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nzoCALIFA™Dance Works utilizes a curatorial lens to envision, create, and preserve African Diaspora movement initiatives & projects; 

We challenge Communal agents, movement Artists, and Creatives alike, to cultivate their own sojourn. 
Our platforms invoke a Spirit of deeper service-producing signature class programs, multicultural Conferences, Communal rituals, and Ancestral fêtes.  

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nzoCALIFA™ finds joy in collaborating on initiatives that focus on empowering the arts. We are practitioners and professionally trained to provide service and offer interdisciplinary experiences in community-building and cultural performing arts programming. We are field leaders in African Diaspora Cultural Arts Enrichment, Community Arts & Wellness Workshops, including Conference Presenting. Contact us and let's advance in Service together.  nzoCALIFA360@gmail.com   

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nzoCALIFA™ We're flying high with our philanthropic "wings in flight". See how we Soar!

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How I Danced into my destiny, living my CALL TO SERVICE through      Genealogy, Family History & Ancestral Healing

  MY DANCESTORY2013 *click the highlighted link

email: nzocalifa360@gmail.com | social media: @nzoCALIFA 

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#weSTAYvital🍃

Embraces deliberate wellness by leveraging our innate abilities, talents, and knowledge to serve intentionally with a positive impact.

          At nzoCALIFA Dance Works we remain committed to serving via online formats, 

through calls and appointments, and encourage that. #weSTAYvital    

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I'm dedicated to teaching  Families, Communal Arts, and  Service Agents how to 

next-level their service through researching their ROOTS!  
Learn just how at @nzoCALIFAncestry

Attendees' kinship as Community at  MAIN Oakland Public Library
presented by nzoCALIFAncestry [Nov. 2017]

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*DANCE VIDEO REFLECTIONS*

TAMBACOUNDA WEST AFRICAN DANCE CAMP,        est. 1992

Tambacounda Productions founded the first 10-day West African Dance Camp in the United States, a Cultural trailblazer introducing premium Dance, Drum, and Conference experiences fueling the field while advancing the Cultural Learning and Study Component of West African Dance and Drum traditions.

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RENEE PUCKETT 

Principle Dancer Ceedo Senegalese Dance Company.  Instructor at Inaugural 

Tambacounda West African Dance Camp 1992. 

video courtesy of @Tumuba on YouTube

EKONKON [Jola - Senegaal: Casamance, 

also Gambia, Guinea-Bissau]

       Tambacounda Productions is the pioneering vision of Djembefola, Gran  Abdoulaye Diakite [1950-2018] iba'e, iba'e tonnu  For 18 years, he was the lead Djembe player of the National Ballet of Senegal and Celebrated Musical Director of Ceedo Senegalese Dance Company, founded in Oakland, California in the late 80's. Gran hailed from the Bamana, a Wisdom keeper of the Ancient traditions of the SEGU Empire, and a Master Teaching Artist of Choreography as well as a sought-after Craftsman of Cultural regalia. 
     Incomparable is any experience where one has ever learned Djembe or has Danced to his Djembe talk.  Timeless is any precious moment of one who has ever sat at his feet, to know about the Spirit of "Jebe Bara" as he spun sacred stories into a tightly woven fabric of heritage, still covering us today, like a priceless heirloom.~A grand salute to you Gran

Featured video still, a rare capture of legendary Artists of
West African Dance and Drum legacy, 

Gran Abdoulaye & Master Artist Djibi Traore

Source: Archival footage filmed by Baba Tumani Onabiyi

@Tumuba on Youtube  

Griot Filmmaker, Photographer (Still), Production Designer, Videographer

All courtesies and permission are intact.

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In Tribute to Grande Madame MAREME FAYE, Serer
of Senegal, West Africa; Global Dance legend throughout the U.S.
beloved Master Teacher of cherished Dance beginnings.

        Captured at a Los Angeles Conference, produced by African Soul Int'l 3rd year. This video depicts a treasured moment as Master Teacher Mareme Faye teaches Dances of the Serer. Where you stand, you must continue to Dance in homage to a Gran has gone home, bestowing traditions that live through us -- 

Our legacy!  * Video: RMasai

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