SCHEDULE
See below for the 2025 performance schedule:
OPENING PROCESSION
11:30- 12:00
Meet at Burlington and Clinton (by the Starbucks parking lot). We will process north on Clinton and East on Washington to the Pedmall.
AFROBAND 243
12:00-1:00
Dance music from Congo and beyond
Welcome
Mayor and Mayor ProTem
1:00-1:20
Parade of Nations
1:20-2:50
Representatives from 54 African countries will showcase dances and fashions of their culture.
Zion Stars Music
3:00-3:40
The vocals of Prisca Mata will delight and the musich will showcase. the diversity and heritage of our culture.
Junior Talent
3:40-3:55
Be amazed with these gravity-defying acrobatics with cycles of all kinds.
ICFRC presentation
Togolese Women's Dance Troupe
4:00-4:50
ICFRC presents dance performances by members of Femmes Vertueuses Togolaises D'Iowa.
Congolese Children's Dance Troupe
5:00-5:30
These young people dazzled audiences last year. Don't miss them this year.
Sitso Ahlijah
Ghanaian Dance and Culture
5:35-6:10
Dancer, choreographer and instructor Sitso Ahlijah will shed light on Ghanaian dances and culture in the diaspora.
Mohammed Ali- Oud Player
6:15-6:30
Local visual artist Mohammed Ali will share his musical talents in this resonant instrument rarely heard on this continet.
TéGwap
Afro fusion Rap
6:35-6:50
From Zambia, Afro-rap artist TéGwap, uses Atlanta, Chicago, Rwandan, and Lusaka sounds to share stories of genocide survival and oppression, by God's grace. He has collaborated with MAVI and Lionel Messi.
Holiness Choir
7:00-7:20
Congolese choral music for all ages.
Sudanese Dancing
7:25-8:20
A stunning display of some of Sudan's beautiful dance traditions.
AFROBAND 243
8:20-9:00
Finish out the night dancing your feet off to the tunes of Afroband 243.
