Following the success of ‘Nyodema by the Sea’ back in June, where enough money was raised to finish the first classroom in Dairuharu, The Gambia, the team at ‘Nyodema’ couldn’t resist hosting another event on the August bank holiday weekend with an exciting variety of music from around the world from Bognor Regis to Africa!

Saturday 28th August
The Waverley, Marine Drive West, Bognor Regis, West Sussex PO21 2QA
Free Entry – noon until 10.30pm
Live music, workshops, craft stalls, raffle and auction in aid of mosquito nets for The Gambia

Headliners Bristol based band ‘Baraka’ take their inspiration from the music of West Africa, South Africa, The Caribbean and Ireland, producing their own unique and original sound. The result is a heady mix of global beats, intricate rhythms and soaring melodies. Baraka are a wonderful example of world music at its’ best with Ben Baddoo from Ghana on percussion and balafon, Paul Bradley on guitar and Mark Bradley on drums both from Northern Ireland, Dominican, Royston Gage on bass, Brendan Whitmore from Southern Ireland on sax and the outstanding Senegalese kora and djembe player, Modou Cissoko.

More information on the event and Nyodema’s work in The Gambia can be found on their website www.nyodema.org