Photos by Tag: african
Festival star
Among members of the African All Stars is singer/dancer Moye Kashimbi. African All Stars is a World Beat band based in Seattle. Homelands among band members include Ghana, Liberia, Guinee, and Nigeria. They play traditional West African pop styles: Hi-life, Sucous, Juju, Calypso, and Reggae-Jimmy Free. The group performed Sunday on the main stage at […]
African children in spotlight
It was my privilege Friday night to experience the African Children’s Choir, a Christian group made up of orphans from numerous African countries. The choir, with U.S. headquarters in Arlington, Washington, marks its 20th anniversary this year. I took this photograph while three of the children waited in the wings at Brodniak Auditorium before running […]
African gospel
In the shadow of Martin Luther King Day, members of the African Gospel Acappella singing group based in Vancouver, Washington sang and worshiped Sunday at Anacortes Lutheran Church. The six men, who met at a school for the blind in their native country of Liberia, have been singing together for 12 years. Their ministry includes […]