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"Big, bright West African diasporic cultural blow-out weekender bursting with workshops, live music, DJs, arts and crafts, food stalls and more. Dance the Senegalese Sabar and open your throat to Baye Fall singing with expert teachers, or just sit back and bask in the richness of the musical radiance!"
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A event held at The Trinity Centre on Saturday 7th September. The event starts at 10:30.
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SABAR FAMILY FESTIVAL 2024 - 'Come Together as One'
A Full Weekend Celebration of Dance and Music from West Africa and the wider African Diaspora.
Are you ready to experience a weekend like no other? Immerse yourself in the vibrancy and depth of West African and African Diaspora cultures over a jam-packed weekend of Dance, Drumming & Singing Workshops, Live Music, Performances, Food, Crafts, DJ’s and more! We’ve got an exciting and talented lineup featuring local and internationally acclaimed artists.
After the sold-out success of the Sabar Family Festival 2022, we’re back with the fam for a bigger and better 2024!
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KEY INFO
7-8 September / Trinity Centre, Bristol, BS2 0NW, UK
2 days of the best of West African & Diaspora culture
25+ artists to you from Senegal / Guinea / Ivory Coast / Nigeria / Brazil and More
Dance, Percussion & Singing Workshops
Live Music Concerts
Saturday Performance Evening & Party
Sunday "Teranga" Evening Closing Event
African Food & Crafts Stalls
Visual Art Exhibition
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FULL PROGRAM
07/09/2024 SATURDAY
10:30h: Check-in
Fyfe Hall
11-12:30h: Burkina Faso Djembe Dance / Fanta Dembele
12:45-14:15h: Senegalese Sabar Dance / Masse Diallo & Batch Gueye
14:30-16h: Senegalese Sabar Dance Female Styling / Astou Niane
The Den & Garden
11-12.30h: Sabar Drumming / Mbar Ndiaye
12:45-14:15h: Traditional West African Song / Ndeye Thiam (Batch Gueye’s mother)
14:30-15:30h: Nigerian Afrobeats Dance / Fumy Opeyemi
15:30-19h: DJ & Hang out
Saturday 'Come Together As One' Performance Evening & Party
19h-21h: Live Music & Dance Performance
21h-00h: West African Drum & Dance Circle – aka Tanneber
DJs playing the best of Mbalax / Afrobeats / Amapiano / Soca and More
08/09/2024 SUNDAY
11:30h: Check-in
Fyfe Hall
12-13:30h: AfroBrazilian Dance / Adriano Oliveira
13.45-15:15h: Malian Djembe Dance / Saly Diediou
15:30-17h: Senegalese Sabar Dance / Riha Diallo
17-17.30h: Deep Stretch
The Den & Garden
12-13.30h: Baye Fall Chanting / Batch Gueye
13.45-15.15h: Djembe Drumming / Mohamed Gueye
15:30-16:30h: Kids Ghanian Dance Class / Rubba
16:30-17:30h: DJ & Hang out
Sunday “Teranga” Closing Event Celebration
17:30-21h: Live Music Jam with all our artists
Graffiti Room
All Weekend: African Food & Indie Crafts Stalls / Holistic Therapy / Art Installations / LUSH Cosmetics
Private Classes with world-class teachers!
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When to arrive:
Day-time: Our last Festival was a sell-out event so we recommend arriving early if you are attending workshops. There is one main entrance, where we will be checking tickets (Saturday 7th September, 10:30h Check-in / Sunday 8th September, 11:30h Check-in).
Evening: We ask everyone to be seated in Fyfe Hall by 19:00h for our Saturday 'Come Together As One' Evening Performance. If you are late, an usher will take you to your seat during a break.
What to bring:
Bring yourselves!
We will provide drums at drumming workshops. Bring earplugs/ear defenders for kids if you need them.
Bring a change of clothes if you are doing the dance workshops - be prepared to sweat in these high energy classes!
Bring Cash/Card if you want to shop at our beautiful African Arts Stalls & Food/Drink Vendors.
Getting to Trinity Centre:
Walking: 15min City Centre / 10min Cabot Circus
By bus: A number of main bus routes pass the Trinity Centre, either along Stapleton Rd or along Clarence Rd. Main buses along Stapleton Rd are 48, 49 as well as the night bus N2.
By train: The nearest train station is Bristol Temple Meads. From here, you can take a short cab ride, or a 15-20min walk. If walking, exit the train station through the Temple Quay exit (side exit past the telephone booths), out past the car park and across the Square (signposted) and along Temple Back.
Parking:
On-street meter car parking is usually readily available around the venue (e.g., Little Anne Street and Braggs Lane, Eugene Street and Pennywell Road). Alternatively, you can park in or in the Nova parking lot or Cabot Circus car park that is a 10 mins walk away.
Bicycle parking is available in Trinity Centre and streets outside Trinity Centre.
Food & Drinks:
Enjoy the best West African and Caribbean cuisine at Sabar Family Festival
No alcohol is available at this event, but other delicious drinks will be!
Accommodation in Bristol:
Visiting Bristol for the weekend? Check out some of our accommodation recommendations on our website: https://batchgueye.com/sabarfamilydance/sabar-family-workshop-series-festival/" target="_blank" >https://batchgueye.com/sabarfamilydance/sabar-family-workshop-series-festival/
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If you have any questions now or on the day please feel free to email us ([email protected]).
Want to stay in the loop and receive special offers?
Sabar Family Festival will be followed by 8 workshops across Bristol & London with International Guest Teachers, as well as Sabar Family Drum & Dance Holiday in Senegal / January 2025.
Visit our website ---> https://batchgueye.com/sabarfamilydance
Follow us on Instagram --> https://www.instagram.com/batch_gueyeofficial/
Join our Mailing List / WhatsApp group --> https://chat.whatsapp.com/GgUQ2i07X0mLRImiRjzVtK
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel --> https://www.youtube.com/@BatchGueye
Get ready! Our team & artists are ready to welcome you & celebrate!
With Love,
Sabar Family
Entry requirements: no age restrictions (under 18s to be accompanied by an adult over 21yrs, 1:1 ratio)
SABAR FAMILY FESTIVAL 2024 - 'Come Together as One'
A Full Weekend Celebration of Dance and Music from West Africa and the wider African Diaspora.
Are you ready to experience a weekend like no other? Immerse yourself in the vibrancy and depth of West African and African Diaspora cultures over a jam-packed weekend of Dance, Drumming & Singing Workshops, Live Music, Performances, Food, Crafts, DJ’s and more! We’ve got an exciting and talented lineup featuring local and internationally acclaimed artists.
After the sold-out success of the Sabar Family Festival 2022, we’re back with the fam for a bigger and better 2024!
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KEY INFO
7-8 September / Trinity Centre, Bristol, BS2 0NW, UK
2 days of the best of West African & Diaspora culture
25+ artists to you from Senegal / Guinea / Ivory Coast / Nigeria / Brazil and More
Dance, Percussion & Singing Workshops
Live Music Concerts
Saturday Performance Evening & Party
Sunday "Teranga" Evening Closing Event
African Food & Crafts Stalls
Visual Art Exhibition
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FULL PROGRAM
07/09/2024 SATURDAY
10:30h: Check-in
Fyfe Hall
11-12:30h: Burkina Faso Djembe Dance / Fanta Dembele
12:45-14:15h: Senegalese Sabar Dance / Masse Diallo & Batch Gueye
14:30-16h: Senegalese Sabar Dance Female Styling / Astou Niane
The Den & Garden
11-12.30h: Sabar Drumming / Mbar Ndiaye
12:45-14:15h: Traditional West African Song / Ndeye Thiam (Batch Gueye’s mother)
14:30-15:30h: Nigerian Afrobeats Dance / Fumy Opeyemi
15:30-19h: DJ & Hang out
Saturday 'Come Together As One' Performance Evening & Party
19h-21h: Live Music & Dance Performance
21h-00h: West African Drum & Dance Circle – aka Tanneber
DJs playing the best of Mbalax / Afrobeats / Amapiano / Soca and More
08/09/2024 SUNDAY
11:30h: Check-in
Fyfe Hall
12-13:30h: AfroBrazilian Dance / Adriano Oliveira
13.45-15:15h: Malian Djembe Dance / Saly Diediou
15:30-17h: Senegalese Sabar Dance / Riha Diallo
17-17.30h: Deep Stretch
The Den & Garden
12-13.30h: Baye Fall Chanting / Batch Gueye
13.45-15.15h: Djembe Drumming / Mohamed Gueye
15:30-16:30h: Kids Ghanian Dance Class / Rubba
16:30-17:30h: DJ & Hang out
Sunday “Teranga” Closing Event Celebration
17:30-21h: Live Music Jam with all our artists
Graffiti Room
All Weekend: African Food & Indie Crafts Stalls / Holistic Therapy / Art Installations / LUSH Cosmetics
Private Classes with world-class teachers!
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When to arrive:
Day-time: Our last Festival was a sell-out event so we recommend arriving early if you are attending workshops. There is one main entrance, where we will be checking tickets (Saturday 7th September, 10:30h Check-in / Sunday 8th September, 11:30h Check-in).
Evening: We ask everyone to be seated in Fyfe Hall by 19:00h for our Saturday 'Come Together As One' Evening Performance. If you are late, an usher will take you to your seat during a break.
What to bring:
Bring yourselves!
We will provide drums at drumming workshops. Bring earplugs/ear defenders for kids if you need them.
Bring a change of clothes if you are doing the dance workshops - be prepared to sweat in these high energy classes!
Bring Cash/Card if you want to shop at our beautiful African Arts Stalls & Food/Drink Vendors.
Getting to Trinity Centre:
Walking: 15min City Centre / 10min Cabot Circus
By bus: A number of main bus routes pass the Trinity Centre, either along Stapleton Rd or along Clarence Rd. Main buses along Stapleton Rd are 48, 49 as well as the night bus N2.
By train: The nearest train station is Bristol Temple Meads. From here, you can take a short cab ride, or a 15-20min walk. If walking, exit the train station through the Temple Quay exit (side exit past the telephone booths), out past the car park and across the Square (signposted) and along Temple Back.
Parking:
On-street meter car parking is usually readily available around the venue (e.g., Little Anne Street and Braggs Lane, Eugene Street and Pennywell Road). Alternatively, you can park in or in the Nova parking lot or Cabot Circus car park that is a 10 mins walk away.
Bicycle parking is available in Trinity Centre and streets outside Trinity Centre.
Food & Drinks:
Enjoy the best West African and Caribbean cuisine at Sabar Family Festival
No alcohol is available at this event, but other delicious drinks will be!
Accommodation in Bristol:
Visiting Bristol for the weekend? Check out some of our accommodation recommendations on our website: https://batchgueye.com/sabarfamilydance/sabar-family-workshop-series-festival/" target="_blank" >https://batchgueye.com/sabarfamilydance/sabar-family-workshop-series-festival/
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If you have any questions now or on the day please feel free to email us ([email protected]).
Want to stay in the loop and receive special offers?
Sabar Family Festival will be followed by 8 workshops across Bristol & London with International Guest Teachers, as well as Sabar Family Drum & Dance Holiday in Senegal / January 2025.
Visit our website ---> https://batchgueye.com/sabarfamilydance
Follow us on Instagram --> https://www.instagram.com/batch_gueyeofficial/
Join our Mailing List / WhatsApp group --> https://chat.whatsapp.com/GgUQ2i07X0mLRImiRjzVtK
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel --> https://www.youtube.com/@BatchGueye
Get ready! Our team & artists are ready to welcome you & celebrate!
With Love,
Sabar Family
Entry requirements: no age restrictions (under 18s to be accompanied by an adult over 21yrs, 1:1 ratio)
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