Access Culture, Medford, MA (2026)

Through public arts, accessible outdoor programming and education initiatives.

09/10/2026

🎶 Access Culture Presents: The 2026 World Music Concert Series 🎶

Join us for an unforgettable afternoon featuring ! JSD Dance (Music, song, and movement, Afro Dance)

📅 Sunday, Sep 13, 2026
🕒 3:00 PM
📍 Constitution Beach, Boston

More than one thousand different African ethnic groups from all over the continent came to Haiti. They mixed with a number of Indigenous people and a few Europeans, and fought in an epic slave revolution that birthed Haiti and its rich culture. Houngan Jean-Sebastien Duvilaire, founder of JSD dance, calls it the making of the first African Union. This legacy continues today. As Jean Sebastien writes “If you are Haitian, you are black; regardless of your skin, hair, or eye color. It is in our constitution. In this way, Haiti has a very clear Afro-identity within the context of globalization.”

In this special performance, led by master Haitian drummer Jean Eli Joseph, JSD Dance will bring music, song, and movement, Afro Dance, invoking the spirit of the ancestors for the present and future.

✨ Don’t miss this dynamic celebration of culture and sound by the sea! ✨

“This event/program is funded in part by a Better Beaches Grant from Sa

09/01/2026

🎶 Access Culture Presents: The 2026 World Music Concert Series 🎶

Join us for an unforgettable afternoon featuring ! JSD Dance (Music, song, and movement, Afro Dance)

📅 Sunday, Sep 13, 2026
🕒 3:00 PM
📍 Constitution Beach, Boston

More than one thousand different African ethnic groups from all over the continent came to Haiti. They mixed with a number of Indigenous people and a few Europeans, and fought in an epic slave revolution that birthed Haiti and its rich culture. Houngan Jean-Sebastien Duvilaire, founder of JSD dance, calls it the making of the first African Union. This legacy continues today. As Jean Sebastien writes “If you are Haitian, you are black; regardless of your skin, hair, or eye color. It is in our constitution. In this way, Haiti has a very clear Afro-identity within the context of globalization.”

In this special performance, led by master Haitian drummer Jean Eli Joseph, JSD Dance will bring music, song, and movement, Afro Dance, invoking the spirit of the ancestors for the present and future.

✨ Don’t miss this dynamic celebration of culture and sound by the sea! ✨

“This event/program is funded in part by a Better Beaches Grant from Save the Harbor/Save the Bay and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).”

08/21/2026

Due to rain, the event has been postponed. The new date will be announced soon.

08/20/2026

We can't wait to host .co again this Saturday August 22 at 3pm at Constitution Beach. Master Drummer Jean Eli Joseph leads entrancing music and movement from Haiti, rooted deeply in the African tradition.

Thanks to 's incredible Better Beaches Program, we are one of dozens of wonderful events across the seashore this summer.

More than one thousand different African ethnic groups from all over the continent came to Haiti. They mixed with a number of Indigenous people and a few Europeans, and fought in an epic slave revolution that birthed Haiti and its rich culture. Houngan Jean-Sebastien Duvilaire, founder of JSD dance, calls it the making of the first African Union. This legacy continues today. As Jean-Sebastien writes, “If you are Haitian, you are black; regardless of your skin, hair, or eye color. It is in our constitution. In this way, Haiti has a very clear Afro-identity within the context of globalization.”

In this special performance, led by master Haitian drummer Jean Eli Joseph, JSD Dance will bring music, song, and movement- Afro Dance- invoking the spirit of the ancestors for the present and future.

This event/program is funded in part by a Better Beaches Grant from Save the Harbor/Save the Bay and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).

08/19/2026

The inimitiable Eduardo Betancourt in action from our concert at Malibu Beach two weeks ago. This video needs no description just a listen [although our video description reads, Venezuelan harpist plays a captivating original composition, accompanied by drums and bass on a Boston beach on a beautiful day with a light breeze moving the trees and our souls].

Thanks to DCR, 's Better Beaches Program, we brought this Grammy award winner to Malibu Beach.

Don't miss our next concert, with JSD-Dance August 22 at 3pm at Constitution Beach in East Boston.

This event/program was funded in part by a Better Beaches Grant from Save the Harbor/Save the Bay and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).

08/01/2026

We can't wait to host the incredible again tomorrow at Malibu Beach.

His group took our breath away in a short performance at RESET: Rhythms of the City, our event last October at City Hall Plaza, and the August 3rd performance will be far more expansive.

Don't miss it. Sunday August 2 at 3pm at Malibu Beach in Dorchester.

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