Queens, NY

The first Ocean Festival: a free celebration of Afro-Diasporic music and culture featuring Tambacum on their 2024 U.S. tour.

Lineup

Headliner Tambacum, an Afro-Colombian traditional music group, with Grupo Cultural de Capoeira Angola do Acupe and award-winning Afro-Caribbean writer and poet Adriana Devers.

The festival ran 12–7 PM, and the night closed with an afterparty at The Surf Lot (7–10 PM) with DJ Madame Vacile.

Youth workshop

The day before, on August 31, 2024, kids and teens ages 8–16 joined “Sound Waves and Traditions: Integrating Whale Songs with Chocoan Rhythms,” an in-person workshop at the Rockaway Beach Welcome Center on Beach 44th Street (11 AM – 2 PM).

More than music

Panel discussions on African-descendant art and culture, and a music workshop for Black and Brown youth led by experienced musicians.

Partners

Laru Beya Collective, afrolatin@ forum, Casa Finca NYC, R&E Ocean Community Conservation, Buena Onda Collective, Los Herederos, The Surf Lot, Reel Works and NYC Parks.

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