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Upcoming Performances w/ Kubatana

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Day in the bay
Sunday 9 Feb
10am - 6pm
our set time is 12:45pm at the Reef St Performance Corner
Shorland Park
​Island Bay

It's an awesome day starting off with a big parade and carrying on with music, food stalls, market stalls and a lot of fun stuff for kids too :).
www.islandbayfestival.org.nz/​
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Diversity Festival 2025
Saturday 15 February
​5pm-9pm
Victoria University memorial theatre
​Kelburn

OUR SET TIME IS 7:26PM
​Go early and get a good spot!
​The theatre fills up quick!

https://www.facebook.com/events/554322010885842
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Karori Karnival 2025
Sunday 16 February
10am - 3pm
​Our set time is 12pm at the stage
Ben Burn Park
​Karori​

A fun day full of community performances, market stalls, food trucks, and fun stuff for kiddos.
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karorikarnival.com
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Newtown Festival 2025
Sunday 2 March
Normanby St Stage
Performance Time TBC - In the morning

Our favourite local street festival!!!! 

Recent Performances w/ Kubatana

Kapiti Food Fair

Afrikan Arts  & Cultural Festival

Kubatana & Moringa Dancers Live at the TRipod
CourtEnay Precinct

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AFROBEAT At The cRosS

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We opened the night with Kubatana, then danced the night away
with Sam Manzanza & his ​Afrobeat Band.

Newtown Festival Community Stage
Sunday 3 March

www.newtownfestival.org.nz/
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Newtown Festival Community Stage was da bomb! Dancing with our crew onstage and in the street with the festival goers, dancing with kids and friends new and old, and even inviting a guest drummer onstage! We love Newtown Festival!

Moon Bar 
​Saturday 2 March

Karori Carnival
​ben Burn park

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Sunday 18 February

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Lots of fun dancing in the sun, our favourite way to dance, barefoot in the grass on a perfect day!

Diversity Festival, Saturday 25 November

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We had so much fun with Kubatana at the Diversity Festival at the Memorial Theatre at Victoria University in Kelburn.
Cultural performances from all over the world and a great celebration of world music and dance.

thorndon fair, Sunday 3 December

We don't have any pictures of this one - it turned out to be a rain dance! Hoping for sunshine next year!
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VOGELMORN BOWLING CLUB 19 NOVEMBER

fun times!!!

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El Barrio 20 October

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Check out the reel El Barrio posted about our night!

29 APRIL RELAY FOR LIFE

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21 April Afrobeat Night El Barrio

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1 April Aro FAir

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26 March Cuba Dupa "KORANA"

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5 March Newtown festival

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19 February Karori Carnival

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2022 wrap on the waterfront

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30th Anniversary Afrobeat night!!!
9 Dec, 2022

​A celebration envisioned by Sam Manzanza, celebrating 30 years of African Music in NZ!!!!
We opened for Sam's Afrobeat band and featured our guest artist maestro Agbeko Desouza
from Ghana via Christchurch! Epic night with audience members jumping into the party,
having fun dancing with the community and feeling the energy!
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Kilbirnie Santa Parade &
​Summer Vibes After Party!
​4 Dec, 2022

A fun casual performance full of community vibes, including student performances!
Hitting the streets parading with the Moringa crew,
​​dancing to the Afro beats of Kubatana in the sun and the wind!

Korana
A Celebration of
World Music & Dance 

26 November 2022 

A collaboration of intertwined performances by Wellington Community Choir,
Kubatana, Ollin Yoliztli Life & Movement, and Moringa Dancers.
Thanks to all who came and supported this event! It was extra special for us!
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Africa Day 2022

Epic times with Kubatana and Koffie Fugah with sets at Africa Day at Shed 6 and then the ​After party at El Barrio! 
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International Dance Day in Wellington, 2021
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Sunday 2 May
TE Papa

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10 April, 2021
​RELAY FOR LIFE!!!
​mainstage

​TRENTHAM RACECOURSE, UPPER HUTT

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11 April, 2021
Newtown Festival
community stage

intersection riddiford and
​constable St

Aro Fair 2021

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Koffie's Album Release/
​bday Party

el Barrio latino Bar, 13 March 2021

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Yebo Wildflower Festival
Cacao Ceremony
​Friday 29 January
8pm-10:30pm

Yebomosaic.art
1510 State Highway 2, RD1 Featherston

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Wellington Lantern FEstival 2020!​

An awesome event lighting up the waterfront and creating fun in the city all weekend with amazing lantern installations, delicious food, performances and kids activities! What a great weekend! Thanks for the beautiful photos, Dani Fuenza and Wellington Lantern Festival!

We Performed w/Koffie & Kubatana
​ at Africa Day
Saturday, 7 November

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Rise Above:
a World Music Concert

SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER
ST JOHN'S IN THE CITY
CORNER DIXON & WILLIS ST

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Kubatana &
the Moringa Dancers
@ El Barrio Latino

Friday 9 October

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Big Thanks to Daniela Fuenzalida Photography for the amazing pictures!

El Barrio Gig with Koffie, Kubatana & Kadodo!
9 November, 2019

What an amazing night we had! Thanks to all the drummers & dancers, Koffie and El Barrio!
​ It was so fun to stay after and have a boogie with DJ DOZEN!!!!

International Dance Day 2019

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This picture by Alexander Garside, starring the Moringa crew, found it's way to the cover of DANZ magazine, WOOT! 

Newtown Festival 2019

We had a blast performing at Newtown Festival with Kubatana ft. Robert Koffie Fugah, and additional guest drummers from Kadodo Drum and Dance!  Such a fun day!

Hawera Street Festival

It was heaps of fun collaborating with Kubatana and drummers from far and wide to create a high energy performance for the festival stage then taking our party onto a float for the parade, providing a vibrant soundtrack and bringing the energy with some funky moves! It was a beautiful sunny day to be out sharing the joy. 
Many thanks to Bizlink Hawera and Whanganui Community Drumming.

Open Streets Wellington

When the bicycles and pedestrians took over the streets, we were enjoying taking over our own little patch of Taranaki Street with African Beats NZ! What a cool initiative!

Africa Day 2018

We danced with the 2 maestros of Ghanaian rhythm & dance making the drumming fast and furious for us, and it was an awesome experience!
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Children's
​ Multi-Cultural Festival 2018


We had an awesome day dancing with Kubatana on Te Marae at Te Papa! It was super fun dancing with some very enthusiastic kids.
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Upper Hutt Multicultural Festival

We danced to celebrate diversity and human rights in NZ, amongst many different cultures showcasing their music and dance onstage!
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Bloom Collective Opening

We had a great boogie with Kubatana to celebrate the opening of this great creative hub, now providing access to arts and music for all to the Newtown community! 
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Cuba Dupa with Kadodo

24 March 2018, we had a rocking performance with Koffie Fugah & Kadodo on the Swan Stage! 
​So much fun!
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Chris Berry Retreat

2-4 March 2018. We welcomed Chris Berry back to Tapu Te Ranga Marae for an inspiring 2 day/2 night immersion into Bana Kuma rhythms.
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JUST SO FESTIVAL

23-25 February 2018. A camping arts festival for families with kids at last!
​We loved performing & roving around all weekend, joining in the merriment!
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