Senegambian culture in the L.A Watts Towers Drum & Jazz Festivals

The Matt Tower Festival

Magatte Fall featuring LaVoix, will perform a drum and dance group representing Senegal, Mali, Ivory Coast, Guinea, and Gambia in upcoming Watts Towers Drum & Jazz Festivals in the city of Los Angeles. The Manding Empire, one big family even after the colonizers separated us will be the main performance of the group in this festival of jazz melodies and world rhythms at the annual Watts Towers.

The Day of the Drum Festival is September 30, and Simon Rodia Watts Towers Jazz Festival on October 1, 2023. These all-day events are free to attend for the public to enjoy a weekend featuring over a dozen performances in dance, music, and percussion, exhibitions, children’s activities, local cuisine, and good times, all taking place against the backdrop of the world-renowned Watts Towers by Simon Rodia, now celebrating its 102 anniversary.

LOCATION: Watts Towers Arts Center Campus, 1727 E. 107th St, Watts, CA 90002

41st Annual Watts Towers Day of the Drum Festival
Saturday, September 30, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

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