Garifunas in the African Day Parade

Garifunas will Participate in the African Day Parade
The aim is to create awareness and appreciation of the Garifuna culture

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 15, 2009 Contacts: José Francisco Ávila (718) 402-7700

New York – The Garifuna Coalition USA, Inc. a nonprofit, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) tax- exempt organization announces that it will sponsor the participation of the Hamalali Wayunagu (Voices of the Ancestors), Garifuna Folkloric and Modern Dance Company at the African Day Parade, on Sunday September 27th, 2009 starting at 10:00 Am at 126th St and 8th Avenue.
The African Day Parade’s objective is to provide a global voice for Africans to showcase their heritage and is a unique opportunity for the African Community and other communities to celebrate their cultures and traditions as well as sharing with the diverse community of Harlem and the United States.

Hamalali Wayunagu (Voices of the Ancestors) Garifuna Folkloric and Modern Dance Company an inter- generational dance company will showcase the Garifuna culture and traditions through singing, dancing, and drumming in vibrant colorful costumes and we invite the Garinagu people of New York City to join us in the parade to promote the Garifuna Heritage and Culture in all parts of the Garifuna Diaspora as well as support the Renaissance of the Garifuna Heritage and Culture in St. Vincent and the Grenadines "Yurumein" the Ancestral Homeland of the Garifuna people.

Participation in the African Day Parade is part of the “Garinagu Wagia Campaign” with the goal of creating awareness and appreciation of the Garifuna culture and its contribution to the culture and society of New York City.
On May 18th, 2001 the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for the first time awarded the title of “Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangibles Heritage of Humanity,” to 19 outstanding cultural spaces of forms of expression from different regions of the world. The Garifuna Language, Dance and Music were among those declared “Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangibles Heritage of Humanity.


About the Garifuna Coalition USA, Inc.

The Garifuna Coalition USA, Inc. is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, 501(c) (3) tax-exempt organization headquartered in New York City. It was founded on May 9th, 1998 and was incorporated as a Domestic not for Profit Corporation on May 28, 1999. The purpose of the Garifuna Coalition USA, Inc. is to serve as a resource, a forum, and advocate for Garifuna issues and a united voice for the Garifuna community. It seeks to find solutions to social problems such as, poverty, immigration and housing affecting the Garifuna people, through grassroots organizing and community development.
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