Brooklyn, NY’s premier African cultural event returns to Commodore Barry Park (aka City Park) | Friday, July 1st to Monday, July 4th, 2022
New York City’s longest-running celebration of worldwide African music, dance, and culture returns to Brooklyn!
Join the International African Arts Festival LIVE AND IN-PERSON at Commodore Barry Park in Brooklyn from Friday, July 1st to Monday, July 4th, 2022, rain or shine (10:00 am to 9:00 pm ET).
Thandiswa, the popular double platinum South African musician is headlining this year’s Festival, along with Trinidadian AfroSoca artist Olatunji; The Jazz of a Tribe Called Quest featuring Dashill Smith and Malcolm-Jamal Warner; R&B sensation Lyfe Jennings; and Oshun.
Other headliners are saxophonist Mike Phillips, the legendary Maimouna Keita African Dancers (MKAD), and Senegalese rapper ADH. Other performers include the groups Alura, Taifa Bartz, Nubian Messengers, PitsiRa, The Shaka Tonge Experience, and others.
2022 IAAFestival Headliners
FRIDAY, JULY 1 (DAY 1)
- TSCHAKA TONGE EXPERIENCE (3:55 pm – 4:40 pm)
- MIKE PHILLIPS (5:05 pm – 6:00 pm)
- JAZZ of a TRIBE CALLED QUEST featuring DASHILL SMITH and MALCOLM-JAMAL WARNER (6:30 pm – 7:45 pm)
- BAMBARA (8:10 pm – 8:50 pm)
SATURDAY, JULY 2 (DAY 2)
- NUBIAN MESSENGERS (2:45 pm – 3:25 pm)
- FRIENDS & STRANGERS (3:50 pm – 4:30 pm)
- PITSIRA (4:55 pm – 5:50 pm)
- THANDISWA (6:25 pm – 7:50 pm)
- MAIMOUNA KEITA AFRICAN DANCERS (8:10 pm – 8:50 pm)
SUNDAY, JULY 3 (DAY 3)
- OMAJJE’ & DESMOND THE SONGWRITER (3:00 pm – 3:40 pm)
- ADH (4:05 pm – 4:50 pm)
- BROADWAY IN BROOKLYN (5:20 pm – 6:10 pm)
- OLATUNJI (6:35 pm – 7:45 pm)
- HARAMBEE AFRICAN DANCERS (8:10 pm – 8:55 pm)
MONDAY, JULY 4 (DAY 4)
- THE HIGH-BRID BAND (3:10 pm – 3:50 pm)
- THE HARMONY EXPERIENCE (4:15 pm – 5:00 pm)
- OSHUN (5:30 pm – 6:10 pm)
- LYFE JENNINGS (6:30 pm – 7:45 pm)
- ASASE YAA AFRICAN AMERICAN DANCE THEATER (8:10 pm – 8:55 pm)
For additional information head to IAAFestival.org, and follow them on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Purchase tickets HERE and get directions to the festival HERE for convenience.
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