
Okayafrica Hits Washington, D.C. for the Hip Hop Theater Festival: Bajah + The Dry Eye Crew and More!
Washington, D.C. - this Tuesday, July 12th, head to the illustrious Kennedy Center Millennium Stage for a FREE performance by 3 of Okayafrica's faves to help celebrate the 10 year Anniversary of the Hip Hop Theater Festival! First up, the beautiful Maimouna Youssef who's sultry voice has accompanied The Roots on-stage for many a show. Next we've got D.C.'s own tabi Bonney, who hails from Togo and is one of hip-hop's rising stars. Headlining the night are Sierra Leone's superstars, Bajah + The Dry Eye Crew (watch them on CNN today right here!) who bring their high energy show ripe with their unique blend of hip-hop, reggae, afrobeat, pop, and traditional Sierra Leonian sounds to the stage. Get their early for the 5pm warm-up class (also free!) lead by our girl Rujeko Dumbutshena from Broadway's FELA! the musical. Hope we see you there.
THE DEETS:
Tuesday, July 12th
Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
2700 F Street NW
Washington, DC 20566
Showtime: 6pm
Warm-up dance class: 5pm
Cost: FREE!!