Meet the Maasai

Elegba Folklore Society's Cultural Center 101 E Broad St, Richmond, VA, United States

Chief Joseph Ole Tipanko, Cicilia Seleyian & Kilenyi John Parsitau are returning from Maasailand in Kenya.  Be in our audience to learn about their storied history and contemporary life ways.  Browse & […]

Elegba Folklore Society Cultural Tours

Elegba Folklore Society's Cultural Center 101 E Broad St, Richmond, VA, United States

In the Beginning…Virginia, Along the Trail of Enslaved Africans Evolutionary, experiential and visceral along the Trail of Enslaved Africans, attendees are invited to immerse themselves in past occurrences that impact […]

Celebrate African and African American Art: Nigeria

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts 200 North Blvd, Richmond, VA, United States

TheTalkingDrumMusic Be in our audience for excerpts from The Talking Drum.  The drum is a legendary communications tool -- a punctuating teller of life as it happens.  This lively delivery of […]

Working Roots

Elegba Folklore Society's Cultural Center 101 E Broad St, Richmond, VA, United States

This interactive 2023-24 HBCU Scholars Fellowship presentation explores the historical connections between African American magic traditions—such as Hoodoo or Rootwork—and strategies of resistance to anti-black violence. We will consider how […]

33rd Down Home Family Reunion, A Celebration of African American Folklife

Abner Clay Park Brook Road and West Clay Street, Richmond, United States

33rd Down Home Family Reunion, A Celebration of African American Folklife  -  August 17, 2024 - Details BelowDown Home Family Reunion, A Celebration of African American Folklife is a downtown […]