From Office of Shelah Moody Upcoming Fashion Show
July 22, 2013
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FELY TCHACO |
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For Immediate Release: Anyone
who’s ever seen a performance by Ivory Coast superstar Fely Tchaco
knows that this is World Music at its vibrant and melodious best. Having
chalked up several albums and scores of live shows in the Bay Area
since her move here many years ago, this dynamic singer-songwriter,award-
The event will be held on Saturday August 3rd 2013 from 6:00PM to 11:00PM at the Museum of the African Diaspora (MOAD) located at 685 Mission Street in San Francisco,
CA.
Sponsored
by many San Francisco based organizations, including the San
Francisco-Abidjan Sister City Executive Committee and the African
American Historical & Cultural Society, The Gala Dinner is a benefit
fundraising event for AFRICAN ARTS ACADEMY, an education program in the
Bayview district of San Francisco, which specializes in African
inspired arts, dance, crafts, music, fashion, fineries, and more.
The
goal of this unique show is to not only give back to San Francisco, but
to also promote cultural diversity, raise awareness of key roles
minority artists play in the United States, promote a greater
participation and help strengthen their positions in the art industry,
locally, nationally, and internationally.
The evening entertainment will be delighted with the fashion show choreographed by bay area icon Charleston Pierce, artists like Comedian Donald Lacy, Danni Dechi, Poet April Martin Chartrand, Abdul Kenyatta, Brittany Aleyse Donaldson, Dance by AANINKA from Cote d'Ivoire, Samba
dancer Anat Shamash from Israel, Fashion by Monique Zhang (China), Brandon Young(Hmong/Vietnam), Armstron
Edgar Depue Osgood
(Honorary Consul of Cote d'Ivoire)
Frankie Jacob Gillette
Samuel Mobio
(Chairwoman San Francisco Abidjan Sister City Committee)
Daphne D. Evans
(Founder Evans Door Foundation)
Blong Xiong (President of the Hmong Community)
Pepita Cragbe (Founder La Main Tendue)
Tyra Fennell
(San Francisco Arts Commission)
Libby & Len Traubman
(NGO United for Peace Against Conflict International)
Co-founders
Jewish-Palestinian Living Room Dialogue Co-Producers DIALOGUE IN NIGERIA: Muslims & Christians Creating Their Future DOZOS-GUERRE TRIBAL HEALING IN COTE D'IVOIRE For more information, visit
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