Balafon West African Dance Ensemble

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www.balafon.org/events

09/30/2026

Black River African Dance Fest brings celebrated global artists and new African dance productions to Pittsburgh again this fall.

Join Balafon at Kelly Strayhorn Theater's Alloy Studios for "Down by the Riverside," an intimate performance lifting spirits and laying burdens down through music, song, and movement.

SAT OCT 17 at 7:30 PM
SUN OCT 18 at 3:00 PM

Seating is limited and fills up fast!

Pay What Moves You: $20–45
https://kelly-strayhorn.org/events/black-river-2026/

09/27/2026

Stay Close, Fam...
Black River is Rising....

09/20/2026

Our Hearts are Full...
Thank you to the WVBHF for your love and dedication to our art and culture. It's always a wonderful time in Clarksburg...

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09/14/2026

A new weekly Community Music Class session gets started TODAY!
Explore the melodic sounds of the balafon with Yamoussa Camara, MONDAYS at 6:15 PM, September 14 – October 19.

Community Music Class Sessions are kept intimate to support meaningful learning, helping you build fluency with rhythms and the cultural context behind them week by week. All levels welcome.

Pay-what-moves-you

Drop-ins are available, but signing on for the full session is where the practice and rhythms really take root. Instruments can be made available. Register to secure yours and your spot.

06/19/2026

Black History Month Pop Up Class 2025 throwback 🖤 ...and we're back at it!

June is for celebrating freedom and what better way than moving together? This month we're honoring Juneteenth and Black Music Month by extending out class series with FREE classes at KST's Alloy Studios. Come as you are, give what you can.

Monday classes kick off at 6:15PM with Kituro drumming with Papa Dame Guye — then flow right into West African dance at 7:15PM with Ebony Castaphney. Music and movement to feed the spirit. First time? Perfect time. Just show up. ✨

RAD works here! A part of RADPass.

📅 Mondays - June 22 & June 29
📍 KST's Alloy Studios | 5530 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
FREE (Donations welcome)

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Pittsburgh, PA

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+14122677705

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http://www.balafon.org/, http://www.balafon.org/events, https://balafon.org/black-river-african-dance-fest

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