Yemanja Arts Festival February 12, 2011

BrasArte presents the Sixth Annual Yemanja Arts Festival

Featuring a music, dance and singing performance in honor of the Yoruba Goddess Yemanja. This year we will also be honoring Oxum, the Goddess of fresh water.

The Festa de Yemanja takes place every February 2nd at Rio Vermelho in Bahia, Brazil, the heart of Afro Brazilian cultural traditions. Thousands gather to make their offerings to Yemanja and to ask for their prayers to be fulfilled. Elaborately decorated baskets filled with flowers and gifts of perfume and jewelry are taken out to sea and left for the goddess. The day is filled with dancing, drumming and celebration.

Please come and join in the celebration of this great tradition.

Special guests:

Roxxanne performing belly dance for Yemanja
Viver Brasil Dance Company from Los Angeles
Jorge Alabe
Badaro
Rodson
Reni Flores

Dance contest best Cuban Yemanja / best Brazilian Yemanja (prize $100 each)

Acaraje by Sabor do Brasil

beer, wine and caipirinhas for sale

Official Website: http://www.Brasarte.com