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Diaspora!

Deep in the Healing Meadow DAN (Diverse Artists Network) present Diaspora!

Diaspora! covers both:

The Harmony Yurt – your one stop shop for all things choral. Warm your vocal chords with songs that have been burning for centuries across the globe.

The Melody Yurt – dive into ancient rhythms of earthly percussion, try your hand at the Kora, the Balafon or Djeme drums – what a time you’ll have!

What's On at Diaspora!?

Jassy and Teds wonderous folky duo, songs of the sea, lost loves, the ol’ canal, heart warming harmonies, lushious squeeze boxes, and toe tapping...

Ríoghnach takes us on a melodic trip around the world with songs in Arabic, Farsi, Lingala, Zulu, Angolan and Sudanese. Award winning performer Ríoghnach...

Bullerengue is an ancestral Afro-Colombian tradition that elevates us to a natural state of trance evoking a long-lasting, deep feeling of connection to ourselves,...

Pearl Love is songwriter, songleader and harmony sharer based in Bristol. Since starting her drop in choir ‘Come and sing!’ at the Jam Jar...

Zimbabwe has a long and rich musical history that encompasses songs sung at important community events, traditional mbira music, jit, chimurenga and even modern...

Award winning performer Ríoghnach Connolly is a traditional sean nós singer and flautist from Armagh, northeast Ireland. Bestowed with a rich familial heritage of...

Join Mr Shay as he shares his tips & tricks on layering organic vocals & rhythms from mouth to loop station. Whether you’re looking to...

Participate in our Colombian percussion workshop! We will explore rhythms from the Caribbean, Pacific and Andean regions, guided by maestro Edwin Cruz and the...

Join us for an electrifying West African percussion workshop with Amadou Diagne, a renowned Senegalese musician, multi-instrumentalist and griot. Amadou will introduce percussive instruments...

Step into a vibrant, dynamic playground of creativity and expression using voice, movement, and body percussion. Engage in collaborative games rooted in ancient communal...

Join us for an interactive Ghanaian Drumming and percussion workshop using kpanlogo drums, djembe, shakers and bells. Samuel Nkrumah Yeboah (also known as Powerful)...