New York African Chorus Ensemble Presents the Best in African music.

PR Log (Press Release) – Jun 22, 2009 – Once again, on July 18, 2009, the New York African Chorus Ensemble will be holding its fifth annual gathering of educative and soul-lifting night of performances tagged “The Gathering IV: A Night of African Traditional, Popular, and Art music”. The event will also include the usual awards ceremony to deserving patrons of the arts. This year, three worthy ambassadors of Africa’s cultural legacy will be honored. They are; Sombe Yembe, who is described as a performer extraordinaire; Queen Mother, Dr. Delois Blakely, community Mayor of Harlem and the last but not the least, will be New Heritage Theatre Group, represented by its versatile Executive Producer, Voza Rivers.
The event will take place at The Riverside Theatre, 91 Claremont Avenue @ 120th Street, New York, NY 10027.
According to the founder and director of NYACE “it is going to be a night to remember with Mai Lingani-Vocals; Yacouba-Cora Mahamadou- Djembe; Aya Kato- Piano”. In addition, please come and listen to the exhilarating South African Harlem Voices and the never fading New York African Chorus Ensemble directed by the multi-talented Joyce Adewumi.
At the reception which starts at 6:30pm, African foods and drinks will be served. The concert begins at 7:00pm prompt, on Saturday July 18th 2009.
 
                             For further information please contact Joyce on 212-862-4858.

This project is made possible in part with public funds from the Manhattan Community Arts Fund, the Fund for Creative Communities, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council on the arts respectively & administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. In addition to a grant from  Harlem Community Arts fund, a program of the Harlem Arts Alliance, with funding from the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation, and material donations from Materials for the Arts, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs/NYC Department of Sanitation/NYC Department of Education.    
                           
New York African Chorus Ensemble Inc. is a 501(c) 3 organization. All donations are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.