Head to the Ranch Adventure Playground in Southmead for a day of family fun. Textile artist Ruth Ramsay will be there, running a Flag Up Your Identity workshop. Make a… Continue Reading Family Fun Day at The Ranch Adventure Playground
Vulva Voce re-write the ‘string quartet’ as we know it. Taking influence from folk, jazz, classical, techno and funk, they create original music which honours women’s stories throughout history A… Continue Reading Bristol Folk Festival: Vulva Voce
Amadou Diagne has centuries of West African Music at his fingertips. A former member of The National Orchestra of Senegal, Amadou rose to become one of the top West African… Continue Reading Bristol Folk Festival: Amadou Diagne
In this workshop, artist, singer and dancer Batch Gueye leads you through traditional griot songs from West Africa. Drawing from the musical heritage of Senegal, Casamance, The Gambia and Mali,… Continue Reading West African Singing Workshop with Batch Gueye
Live Bristol is a monthly mixed-genre music platform dedicated to uplifting emerging artists and strengthening the grassroots scene. Rooted in equality and representation, each event creates a space for diverse… Continue Reading Live Bristol: DIASPORA! 26 special
Come dance and draw with dancers with Sachin and Anna. This session is a special for DIASPORA!, offering festival-goers the chance to dance and draw live performers in a collaborative… Continue Reading Dancing & Drawing with Sachin & Anna
Enjoy a tour of the harbour from the water in this special collaboration with Bristol Community Ferry Boats for DIASPORA! Explore the city’s maritime history, from its role in the… Continue Reading Bristol Harbour History Tour: DIASPORA! Special
‘What we cannot imagine cannot come into being’ – bell hooks Join mental health and performance charity Many Minds for an interactive and inclusive workshop inviting you to dream with… Continue Reading Collective Dreaming for the Future with Many Minds
Makaani Arts is a new collective aiming to champion and showcase music and cultural crafts from the Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA) diaspora, spanning from Morocco to Pakistan. Makaani… Continue Reading Makaani Arts Hosts: Spirit of SWANA
Come and sing soulful, a cappella arrangements by 20th century soul icons. All singing levels welcome. About Dionne Dionne Draper is a professional singer and actor who brings people together.… Continue Reading Sing with Soul
Join artist and set designer Alexia Dobre for Miniature Worlds of Broadmead, a hands-on creative workshop rooted in giving old objects a new life. Using reclaimed and everyday materials, participants… Continue Reading Miniature Worlds of Broadmead: A Model-Making Workshop
Join Mamadou Keita, from Guinea-Conakry, for a mixed-level Djembe workshop at the Jam Jar, inviting you to play and sing soulful West African rhythms in a collaborative setting. Limited drum… Continue Reading Foli – Bristol Djembe Players
