Name: Diaspora Music Village 2002
Start: 2002-06-26
End: 2002-07-14
Location: Kew Gardens, Regents Park, Greenwich Park, London

Diaspora Music Village 2002

Wednesday 26th June to Sunday 14th July 2002
Kew Gardens, Regents Park, Greenwich Park, London, England
Most events free

Last updated: Tue 30th Apr 2002

With 400 international musicians from around the world plus performers from London, this June sees the 18th Diaspora Music Village Summer Festival.
The event takes place at 3 different venues in London, all free admission, open-air performances.

The performers from around the world interpret musical forms from their cultural traditions throughout history.
The festival celebrates the interplay of music, ideas, customs and beliefs of worl cultures.

International guest artists include:
Jewish Klezmer/tango music, Afro-Latin salsa rhythms, Sacred Sufi songs from Egypt, Muslim chant & drumming, Indo-African popular fusion, Chinese & Filipina, Gumboot dancers from Soweto, Skiffle Bunch - a steelband from Soweto, Gospel Choir from New York, Indo-Arabian music and Afro-Arab music from Zanzibar.
24 groups from various national and faith communities, complete the festival's line-up.

The festival takes place on Saturday 29 & 30th June at Kew Gardens, map link:

Saturday 6 & 7th July at Regent's Park, map link:

Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th July at Greenwich Park, map link: