The African Voices Festival at Plásmata 3

Onassis Friends and General presale: May 27 2025, 17:00

The African Voices Festival meets Plásmata 3, bringing to the fore narratives, art, music, and dance from the African communities of Athens. A festival that transforms public space into a field of dialogue, culture, and social intervention. Read More

Time & Date

Saturday, June 7, from 10:30
Sunday, June 8, from 11:00

About the Warkshop

All workshops at the Onassis Stegi Main Stage are open to all skill levels, from beginners to advanced participants.

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Saturday, June 7 | 10:30–12:30 | Dance Workshop with Hawa Kouyaté

The workshop will focus on Garanke-don, a dance associated with the professional caste of leather workers in Mali.

 Registrations period has ended.
Saturday, June 7 | 13:00–15:00 | Music and Body Workshop with Toumany Diawara

This workshop explores the relationship between percussion and movement, emphasizing rhythmic awareness and bodily expression. It will focus on the Garanke rhythm, related to the professional caste of leather workers in Mali.
Open to anyone interested in dance or percussion.

 Registrations period has ended.
Saturday, June 7 | 15:30–17:30 | Percussion Workshop with Thomas Gueï - Without your music instrument

The workshop will focus on the Digba rhythm, performed in initiation rites of the Betté ethnic group in Ivory Coast.

 Registrations period has ended.
Saturday, June 7 | 15:30–17:30 | Percussion Workshop with Thomas Gueï - With your music instrument

The workshop will focus on the Digba rhythm, performed in initiation rites of the Betté ethnic group in Ivory Coast.

 Registrations period has ended.
Saturday, June 7 | 18:00–19:00 | Singing Workshop with Aïssata Kouyaté

The workshop will focus on learning songs from the Kuku rhythm, a celebratory welcome dance from Guinea expressing sharing and feminine expression, and Soko, performed at wedding ceremonies by the Malinke ethnic group in Guinea.

 Registrations period has ended.
Saturday, June 7 | 19:00–21:00 | Dance Workshop with Aïssata Kouyaté

The workshop will focus on Soko, a dance primarily performed at wedding ceremonies by the Malinke ethnic group in Guinea.

 Registrations period has ended.

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Sunday, June 8 | 11:00–13:00 | Dance Workshop with Aïssata Kouyaté

The workshop will focus on Kuku, a celebratory welcome dance from Guinea expressing sharing and feminine expression.

 Registrations period has ended.
Sunday, June 8 | 13:30–14:30 | Singing Workshop with Aïssata Kouyaté

The workshop will focus on learning songs from the Kuku rhythm, a celebratory welcome dance from Guinea expressing sharing and feminine expression, and Soko, performed at wedding ceremonies by the Malinke ethnic group in Guinea.

 Registrations period has ended.
Sunday, June 8 | 15:00–17:00 | Percussion Workshop with Thomas Gueï - Without your music instrument

The workshop will focus on the Kôtou rhythm, associated with healing practices of the Baoulé ethnic group in Ivory Coast.

 Registrations period has ended.
Sunday, June 8 | 15:00–17:00 | Percussion Workshop with Thomas Gueï - With your music instrument

The workshop will focus on the Kôtou rhythm, associated with healing practices of the Baoulé ethnic group in Ivory Coast.

 Registrations period has ended.
Sunday, June 8 | 17:30–19:30 | Dance Workshop with Hawa Kouyaté

The workshop will focus on Jeli-don, a dance performed during Sandia New Year celebrations by the hereditary jeli group in Mali.

 Registrations period has ended.


Where?

Main Stage
107-109 Syngrou Avenue
117 45 Athens
Attica,Greece


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