Bringing Bahian music, art, dance, film, and food to Washington DC
FESTIVAL AFRO-BAHIA
WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 11-16, 2013
Festival Afro-Bahia will share the diverse culture of the state of Bahia, Brazil with Washington, DC.
Highlights will include:
Performances by Brazilian musician Tonho Materia, former singer with the legendary group Olodum from the state of Bahia. He is an innovator of the world famous Bahian music style samba-reggae;
Demonstrations of the Afro-Brazilian martial art of capoeira, with world-renowned masters and maculelê Val Boa Morte , Mestre Boa Gente, Mestre Cobra Mansa, Mestre Efraim Silva, and Mestre Curisco; Performance by Batalá
A screening of the documentary, “Blacks in South America,” along with a panel discussion about social and economic issues facing African and indigenous peoples in the Americas;
Afro-Brazilian dance and drumming performances and workshops by Mestre Amen (one of the most famous and well-respected capoeira masters in the world, a master percussionist and the star of the Hollywood movies, “Only the Strong” and “Kickboxer IV”); and Rosangela Silvestre, world renowned dancer and choreographer; A Brazilian cooking presentation and tasting with Sonia Pessoa, Registered Dietitian and native of Bahia, Brazil;
Caipirinha tasting by Zen cachaça;
An International Afro dance party ;
A Closing cerimony with performnace by all guests.
Events will take place at the Frank D. Reeves Center, Georgetown University, Bossa Bistro and Lounge, Fur night club, Church of the Pilgrims, Marrakesh restaurant, the International Capoeira Angola Foundation, and Church of All Souls. Most events will be free to the public.
Festival Afro-Bahia is presented by AbracoDC and Sambart Entertainment with support from the Brazilian Embassy in Washington, DC, Levantamos organization and the Washington, DC Mayor’s Office on Latino Affairs (OLA).
For more information and an updated schedule of events, please visit:
http://www.festivalafrobahia.org and http://www.facebook.com/afrobahiafest.
Tentative Festival Schedule
“Festival Afro-Bahia will honor and celebrate the resilience of millions of Africans who created a unique form of racial expression and cultural diversity in Bahia. They transformed their oppression into art, their cries into lyrics, their hunger into culinary art, and the power of their hands into the sounds of instruments.” – Sonia Pessoa, President of Abraco and Festival founder
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Documentary Film Screening of film “Blacks in South America” ( segment about Brazil)
Location: Georgetown University Program room , Leavey Center 3800 Reservoir Road, NW Washington, DC
Open to the public free of charge
The film screening will be followed by a panel discussion.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Opening Celebration
6:30PM -9:00PM
Location: Frank D. Reeves Center
2000 14th Street NW Washington, DC 20009
Open to the public free of charge
The opening celebration kicks off the festival with performances from diverse Afro Brazilian, Afro Latinos and capoeira along with live Brazilian drumming.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
ZEN® Cachaça Tasting and Caipirinha making Demonstration
6:30PM-9:00PM
Location: Bossa Bistro and Lounge
2463 18th Street NW Washington, DC 20009
Suggested donation: $5
You are invited to complimentary cachaça tasting and caipirinha making demonstration by ZEN® Cachaça. Cachaça, pronounced (ka-SHAH-sa), is a Brazilian spirit made from fermented and distilled cane juice. Learn to make caipirinhas, Brazil’s national cocktail, made from a blend of cachaça, lime, and sugar and caipifrutas a mix of Cachaça, sugar and tropical fruits. In addition to free cachaça tastings, there will be special discounts on Brazilian cocktails and Brazilian tapas throughout the night.
Samba-de-Roda and samba reggae Jam
10:00PM-12:00AM
Location: Bossa Bistro and Lounge
Cost: $5
Come out for a jam session with accomplished music styles of the African Diaspora including: Samba Reggae, Jamaican Reggae and samba-de –Roda do Recôncavo Bahiano.
Friday, June 14, 2013
Dance and Capoeira workshops prices $15 single $80 full package from Thu -Sat
Location: ICAF
733 Euclid Street NW Washington, DC 20001
11:00pm- 4:00 pm
Church of the philgrim 2201 P street, NW
(The workshop schedule can be founded at ww.festivalafrobahia.org.)
Taste of Brazil & Exhibition
6:30PM-9:30PM
Location: Church of the Philgrims
2201 P Street NW Washington, DC 20037
Cost: $35 includes a pass for the International Afro night
Experience the tastes of Bahia, including the typical foods from local festivities such as the Saint John Festival, and the rich Afro-Bahia gastronomy With her culinary expertise, Sonia Pessoa, a Registered Dietitian and native of Bahia, will take you to her homeland with African influenced flavored dishes, cooked with dendê (palm oil), malagueta peppers, coconut milk, and rich Bahian spices.
International Afro dance party
10:00PM-2:00AM
Location: Marrakesh restaurant
2147 P Street NW Washington, DC 20037
Cost: Free with Taste of Bahia pass, $5 without pass
Saturday, June 15, 2011
Locations: ICAF & Church of the Philgrims
Dance, Drumming and Capoeira workshops
10:00AM- 6:30PM prices $15 single $80 full package from Thu -Sat
( The workshop schedule can be found at www.festivalafrobahia.org.)
Tonho Materia’s Concert
10:00PM-2:30 AM
Location: FUR Night Club
33 Petterson St. NE Washington ,DC 20002
Cost: $15 before 11 pm, $20 after 11Pm
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Closing ceremony ICAF
10:00am-12:15pm
Capoeira Angola Documentary ,dance and drumming workshops;
4:00pm-6:00pm
Performance by Guests
Location : church of All Souls Church 1500 Harvard St. NW, Washington, DC
Open to the public and free of charge