Summerstage Dance: Rennie Harris RHAW and Le Soul Afrique with Special Guest Akim Funk Buddha
When: Friday, June 25, 2010 at 7:00PM
Where: St. Mary’s Park , Bronx
Rennie Harris RHAW showcases the newest up and coming faces in hip-hop street dance. Acting as a global hip-hop collective of dancers, MCs and vocalists, Le Soul Afrique is not just a dance company, but a dance and music powerhouse.
SummerStage Dance: Abakua Afro-Latin Dance Company and Areytos Performance Works
When: Saturday, June 26, 2010 at 7:00PM
Where: St. Mary’s Park, Bronx 
“ABAKUá Afro-Latin Dance Company’s use of pounding, dynamic rhythms and dramatic dance movements meshes Latin rhythmic styles with African beats.”
SummerStage Music: Tinariwen, Omar Souleyman, Toubab Krewe
When: Saturday, June 26, 2010 at 3:00PM
Where: Central Park/Mainstage
Energizing rock rhythms and unexpected up-tempo dance beats from Africa and the Middle East will make you rethink party music.
SummerStage Music: Gil Scott-Heron
When: Sunday, June 27, 2010 at 3:00PM
Where: Central Park/Mainstage
The godfather of hip-hop and neo soul performs classics and music from his first new album in over fifteen years.
SummerStage Music: Definitely Poetry: Daniel Bernard Roumain with special guests Emeline Michel, Erol Josué, Cave Canem Poets: Gina Dorcely, Gregory Pardlo and Mervyn Taylor
When: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 3:00PM
Where: Central Park/Mainstage
Innovative, cutting-edge poets and musicians with a special eye to the art of Haiti.SummerStage Music: Nuyorican Poets Café
When: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 7:00PM
Where: Central Park/Mainstage
The multicultural, multi-arts institution showcases new work from rising poets, actors, filmmakers and musicians.
SummerStage Music: DJ Kool Herc
When: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 7:00PM
Where: Bronx, TBD
DJ Kool Herc’s creation of breaks and sampling has paved the way for hip hop music as we know it.
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