Joyce Adewumi: Our partner is Harlem African Burial Ground; supporters include Harlem Arts Alliance

[Prof. Akin Euba and Joyce Adewumi]

Joyce Adewumi provides additional information on Dialogue:

"We are actually doing this event in partnership

with Harlem African Burial Ground,
and we are receiving support from
Harlem Arts Alliance and other organizations."

To mark the United Nations’
International Year for

People of African Descent

The New York African Chorus Ensemble Inc

In partnership with

The Harlem African Burial Ground Task Force

Invites Everyone To Join Us For This International Conference & Festival

Dialogue: Africa Meets North America In Harlem

Sunday, October 30 – Wednesday, November 3, 2011

This is a historic gathering of people of
African descent from all over the world.

Registration for the full conference is $70.00 USD

and does not include meals or other

activities that require payment.

Brief Highlights:

• Sun. October 30th from 11am -7pm - a historic memorial for our African ancestors who built

Harlem and indeed NYC starting at the Crack is Wack Park at 127th Street and 2nd avenue, &

continuing at the Elmendorf Reformed Church located at 121st Street bet. Lexington and 3rd

avenues.

• Mon. October 31st at the Harlem State Office Building: Panel discussions, Christopher Moore of

the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture presents a lecture on the history of Africans in

New York and Harlem, and Chief Dr. Atanda from Nigeria will present an address titled ‘The

traditional African perspective on Slavery’. The international concert at the Schomburg’s Langston

Hughes Auditorium is from 6pm – 9pm.

• Tues. November 1st at the Harlem State Office Building: Panel discussions, round table discussions

involving the literary leaders in African Music. Discussants include

Prof. J.H. Kwabena Nketia (Ghana)

90 years old and referred to as the father of African Music

Prof. Halim El Dabh (Egypt)

Prof. Akin Euba (USA)

Prof. Meki Nzewi (South Africa)

Prof. Kofi Agawu (USA)

Prof. Mosumola Obidike (Nigeria)

Panel discussion by Ambassadors from different African countries. The day concludes

with a reception involving the participation of celebrities, diplomatic community, and elected

officials. The admission for this reception is $20.00.

• Wed. November 2nd at the Harlem State office Building: An international business forum to

facilitate cultural exchanges between Africa and Harlem, Dr Delores McCray, special guest speaker.

Networking. The evening is rounded off with “Slave Warrior”, a film by Oliver Mbamara which

reveals real untold accounts of Slavery.

For more info please see our website

http://www.nyafricanensemble.com

[Prof. Akin Euba
is featured at AfriClassical.com,
where a complete Works List has been compiled by
Prof. Dominique-René de Lerma
http://www.CasaMusicaledeLerma.com]