Enjoy a fun-filled day celebrating the BMA’s African collection with musical performances by Elikeh and Amadou Kouyate; artist demonstrations of indigo dyeing and Zulu beading; storytelling with Maria Broom and Jali-D; films by African directors, and hands-on art-making masks and musical instruments. Musician and oral historian Kouyate (pictured) performs on the 21-string Kora. His repertoire ranges from 13th-century traditional songs to original compositions incorporating blues and jazz riffs. Elikeh uses elements of Togolese rhythms with American-influenced blues, funk, and rock to produce captivating Afro-pop tunes.