African American Folklore Archive
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![None other than pioneering Philadelphia soul singing group THE DELFONICS! The Delfonics caught the rising tide of R&B music at just the right time in the late 1960’s. The group’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/efsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/6a012876778d82970c0168e99f042d970c.jpg?resize=200%2C110&ssl=1 "Guess Who’s This Year’s 25th Annual Down Home Family Reunion Headliner – 8.15.2015")
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Guess Who’s This Year’s 25th Annual Down Home Family Reunion Headliner – 8.15.2015
Posted on July 20, 2015None other than pioneering Philadelphia soul singing group THE DELFONICS! The Delfonics caught the rising tide of R&B music at just the right time in the late 1960’s. The group’s […] -
![RICHMOND, Va – 11-year-old Spoken Word Prodigy Elijah Coles-Brown delighted us with his powerful oratory skills when he recited “An Appeal to the British People” by Frederick Douglass. Elijah […]](https://i0.wp.com/efsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/CBS6-Capture3.jpg?resize=200%2C110&ssl=1 "Enjoy a powerful performance by 11-year-old spoken word performer Elijah Coles-Brown (via Virginia This Morning – WTVR CBS 6)")
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Enjoy a powerful performance by 11-year-old spoken word performer Elijah Coles-Brown (via Virginia This Morning – WTVR CBS 6)
Posted on June 19, 2015RICHMOND, Va – 11-year-old Spoken Word Prodigy Elijah Coles-Brown delighted us with his powerful oratory skills when he recited “An Appeal to the British People” by Frederick Douglass. Elijah […] -
![RICHMOND, Va – The Elegba Folklore Society is hosting the Juneteenth 2015: A Freedom Celebration, and Founder Janine Bell visited the studio to share all of the exciting events visitors can […]](https://i0.wp.com/efsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/CBS6-Capture2.jpg?resize=200%2C110&ssl=1 "Elegba Folklore Society to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the abolition of slavery (via Virginia This Morning)")
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Elegba Folklore Society to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the abolition of slavery (via Virginia This Morning)
Posted on June 18, 2015RICHMOND, Va – The Elegba Folklore Society is hosting the Juneteenth 2015: A Freedom Celebration, and Founder Janine Bell visited the studio to share all of the exciting events visitors can […] -
![Janine Bell of Elegba Folklore Society discusses to classes, festivals and art offered by the organization. Visit them on the corner of 1st & Broad Streets and learn more about […]](https://i0.wp.com/efsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1920375_928602500492317_6567563324405097804_n.jpg?resize=200%2C110&ssl=1 "FOX Richmond Celebrates Black History Month // Janine Bell – Elegba Folklore Society")
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FOX Richmond Celebrates Black History Month // Janine Bell – Elegba Folklore Society
Posted on February 27, 2015Janine Bell of Elegba Folklore Society discusses to classes, festivals and art offered by the organization. Visit them on the corner of 1st & Broad Streets and learn more about […] -
![The “Burial Ground for Negroes” was the first designated burial site for free and enslaved African Americans in Richmond; many of Richmond’s first citizens rest here in unmarked graves. […]](https://i0.wp.com/efsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/10974187_847237012007146_6618659054923238493_o.jpg?resize=200%2C110&ssl=1 "FOX Richmond and Hardee’s are proud to join Elegba Folklore Society in celebrating Black History Month.")
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FOX Richmond and Hardee’s are proud to join Elegba Folklore Society in celebrating Black History Month.
Posted on February 20, 2015The “Burial Ground for Negroes” was the first designated burial site for free and enslaved African Americans in Richmond; many of Richmond’s first citizens rest here in unmarked graves. […] -
![The National Trust for Historic Preservation and Preservation Virginia convened local leaders and historians at a retreat to weigh in on why Shockoe Bottom matters as a Site of Conscience. […]](https://i0.wp.com/efsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/150119_blog_photo_shockoe-vision-meeting.jpg?resize=200%2C110&ssl=1 "Shockoe Bottom: National Treasure and Site of Social Conscience")
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Shockoe Bottom: National Treasure and Site of Social Conscience
Posted on January 21, 2015The National Trust for Historic Preservation and Preservation Virginia convened local leaders and historians at a retreat to weigh in on why Shockoe Bottom matters as a Site of Conscience. […] -
![Janine Bell, Founder and Artistic Director of the Elegba Folklore Society, visited the studio to share all of the exciting details about the 2014 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival. This event […]](https://i0.wp.com/efsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/cbs-6-capture.jpg?resize=200%2C110&ssl=1 "Elegba Folklore Society presents the 2014 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival (WTVR CBS 6 Interview)")
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Elegba Folklore Society presents the 2014 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival (WTVR CBS 6 Interview)
Posted on December 19, 2014Janine Bell, Founder and Artistic Director of the Elegba Folklore Society, visited the studio to share all of the exciting details about the 2014 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival. This event […] -
![This year the Elegba Folklore Society is pleased to present the Malian griot Cheick Hamala Diabate live at the 2014 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival. Washington may be chock-a-block with lobbyists and […]](https://i0.wp.com/efsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Cheick-Hamala-Diabate.jpg?resize=200%2C110&ssl=1 "Cheick Hamala Diabate Brings the Sounds of the Motherland to the 2014 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival")
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Cheick Hamala Diabate Brings the Sounds of the Motherland to the 2014 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival
Posted on December 18, 2014This year the Elegba Folklore Society is pleased to present the Malian griot Cheick Hamala Diabate live at the 2014 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival. Washington may be chock-a-block with lobbyists and […] -
![Rooted in Senegal from the blood of the Mandinka to the shores of North America, Wildfire is a reggae artist, songwriter and producer. He sings about peace, love and African […]](https://i0.wp.com/efsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/10628873_10152347567048061_2686131238797286022_o.jpeg?resize=200%2C110&ssl=1 "Wildfire Will Be Bringing The Reggae Vibes at 2014 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival")
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Wildfire Will Be Bringing The Reggae Vibes at 2014 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival
Posted on December 15, 2014Rooted in Senegal from the blood of the Mandinka to the shores of North America, Wildfire is a reggae artist, songwriter and producer. He sings about peace, love and African […] -
![Performing a fusion of African musical forms, jazz,funk and R&B, is ably led by saxophonist J. Plunky Branch, performer, songwriter and music and film producer. His latest releases are the […]](https://i0.wp.com/efsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Plunky.jpg?resize=200%2C110&ssl=1 "Plunky & Oneness to Perform Live at 2014 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival")
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Plunky & Oneness to Perform Live at 2014 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival
Posted on December 15, 2014Performing a fusion of African musical forms, jazz,funk and R&B, is ably led by saxophonist J. Plunky Branch, performer, songwriter and music and film producer. His latest releases are the […]