Folk Art Series: Ethiopian Gospel in Harlem

Above: Harlem’s Dwyer Cultural Center presents Ethiopian
church music on Thursday, May 19th, New York at 4:00pm.

Tadias Magazine
Events News

Published: Thursday, May 19, 2011

New York (Tadias) – As part of the Folk Art series on gospel music in Harlem, the Dwyer Cultural Center will be featuring tenets and traditions of the Ethiopian Church. Archdeacon Gabreyesus Tesfaye of the Ethiopian Orthodox Medanialem Tewahedo Church will be discussing and demonstrating mezmur (gospel singing) followed by a Q&A session facilitated by the Dwyer Youth Docents.

Dwyer Cultural Center (DCC) is a state-of-the-art multimedia cultural center devoted exclusively to the culture, traditions, and history of Harlem. The Center offers a year-round calendar of activities including ongoing educational and youth leadership programs, workshops, interactive curricula-building, and tours of current exhibitions.

If you go:
Ethiopian Gospel in Harlem
Thursday, May 19th, 2011 at 4pm
Dwyer Cultural Center
258 St. Nicholas Avenue
please RSVP at RSVP@dwyercc.org or call 212-222-3060

Watch: About The Dwyer Cultural Center