Upcoming Public Events: Friends of Sironka - Maasai Tribal Cultural Performance The "Friends of Sironka" perform traditional Maasai songs, dances and tell the stories of their lives together. The Maasai are a pastoral people who live in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa. As traditional cattle herders, their music, dance, stories and elaborate dress are integral parts of their cultural traditions. All ages are very welcome! Jambo! Livermore Library Civic Center, 11th February 2015 1188 S. Livermore Ave, Livermore. Community rooms A&B. 7:00 - 8:30 pm. Pleasanton Library, 14th February 2015 400 Old Bernal Avenue, Pleasanton, CA 94566 (925) 931-3400 Admission free: Suggested donation: $10 - 15/adult, $5/child/senior, $25/family. - Donations for the group's home projects will be gratefully received - See events on Facebook: Livermore Public Library: Wed. 11th Feb. 7pm Pleasanton Library: Sat. 14th Feb. 1pm Performance description For the presentation at the Pleasanton Library, this group will do a dance and song presentation and give the community a chance to engage with the performance by asking questions about the Maasai Culture. The performance will share stories about their culture and how they are able to preserve their cultural practices in an ever changing and modernizing cultural setting. Don’t miss this! Cheza Nami is bringing the wonderful Maasai Sironka Dance Troupe to the East Bay for performances February 1-15. Nicholas Sironka, the lead artist, and the dance troupe are known as The Friends of Sironka Dance Troupe. Sironka has set up a Kenyan Art and Culture Center in Spokane, where the dancers are currently gearing up for their East Bay tour. Sironka’s team consists of 9 male Maasai in full regalia and 1 woman. They also sing incredible gospel music, do bead work and can do workshops on request (1/2 day or full day). Book a program or workshop with Sironka African Dance!The Importance of Cultural Diversity Programs in Communities This is a unique opportunity for schools, libraries, or any municipality to contact Nicholas’ Bay Area partner, Cheza Nami Foundation, Inc, and book a Nicholas Sironka African dance or art program. Details of different workshops and performances. Please contact Cheza Nami for further details. About Sironka - Giving back to KenyaRegular tours by “The Friends of Sironka Dance Troupe” a Maasai folk song and dance group, have not only entertained countless numbers of students and the general public in the USA, but also greatly helped young Maasai men and women, who never went to school, get an uplifting of their lives and that of their families, through better health care, housing and education.
I have by God’s grace been able to win the hearts of many Americans. Their compassion has helped through direct sponsorship of over fifty girls and boys to high school, and another eight to University! - Nicholas Sironka With this support, Sironka has also been able to renovate a stalled maternity clinic, and dug two wells in the region.
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Dorlane Krausse
11/12/2017 04:37:37 pm
When and where is Nicolas Sironka from Kenya coming again to perform ?
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