Kulu Mele presents Wemilere: Parade of the Orishas
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Join the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Taller Puertoriqueno, and Kulu Mele African Dance & Drum Ensemble for this incredible dance program and conversation presented as part of 2019’s PhilAesthetic: AAMP Celebrates the African Diaspora in Philly festivities, and Taller’s 23rd Annual Arturo A. Schomburg Symposium.
Wemilere celebrates eight of the most important orishas (deities) in Yoruba culture; Elegba, Ogun, Ochosi, Oshun, Yemaya, Shango, Oya, and Obatala. The dance performance will be preceded by a 10-minute drumming interlude featuring Afro-Cuban rhythms.
The performance will conclude with an audience and artist Q&A.
This program is made possible with support from PNC Arts Alive.