A promotional flyer for "The Living Drum" event features a portrait of instructor Praise Ekeng in a red circle against a dark blue background with event details and a QR code in the foreground.

Tidewater African Cultural Alliance

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LXCL:<pre>Better late than never. :-) Thanks for joining us for a Taste of Trinidad &amp; Tobago!</pre>

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<p fr-original-style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 22.4px;" id="isPasted" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px; box-sizing: inherit;">We are excited to build on the innovative series: Taste the Rhythm&nbsp;and bring you&nbsp;the INTERACTIVE The Living Drum: A Folklife &amp; Community Series,&nbsp;featuring the culture, rhythms, and food from a specific country. We will dance, explore drum patterns, and taste food from the country. This is made possible in part through the Mid Atlantic Folk and Traditional Arts - CommunityProjects program of Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. Thanks to support from <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.midatlanticarts.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; -webkit-user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Mid Atlantic Arts</a>, <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.norfolkarts.net" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; -webkit-user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Norfolk ARTS Commission</a>, the <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.facebook.com/Ogenewomen" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; -webkit-user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Ogene Ndi Igbo Women&#39;s Association of Hampton Roads</a>, and the <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.gsarts.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; -webkit-user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Governor&#39;s School for the Arts</a>, we are able to bring you Nigeria, Haiti, Ghana, and the USA.&nbsp;<p fr-original-style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 22.4px;" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px; box-sizing: inherit;"> <p fr-original-style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 22.4px;" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px; box-sizing: inherit;">We will kick off the 2026-27 series with Nigeria on Saturday October 17, 2-4 pm at the Governor&#39;s School for the Arts with Praise Ekeng of Manga African Dance Ohio!&nbsp;<p fr-original-style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 22.4px;" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px; box-sizing: inherit;"> <div fr-original-style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" id="isPasted" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;">Born in Calabar, Cross River State in Nigeria, Praise Ekeng migrated to the United States in 2007. The Cincinnati, Ohio based prolific performer and teacher as well as a great community leader graduated from the University of Calabar and had a license in Logistics, but Performing is his passion. He has collaborated and performed in many festivals in the U.S. and across the globe. Praise is a song writer, and co-founder of Ijo Ugo Performing Arts and Assistant Director of <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.mangadance.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; -webkit-user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Manga African Dance Company</a> He is also a member of the African Dance Alliance, Guild of Nigerian Dancers, and the International Association of Blacks in Dance.</div>

<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;line-height:22.4px;margin:0px;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%">We are excited to build on the innovative series: Taste the Rhythm and bring you the INTERACTIVE The Living Drum: A Folklife &amp; Community Series, featuring the culture, rhythms, and food from a specific country. We will dance, explore drum patterns, and taste food from the country. This is made possible in part through the Mid Atlantic Folk and Traditional Arts - CommunityProjects program of Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. Thanks to support from <a href="https://www.midatlanticarts.org" target="_blank">Mid Atlantic Arts</a>, <a href="https://www.norfolkarts.net" target="_blank">Norfolk ARTS Commission</a>, the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Ogenewomen" target="_blank">Ogene Ndi Igbo Women's Association of Hampton Roads</a>, and the <a href="https://www.gsarts.org" target="_blank">Governor's School for the Arts</a>, we are able to bring you Nigeria, Haiti, Ghana, and the USA. <p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;line-height:22.4px;margin:0px;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%"> <p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;line-height:22.4px;margin:0px;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%">We will kick off the 2026-27 series with Nigeria on Saturday October 17, 2-4 pm at the Governor's School for the Arts with Praise Ekeng of Manga African Dance Ohio! <p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;line-height:22.4px;margin:0px;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%"> <div>Born in Calabar, Cross River State in Nigeria, Praise Ekeng migrated to the United States in 2007. The Cincinnati, Ohio based prolific performer and teacher as well as a great community leader graduated from the University of Calabar and had a license in Logistics, but Performing is his passion. He has collaborated and performed in many festivals in the U.S. and across the globe. Praise is a song writer, and co-founder of Ijo Ugo Performing Arts and Assistant Director of <a href="https://www.mangadance.org" target="_blank">Manga African Dance Company</a> He is also a member of the African Dance Alliance, Guild of Nigerian Dancers, and the International Association of Blacks in Dance.</div>

Tidewater African Cultural Alliance

Living Drum Folk Life & Community Series: Nigeria

254 Granby St

Advance

$20

Day of/Door Price

$25

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