Nanga A Jinè (The Love of the Family)

Chicago, IL

$400-2000

Travels up to 200 miles

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Overview

We are a performing arts group primarily servicing toward cultural arts. We perform for very diverse audiences including schools, birthday parties, festivals and other social gatherings and events. Our goal is to educate while entertaining in West African Dance, music, and folklore. We also provide dance and music workshops, school programming, and storytelling.


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Booking information

Price range: $400-2000

What to expect

1. Cultural immersion, not just entertainment.
You give audiences an authentic experience rooted in West African tradition — movement, rhythm, history, and meaning woven together. It’s education wrapped in energy.

2. Live energy that shifts the room.
The drumming, the footwork, the call-and-response — it’s interactive. People don’t just watch. They feel it in their chest. You change the atmosphere.

3. Storytelling through movement.
Your choreography carries lineage, celebration, resilience, womanhood, community. Even if someone doesn’t know the language, they understand the emotion.

4. Empowerment and connection.
People leave feeling uplifted. Confident. Inspired. Especially women and girls who see strength and grace embodied on stage.

5. A bridge between generations and cultures.
You help audiences connect to African heritage in a way that feels alive and relevant — not distant, not abstract.

About

Nanga A Jinè is a vibrant African dance company dedicated to preserving, performing, and teaching traditional and contemporary West African dance. Through powerful movement, live drumming, and cultural education, Nanga A Jinè creates transformative experiences that honor ancestral roots while inspiring community connection, confidence, and joy.

Additional booking notes

Please provide wood floor or Marley dance floor for performance purposes. Lighting can be as simple as bright lights with no super special effects. Please make sure there are mics available for singing and in case drums need to carry more sound.

Setup requirements

Wood floors preferably

Sound systems

Djembe

Dun duns

Shekeré

Bells

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