Indigo Arts and Entertainment provides various cultural and artistic offerings. Enjoy our authentic, high energy dance, music and drum performances of traditional dances in the colorful costumes of West Africa, South Africa, the Caribbean, and the Americas. Our performers are from all over the world and speak several languages. We are available for events, classes, residencies, workshops and more. We can customize a performance or class to fit your needs and budget. In our art offerings, lead artist Mukomi, with 10 years experience, is a professionally trained face and body painter who uses the highest quality, makeup grade paints and sanitization practices.
8 reviews
Lakitsha L.
November 25, 2022Indigo Arts and Entertainment team's performance was the highlight of the wedding! We were transported back to the Motherland with the beautiful dances and the rhythmic drums! The dancers were incredible, and the percussionists and musicians were exceptional. The guests were surprised and mesmerized, and everyone raved about how great the performances were. In addition to the team being incredible in their performances, the professionalism and patience exhibited was unmatched. We were a bit disorganized with regard to our schedule, which caused the team to have to wait longer than expected to perform. Not only were they gracious enough to offer flexibility with the schedule, once they were able to perform, they gave us 1000% energy and smiling faces. We were so honored to have Indigo Arts and Entertainment perform at the wedding and we look forward to having the group at future events. What an incredible experience!!
Hired as: African Entertainment, Dance Troupe, Drum / Percussion Show, Drummer, Interactive Performer, World Music
Amanda V. D.
October 24, 2022We had 2 artists for our event. The work they did was fantastic and their booth was SO busy! We were so pleased and will definatly hire them in the future.
Hired as: Face Painter
Indigo Arts and Entertainment
We had a great time! Your event was well organized and your guests were lovely. Thank you so much for having us. We’d be honored to work with you again any time.
Chastity H.
September 13, 2022Indigo provided an awesome entertainment experience for my party guests. I would gladly book them again.
Hired as: Dance Troupe
Sharonda T.
July 22, 2022They were awesome!!! Great performance, timely, kind, and the dance was powerful. They were full of energy and were the highlight of our event. I highly recommend them. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Hired as: African Entertainment, Drummer
Indigo Arts and Entertainment
Wow! Thank you for your kind words and thank you for booking with Indigo. I hope that you'll keep us in mind for future events.
Bre
July 11, 2022Hoonnnneeyyyy!! This was the topic of the event. When I tell you it was worth every penny. Babbbbyyyyyy I can not tell you how amazing the show was. I booked one day before my event and they understood the assignment. Book with them if you have the chance. I will be using this company again next year for my wedding.
Hired as: Drum / Percussion Show
Price range: Contact for rates
Languages: English, French, Spanish, Zulu, Xhosa, Yoruba, Igbo, Swahili
Gig length: 10 - 90 minutes
Our performances are 100% customizable. Your show can include:
Up to 15 performers
Live Music
Songs in one of many African languages
Dancers in colorful, traditional costumes
Audience participation
West African Dance and Drum
South African Dance and Drum
Caribbean Dance and Drum
We also take requests. Let us know how we can take your event to the next level!
Indigo's founder, Teidra "Mama T" Darrett-Obi, has been teaching and performing in Houston for the past 20 years. She formed Indigo Arts and Entertainment in 2016 as an umbrella company for marketing her many services including, dance performances and classes, face painting, body painting, henna, costume and clothing design, cultural enrichment, Kwanzaa events and art classes.
Joined by performers from across the African Diaspora (St. Croix, the Southern US, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Costa Rica, Nigeria and Benin), Ifamukomi started offering our flagship service through, Indigo Diaspora Dance Company.
It is our mission to promote the scholarship, conservation, and elevation of traditional African dance and music to build cultural bridges showing how we're more alike than we are different.
Technical requirements vary depending on the service. Here, I will list basic requirements. Additional information is available upon request.
Music performance-
- 1 armless chair per performer
- Please advise availability of sound equipment
- Access to electrical outlets (only required for performances requiring sound equipment)
Dance performance-
- Floor must be clean and free of debris to prevent injury as traditional dances are done barefoot
Access to a private room/s where performers can change, warm up, and wait for showtime (not a bathroom)
Facepaint or Bodypaint-
- A 3x3 flat surface (table or counter) and 2 armless chairs of similar height to that surface
- Access to a handwashing sink
- Advise in advance if a tip jar is permitted
Traditional West Dance from Guinea, Senegal and Ivory Coast
Zulu Dance
Xhosa Dance
Caribbean Folk Dance
Dance Hall
Orisha Dance
Warrior Dances
Celebration Dances
Honor Dances
Kuumba House
Kucheza Ngoma Dance Co
Intuitive West African Dance and Drum Culture
Les Ballets Africains
Abubkr Kouyate
Katherine Dunham
Pearl Primus
Alvin Ailey
Willie Ninja
Fela Kuti
Kes
Dressing Room
A floor appropriate for dancing
African Entertainment
