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Souleymane N'Diaye playing drum during Adefua performance, Seattle, December 2002
Order an ImageAdefua is a cultural education organization and dance troupe founded in 1985 by Afua Kouyate, commonly known as Mama Afua. Mama Afua, a Seattle native, started Adefua to teach people about African cultures and African dance. Currently (as of 2024), Adefua’s programs include “African Arts for All to See,” an educational program that travels to schools, the Youth and Family Empowerment Program, summer camps, and the Odunde Festival, a harvest festival originating with the Yoruba people of West Africa. Adefua also puts on annual dance performances at Seattle Center to celebrate Kwanzaa.
This image shows Souleymane N'Diaye drumming during a performance of the Adefua music and dance group shortly before Kwanzaa.
Caption information source: “Adefua’s Legacy of African Dance and Culture,” by Kathya Alexander, South Seattle Emerald, retrieved from https://southseattleemerald.org/arts-culture/2021/11/19/adefuas-legacy-of-african-dance-and-culture.
Adefua Cultural Education Workshop website at https://www.adefuacenter.org/
This image shows Souleymane N'Diaye drumming during a performance of the Adefua music and dance group shortly before Kwanzaa.
Caption information source: “Adefua’s Legacy of African Dance and Culture,” by Kathya Alexander, South Seattle Emerald, retrieved from https://southseattleemerald.org/arts-culture/2021/11/19/adefuas-legacy-of-african-dance-and-culture.
Adefua Cultural Education Workshop website at https://www.adefuacenter.org/
ID Number: 2000.107.20021214.CD01.001
Date: 2002
Creator(s):
Wurzer, Ron, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 image file : JPG; 1.3 MB
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 2000.107.20021214.CD01.001, photo by Ron Wurzer
Copyright: All Rights Reserved