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WJFTC Community Projects

Slave River

Slave River Park was one of the largest slave markets.

Makandal Daaga

The Makandal Daaga Library and Museum.

Princess Town

Princess Town, also known as ‘Prince’s Town’.

Moore Town

The conquest of Jamaica by the English in 1655.

Agona-Ashanti

Agona-Ashanti occupies a very great place.

Santa Maria

Afromexican native dance, Danza de los Diablo.

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Santa Maria
May 21 to 26, 2024

A WJFTC Community Project

The Afromexican native dance, Danza de los Diablo.

Santa Maria

Mexico

Rescatando mi Identidad Cultural

Over time, the Afromexican native dance, Danza de los Diablo, (adults) and (children) has been disintegrating, due to different factors, which are mentioned below. As a primary factor, it is perceived that to perform the dance and its dance steps, live music is required, and the native musicians who perform this special dance music.

The dancers are very apathetic to teach others and ensure that our music continues. existing, (exists like that selfishness so that another learns to play the instrumentation), others have emigrated to different parts of the country and/or abroad due to a lack of employment opportunities. Since in our population there are few sources of employment, and family income is very low, with large families it does not reach the minimum wage.

Young people, like adults, have lost interest in our dance due to a lack of identification of it, not knowing its history and meanings of its contextualization and the lack of trainers for indigenous community dances. Lack of trainers who instruct in workshops on making indigenous masks of our dance, and a lack of trainers with community historians.

Other Projects

Moore Town

Moore Town

A museum and cultural centre for the exhibition and preservation of Maroon heritage.

Princess Town

Princess Town

Best known as the site of the elegant Brandenburg-built Fort Gross Friedrichsburg, constructed in 1683.

Slave River

Slave River

Slave River Park was one of the largest slave markets for gathering people to sell into slavery.

The JUNKANOO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL…

May 21-26, 2024

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