BEMBE DRUM & DANCE INC

ESTABLISHED IN 2015 BY A SCHOOL PARENT SEEKING MORE ARTS EDUCATION THAT CENTERED THE AFRICAN CULTURAL LINEAGE OF LATINOS. BEMB WAS CREATED WITH LOCAL EDUCATORS AND ARTISTS TO BRING AFRO-LATINO MUSICAL TRADITIONS TO YOUTH, FAMILIES AND THE GREATER COMMUNITY WHERE IT CAN SERVE AS PART OF DAILY LIFE. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, BEMB HAS DEVELOPED MULTIPLE YEAR-ROUND SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS, A PUBLIC ACADEMY, CULTURALLY COMPETENT MUSIC-AS- THERAPY, STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES, ARTIST RESIDENCES FOR CULTURAL MASTERS, AND FREE PUBLIC EVENTS FOR AN INCLUSIVE, MULTI-ETHNIC AND INTERGENERATIONAL COMMUNITY.