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Great
Music
and More
as
African
World
Festival
returns
to Hart
Plaza
July
15-17
DETROIT,
MI - The
Charles
H.
Wright
Museum’s
39th
African
World
Festival,
to be
held in
Hart
Plaza on
July
15-17,
2022,
features
an
eclectic
group of
artists
and
genres,
ranging
from
local
vocalists
of note
to
nationally
acclaimed
performers.
Cam
Anthony
— winner
of “The
Voice” —
will
kick off
the
celebration
on
Friday
the 15th
at 4
p.m. by
singing
“Lift
Every
Voice
and
Sing”
and then
will
take
part in
a 7:15
p.m.
performance
on the
Ford
Main
Stage.
The
Saturday
lineup
includes
acclaimed
Jazz
Vocalist
Lizz
Wright
at 6:45
p.m.
along
with a 9
p.m.
performance
by The
Legendary
Wailers
—
renowned
for
their
work
with the
late
reggae
artist
Bob
Marley.
Sunday’s
closing
session
on the
Ford
Main
Stage
features
a
collaboration
between
Detroit’s
own poet
jessica
care
moore
and
singer-songwriter
Steffanie
Christ’ian.
A full
list of
performers
can be
found
here.
This
year’s
event
returns
to Hart
Plaza
after
being
held on
the
museum
ground
for more
than a
decade.
“We’re
glad to
be in
back in
Hart
Plaza,”
said
Njia
Kai, the
festival
director,
who
urged
people
to
attend
and
experience
the
history
and
culture
of the
diaspora.
The
line-up,
“will be
exciting,
it will
be
memorable,
it will
be
delicious.”
A sample
performance
of the
featured
artists
was put
on
Wednesday
morning
at the
museum.
It
started
with a
rendition
of “The
Blues is
Alright”
by
Detroit’s
own Lady
Champagne
and was
followed
by songs
and
spoken
word
from
Mama
Sol,
before
closing
out with
drumming
and
dancing
by Nanou
Djiapo’s
group.
The
collaboration
of
jessica
care
moore
and
Steffanie
Christ’ian
on “We
are
Scorpio,”
blared
through
the
museum’s
speakers
as the
event
ended.
“The
Charles
H.
Wright
Museum
is proud
and
excited
to
launch
the 39th
African
World
Festival,”
said
Wright
Museum
President
and CEO
Neil
Barclay.
“More
than a
celebration,
the
festival
honors
all of
the
cultures
that
have
evolved
in the
African
diaspora.”
In
addition
to the
artists’
performances,
150
vendors
will be
on hand
for the
festival,
which
features
events
from 11
a.m. to
11 p.m.
daily.
On
Saturday
and
Sunday,
festivalgoers
can take
a
history
walking
tour
with
Jamon
Jordan.
A youth
and
family
area,
called
Watoto
Village,
will
highlight
entertaining
storytellers.
The
Waterfront
Village
will
feature
Detroit’s
favorite
deejays,
and
individuals
can get
fit in
the
Health
Is
Wealth
Village.
Attendees
will be
able to
sample
and
purchase
authentic
African
foods.
A
longstanding
celebration
of
African
culture,
the
festival
is
expected
to
attract
more
than
50,000
visitors
over the
three
days.
Ford
Motor
Company
is the
lead
sponsor
of the
event.
Attendance
at the
festival
is free
all
weekend
for
Wright
Museum
members.
The day
pass for
non-members
is $15
for ages
13 and
above,
$10 for
ages
4-12,
and free
for
those
younger.
Tickets
may be
purchased
here:
For more
information,
go to:
https://www.thewright.org/programs/wrights-39th-african-world-festival
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