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City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and Friends of the Watts Towers Arts Center Celebrate the 41st Annual Watts Towers Day of the Drum Festival at Watts Towers Arts Center Campus

Dates: (9/30/2023 )

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Watts Towers Arts Center Campus


1727 East 107th Street
Los Angeles,CA 90002

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DCA and Friends of Watts Towers Arts Center will host multicultural dance and music performances at the 41st Annual Watts Towers Day of the Drum Festival on Saturday, September 30, 2023 and the 46th Annual Simon Rodia Watts Towers Jazz Festival on Sunday, October 1, 2023 to continue these festivities.An all-star line-up of international recording artists, local jazz greats, percussionists, and dancers will come together over two days, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., for unbelievable festival experiences under the artistic direction of Rosie Lee Hooks, Patrice Rushen, and Munyungo Jackson. Presented by DCA and the Friends of Watts Towers Arts Center, the two-day festival is free and open to the public.

Both festivals take place at the DCA’s Watts Towers Arts Center Campus at 1727 East 107th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90002. For more information, please call 213.847.4646 or visit www.wattstowers.org.

City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and Friends of the Watts Towers Arts Center Celebrate the 41st Annual Watts Towers Day of the Drum Festival at Watts Towers Arts Center Campus Schedule

Festival Schedules:

41st Annual Watts Towers Day of the Drum Festival Saturday, September 30, 2023, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Masters of Ceremonies: Kamau Daáood and Dee Dee McNeil

11:00 a.m. Xochipilli Aztec traditional dancing featuring Huehuetl and Teponaxtle drums

12:00 p.m. Korean Classical Music and Dance Company Traditional Korean and drum dance 1:00 p.m. SHINE Mawusi An alliance of women practicing, nurturing, and empowering communities by spreading the knowledge of West African drum culture

2:00 p.m. Garifuna Cultural Group Garifuna World Cultural Experience

3:00 p.m. Gimme A Beat Just Rhythms and Rhymes featuring Tony Austin (drums), Mic Holden (percussion and MC), Kahlil Cummings (percussions), and Brian Collier (drums)

4:00 p.m. Magatte Fall featuring LaVoix A drum and dance group representing Senegal, Mali, Ivory Coast, Guinea and Gambia

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