25th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Name: 25th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Start: 2025-11-15T09:00:00+11:00
End: 2025-11-15T14:00:00+11:00
Location: The Penny Black

Schedule

Sat Nov 15 2025 at 09:00 am to 02:00 pm

UTC+11:00

Location

The Penny Black | Brunswick, VI

𝟮𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗖𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
JOIN US! WALA is bringing together some of Melbourne´s leading musicians and Dancers for an explosive celebration.
𝙒𝘼𝙇𝘼 - 𝙄𝙨 𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚 have been performing in Australia, Africa, Europe and New Zealand for 25 years and are still continuing and evolving in sharing their 𝘎𝘢-𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘮𝘦 cultural history, stories, music and traditional dances. Gracing professional stages, festivals, venues, cultural institutions and schools.
WALA will bring to the stage a powerful performance of 10 Ghanaian drums, rarely seen or played in Australia. Their music, songs, and dances are a homage to their ancestors and cultural history, depicting the life and soul of their culture. Their music is a combination of traditional songs and rhythms fused with their own original arrangements, and highly energetic dancing. Their music repertoire will cover Ancestral Traditional music, Folk Palm Wine and Highlife songs.
In supporting the celebration of WALA´s achievements, the night will be a high energy night of fun, with a calibre of African musicians, drummers and dancers coming together to celebrate our African culture and life.
𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢: https://www.instagram.com/WalaIsLife/
𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙗𝙚: https://www.youtube.com/@WalaMeansLife
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𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗦:
𝐀𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 (@asantidancetheatre):
Lead by Appiah Annan taking you on a musical journey of funk, jazz and percussion. Weaving traditional and contemporary music, inspired by ancient rituals and ancestral values. (Website: http: www.asantidancetheatre.com/appiah-and-asanti-beats)
𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐔𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚 (@backyardutopia):
Bec Matthews and Jamie Swan blend their collective musical talents of vocals, banjo, Kora, kamelngoni (African Harps) and banjo. Infusing modern influences with ancient strings. (Website: www.becmatthews.com/backyard-utopia/)
𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞 𝐃𝐣𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞 (@melbdjembe):
(Lead by Simon Lewis and Mitzi McRae, will be bringing their highly talented students performing a brilliantly choreographed show of traditional dance and drumming from Guinea (West Africa). (Website: www.melbournedjembe.com.au)
𝐌𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐚 𝐍𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚 (@nimbadrumming):
A collaborative project lead by Gianni Boragine, which evolved into a powerful and dynamic ensemble bringing the powerful percussion rhythms of West Africa combined with traditional dance, honouring the ancient art of traditional music. (Instagram: @nimbadrumming)
𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 (@onespiritafrica):
A multicultural, Afro-fusion band, lead by Ghanaian musician Fred Nii Addo. High-energy performances, original tunes, vibrant costumes and good vibes. Combining traditional West African percussion with Western instrumentation, aiming to promote peace and unity through music. (Website: https://onespiritafrica.com.au/the-band)
🅣🅘🅒🅚🅔🅣🅢:
Pre-show online: $25
Door on the night $27
This is a 18+ event. Its a licensing requirement to bring ID which will be scanned.