Yemanja Arts Festival February 25, 2012

BrasArte presents the Seventh Annual Yemanja Arts Festival

Featuring a music, dance and singing performance in honor of the Yoruba Goddess Yemanja with Brazilian and Cuban performances.

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:

Renni Flores
Luiz Badaro
Ana Carla Laidley
Susana Arenas
Las Que Son Son
Tika Morgan & Beleza dancers
Jorge Alabe
Abel Damasceno
Mark "Bateria" Rendon

Bahia food by Sabor do Brasil

beer, wine and caipirinhas for sale

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