One of our members of staff has been sponsoring a little girl, Lisa, in The Gambia for a number of years. After visiting Lisa and her school with a friend, they were determined to do more to improve children’s health and education there.
They got together with a few friends to put on a festival in West Sussex. In addition to raising money for the school and local health clinic, they wanted to promote multi-cultural awareness and bring to their home town a variety of world music and arts.
And so the charity “Nyodema” (which means “Helping Each Other” in Mandinka, one of The Gambia’s tribal languages) was born.
The festival has become an annual event and Nyodema now also organises a number of workshops and gigs throughout the year.
To read more about their work in The Gambia please click on “Projects in The Gambia” on the left.
Forthcoming Events
Nyodema by the Sea
- Saturday 5th June
- The Waverley, Marine Drive West, Bognor Regis, West Sussex PO21 1ER
- Free - all day event
A celebration of world music and arts by the Sussex seaside. Live music, African drum and flamenco and belly dancing workshops, craft stalls, African food and much, much more. Headliners, Kasai Masai, bring the traditional sounds of remote African villages with an urban twist plus the charismatic Magnet Man from Barbados, Sixfifteen, Dakota VI, Mulatones, The Nyodema Drummers (featuring Chris Diallo from Hands on Skin) and the Nyodema Community Gospel Choir. Please see our website for details www.nyodema.org.
A raffle, with some great prizes, will be held to raise funds for our new project in The Gambia, building a school, which you can read about on The Gambia Experiences blog site.
Nyodema Community Gospel Choir
- Every Thursday evening
- Recital Hall, The Regis School of Music, 46, Sudley Road, Bognor Regis, West Sussex PO21 1ER
- 7.30 to 9pm
- £2 (plus £5 annual registration fee)
Please see our website for details www.nyodema.org.
African Drumming Workshops
- Every Tuesday evening
- The Waverley, Marine Drive West, Bognor Regis, West Sussex PO21 1ER
- 7.30 to 9.30pm
- £5 (£6 Including drum hire)
With Chris Diallo from "Hands on Skin"
Chris is an excellent teacher, having spent many years studying percussion in England and across West Africa. This course is suitable for everyone from beginners to advanced students. Please see our website for details on how to book www.nyodema.org.
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