Music in Weston: African Festival Comes to Norfield Church

WESTON, CT -- International Afro Dance Hall star and Nigerian native Lamboginny presents a day-long African Music Festival to benefit SALT (Saving All Lives Together) on Saturday, June 9 at Norfield Congregational Church.

The festival consists of two events: a children’s concert with crafts and activities from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., and a second concert featuring Lamboginny and an eight-piece band starting at 7:00 p.m. These events mark Lamboginny’s first appearance in America.

Lamboginny’s music is rooted in the sounds of Jamaican Reggae integrated with elements of West African music known as Afrobeat. His personal passion - to help imprisoned Nigerian youth - led him to found SALT, a movement that raises money to provide music therapy to the prison population, and to pay legal costs of young people who have been wrongly incarcerated or cannot pay fines for petty infractions like street begging.

The young people’s festival starts at 11:30am and will include a performance by Lamboginny. He will be accompanied by a group of local children singers and musicians. In addition, there will be games, face-painting, hair-beading and headwrap demonstrations, as well as African cuisine for the children to sample.

The main concert starts at 7:00 p.m. when Lamboginny and the band The Word.Sound.Power Movement take the stage for two hours of his unique, upbeat style of Afro Dance Hall Music. African food and beverages will be available.

Both events are free. For the evening concert, there is a suggested donation of $20 per person payable online or at the door. For more, or to reserve your ticket, visit www.savingalllivestogether.com. All proceeds go to SALT endeavors; including raising funds for juvenile education and health facilities in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria.

Norfield Congregational Church is located at 64 Norfield Road, in Weston.