It was loaned to you by your children"
Kenyan proverb
About Us
Mission Statement
African Global Arts and Iwa L'ewa Heritage Dance Ensemble represent the philosophy that no matter where African people live or where their ancestors were dropped off during the Slave Trade, the African cultural legacy they planted in the *New World as well as in Africa is alive and well in their descendents. We seek to manifest this truth by extending their legacy through dance and teachings and inspiring a new generation who will tell their stories.
What We Do
Under the direction of artist & teacher, Yewande
Kelley-Johnson, we present performances,
workshops for children, youth and adult students, and
ceremonies based
out of our African Global heritage, not just from
countries like Guinea, Mali, or Senegal, but the
United States, Trinidad, Haiti, Brazil, Columbia and
the list goes on and on.
If you're interested in West African cultural presentations, feel Africa's beat in Swing dance, Anansi stories from Trinidad, Cuba's
Orisha dance or the U.S. Kwanzaa tradition and love the sounds of rich instrumentation, balophon, djembe orchestra, udu, shekere and conch shell, welcome to African Global Arts!
What We Offer
You are welcomed to explore this website to learn about what we offer, sign
up for our ongoing dance class, attend or arrange dance or
storytelling residencies by Yewande Kelley-Johnson, see the performances of the Iwa L'ewa Heritage Dance Ensemble as well as Iwa L'ewa's family of performers, ongoing
percussion, music and dance workshops, and so much more. If you're interested in history and information on the various
aspects of African Old World and African New World music and dance, check out our articles.