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A taste of AFRICA in the HEART of Livermore: Sharing Arts and Culture

Cheza Nami's "A Taste of Africa" Event from chad mcclymonds on Vimeo.

Cheza Nami Foundation, Inc hosted a magical afternoon of Pan African art, dance, music, food and fashion at the Bothwell Arts Center in Livermore on October 19, 2014. The event will featured our Children's interactive room "the safari room"  where kids can explore African culture through games, crafts and books as well as a photo opportunity with Tano, Mali and Twiga at the "manzili", a hut created by camp participants in our 2014 Kids diversity and Culture camp. This event was in collaboration with African visual and performance artists  This special family event gave community members a tangible experience of African culture through touch, taste and conversation. Activities included an African market, children's crafts, a safari room, a fashion show, musical performances, African drumming and dance as well as a raffle and silent auction

Asanteni Sana! (Thank you all!)


Cultural Arts Sponsor

Lynn and Joan Seppala

Supporting Sponsor

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Alameda County Arts Comission

Event Partners

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Asante Africa Foundation
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San Francisco Arts Collective
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Overlander Safaris
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Big Sur Spirit Garden

Raffle prize/silent auction item Donors

Cheza Nami Ambassadors

Bay Area Discovery Musem
Mashujaa Coffee and tea Specialty
Costco Warehouse - Livermore
San Francisco Ballet
Chabot Space & Science Center
American Licorice Company
Tarisai Garande
Piwai
Mami Afrika Designs
Rubino Estates Winery
Livermore Valley Wine Growers Association
Concannon Vineyard
American Girl
Music Together in the Tri-Valley
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
Oakland Zoo
Berkeley Repertory Theater
Stanford Athletics
San Jose Sharks
Adventure Cat Sailing Charters
Trader Joe's Livermore

Our 2014 Youth Cultural Ambassadors - Livermore Valley Charter Preparatory Black Student Union 

Tyler Robinson
Nicholas Sloan
Evelyn Reed

Catherine Ndungu-Case
Erna Grasz
John Case
Tarisai Garande
Jen Perazzo-Maina
Carolyn Njogu
Gerald Gachara
Ben Njau

Our Event
Committee Members

Tshakie - Event Production and MC
Quii Quiix- Event Production
Yvonne Monteverde - Graphics
Ana Goncalves - Graphics
Vivian Shum - Photography
Chad McClymonds- Videography
Linda Roseman - Auction Coordinator
Donna Van Wyk - Social media
Rufaro Gwarada - Event Volunteer
Carla Bolotaolo - Event Volunteer
Shirley West- Event Volunteer
Sara Jeffrey - Youth Event Volunteer
Stephanie Jeffrey - Youth Event Volunteer
David Maina Mwangi - Event Chef
Pauline Njoki - Food Service
Paula Njeri - Event Volunteer

Models

Yassin Janneh
Rima Abdul
Candi Martinez
Betty Haukwa Avognon
Susan B Akinyi
Chebet Siefken
Juliet Larbie

View Fall 2014 event photos

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Thank you to our visiting artists

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Jayson gave us a taste of AfroCuban rhythms
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Ibou gave us a taste of Senegal
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Piwai gave us a taste of Zimbabwe
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Wawi gave us a taste of Kenya
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Nancy gave us a taste of Ghana
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Elisangela Sousa gave us a taste of Brasil
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Oumou Diamanka gave us a taste of Senegal
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Mbor Faye gave us a taste of Senegal
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