Nyodema’s FREE World Music and Arts Festival 2009

Sunday 23rd August, 11am to 8pm

The Regis Centre, Belmont Street, Bognor Regis, West Sussex

The annual festival is a fantastic day for all the family and this year's highlights include:

11.00am West Sussex Guitar Club....

The festival opens with craft stalls, games, carnival mask workshop and the outstanding guitarists from the West Sussex Guitar Club will perform a variety of pieces from around the world.

 Tuareg jewellery....

Among the craft stalls, traditional hand-crafted silver Tuareg jewellery will be on sale from Mouhamed Ahnou, a artisan from Niger. Sales will help to fund life-enhancing projects for his village, such as constructing a grain store, establishing a pharmacy, supplying school books and planting fruit trees.

1.00pm Six-Fifteen

This talented local trio will start the bands off in the main hall playing a lively mix of bluegrass and jazz.

African drumming workshops in The Gallery from 1.00pm....

2.30pm Beeja Indian Dancers

London based dance theatre company, will present an exciting insight into Indian classical dance form ‘bharatanatyam’. A vibrant celebration of dance and rhythm, this performance and workshop will introduce you to this sophisticated dance form in an enjoyable and fun way.

4.00pm Mundo Pequeno

With a heady mix of Latin grooves, African rhythms and jazz harmonies, Mundo Pequeno's music has the power to move both your heart and your feet. The band's name is Portuguese for "Small World" reflecting their mutual love of different music from around the world. 

6.00pm Baraka....

Global beats, intricate rhythms and soaring melodies produce a unique sound 

guaranteed to get you dancing. Featuring musicians from Ghana, The Congo, Dominica, Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.