Summer@BPL Closing Party: Senegalese Dancer/Singer Lamine Thiam

Thu, Aug 17 2023
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Jamaica Bay Library

dance fitness and classes live music performance summer reading closing celebration


Lamine Thiam is a master Senegalese dance and drum teacher in New York City who comes from a long lineage of griots. As a dancer, he shares with audiences the deep connections of dance and music to everyday life in his home country of Senegal. In this special family program, Lamine will perform traditional West African drum songs and dances while inviting the audience to dance along. As Lamine says, "African dance is love.”

This program is geared for children of all ages and their families.

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Add to My Calendar 08/17/2023 04:00 pm 08/17/2023 05:00 pm America/New_York Summer@BPL Closing Party: Senegalese Dancer/Singer Lamine Thiam <p>Lamine Thiam is a master Senegalese dance and drum teacher in New York City who comes from a long lineage of griots. As a dancer, he shares with audiences the deep connections of dance and music to everyday life in his home country of Senegal. In this special family program, Lamine will perform traditional West African drum songs and dances while inviting the audience to dance along. As Lamine says, "African dance is love.”</p> <p>This program is geared for children of all ages and&nbsp;their families.</p> Brooklyn Public Library - Jamaica Bay Library MM/DD/YYYY 60