Location:
New York, New York, United States
Post Date:
Jun 20, 2023 12:00 AM
TAG ID:
polspphotostwo053805
(RM)
Credit:
Sam Simmonds/Polaris/Newscom
Format:
6016 x 4016 Color JPEG
Photographer:
Sam Simmonds
Keywords:
#juneteenth, #africanburialground, #celebration, #africanamerican, #africa, #africandrummers, #africanmusicmercenaries, #federalholiday, #africanburialgroundnationalmonument, #music, #africandance, #jewelrymaking, #drumminglessons, #history, #endofslavery, #slavesreceivedword, #1865, #nationalholiday, #burkinafaso, #afrobeat, #afropop, #fusionmusic, #africanrootsgroove, #africantouchmusic, #westafricanmusic, #EDT, NEW
Release Status:
No Model Release, No Property Release
Caption:
June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds/Polaris)