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You are invited! Mali National Day in Richmond VA!

September 20, 2023 in Events & Programs, Mali Music, National Mali Day by vafriendsofmali

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Storytelling and Mudcloth Making at VMFA!

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts hosted its free Family Day 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 8, celebrating the art and culture of Mali. Storytelling and Mudcloth activities with Virginia Friends of Mali, dancing, performances by musician Cheick Hamala Diabate and DJ Mikemetic & the Afro Beta Drummers were featured, along with […]

June 11, 2019 in Events & Programs, Mali Music by vafriendsofmali

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VFOM @ VMFA Family Day TODAY!

Celebrate African and African American Art: Mali VMFA will have a free family day 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 8, celebrating the art and culture of Mali. Storytelling by Virginia Friends of Mali, dancing, performances by musician Cheick Hamala Diabate and DJ Mikemetic & the Afro Beta Drummers will be featured, along with […]

June 7, 2019 in Events & Programs, Mali Music, Malian Art and Textiles by vafriendsofmali

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Susso & Kouyate at VCU, Oct. 6!

Dinner, Dancing, Celebration! Friday, October 6, 2017 6:00 – 8:30 pm VCU Cabell Library 3rd Floor Lecture Hall VFOM welcomes Papa Susso & Balla Kouyate to the Africa Business Conference in celebration of the 67th year of Mali’s National Independence. “The story that begins with the rise of the king Sunjata Keita in 13th Century Mali now […]

October 2, 2017 in Events & Programs, Mali Music, National Mali Day by vafriendsofmali

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