The Cedar and KFAI Present
VOICE OF CULTURE: THE GRIOT SERIES — Kwanzaa 2022
Monday, December 19, 2022 / Doors: 7:00 PM CT / Show: 7:30 PM CT
All Ages
Mixed seated & standing
$10 Advance, $15 Day of Show
This is a seated show with general admission, first-come-first-served seating. The Cedar is happy to reserve seats for patrons who require special seating accommodations. To request seating or other access accommodations, please go to our Access page.
General Admission tickets are available online.
ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Griot Series will highlight and uplift the cultural arts from the Black American oral tradition stemming from West Africa and the African Diaspora. Drumming, dancing, singing, telling stories; that's how griots spend their time. Each presentation a different intersection of cultural artists will share and explore, inviting participation from a circle of community members. Please join Voice of Culture in this Kwanzaa celebration debut at The Cedar!
This event is curated by Kenna-Camara Cottman of Voice of Culture.
Kenna-Camara Cottman. Photo courtesy to DigieMade Photography.
VOICE OF CULTURE
Kenna-Camara Cottman is Black, non-binary, and repping North Minneapolis, Mni Sota Makoce home of the Bdote. Kenna is an abolitionist, non-violent transmitter and receiver and also runs Voice of Culture Drum and Dance, where Black space is created for practicing cultural arts and liberation. Kenna leads yoga at 612Jungle (Black Woman Owned Hip Hop Yoga Studio) and North Commons Park, both in Minneapolis. Kenna is a practitioner of movement, a musician with Soul Beautiful & vocalist with the Give Get Sistet, and a Cultural Artist/Educator, among other things. Kenna is the child of community parent Auntie Beverly and Ancestor Bill Cottman, and the mother of Yonci Peaceful and Ebrima Baye
VOICE of Culture is a Black Family sharing and creating West African rhythms and movements with a Black American twist. Since 2008, V. O. C. has provided culturally based engagement to the community. We, the people in VOICE of Culture are cultural artists practicing skills that promote mental health and physical wellbeing as we honor the art and traditions of our ancestors.
To learn more about Voice of Culture:
