CHIEF AYANDA CLARKE AND THE FADARA GROUP PRESENT “TRUE TO OUR NATIVE LAND” – A CONTEMPORARY-TRADITIONAL AFRICAN CULTURAL PERFORMANCE at National Sawdust in Brooklyn on November 4, 2023 beginning at 7:30pm. 

The misperception that Africa is undeveloped stagnant and irrelevant is problematic in the 21st century. Chief Ayanda Clarke’s True To Our Native Land is the cultural education program of THE FADARA GROUP and it seeks to correct that perception. Featuring traditional percussion ensembles from Ghana, Nigeria, and Cuba, THE FADARA GROUP’s high-energy, interactive performance will unlock the polyrhythm within you! Join Chief Ayanda as he draws inspiration from contemporary expressions of African musical sensibilities worldwide and reimagines traditional rhythms, songs, and folklore from across the African Diaspora.  Musicians, music lovers of all genres, students, and curiosity-seekers alike will be enriched by a program designed to enlighten the mind, body, and spirit.