Afro Roots Fest

Afro Roots Fest Afro-Roots Fest
a pilar and provider of global music and art and local artist equity in Miami-Dade. Presented by Community Arts & Culture, inc. 501C3 since 2002

Afro Roots Fest focuses on celebrating the evolution of African culture in our community. Noted by many to be Miami’s longest-running World Music festival, the event has featured artists from various African countries such as Senegal, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Mali, and the Republic of Congo, as well as artists from the Caribbean and the Americas. The festival also features a variety of satellite events such as the "Let the Children Have Music and Dance" youth camp, the Kick-Off celebration, and a variety of panels and workshops.This global connection through music has helped the festival evolve into one of Miami’s most culturally-diverse events.

09/11/2026

Just one day away Miami !

Afro Roots Fest presents Asere Social Club at the Colony Theater in Miami Beach.

Saturday, September 12th 8 PM

Join us for a day of music, memory, and movement, celebrating Afro Cuban culture.

Get your tickets now ! (Link in bio)

08/13/2026

The Allstar cast of Asere Social Club
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El elenco de lujo de Asere Social Club
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07/16/2026

Afro Roots Fest presents Asere Social Club, a bold theatrical event that spotlights the Afro‑Cuban experience through music, dance, poetry, and film. This new work honors the influence of West Africa’s Abakuá societies that have shaped Cuban music and culture since the 1920s. The performance features a stellar lineup of artists, including Cortadito, Yuniscleyvis Ramos, and Irawo Osa🖐🏽, along with guest artists Brenda Navarrete, 🇨🇺𝑩𝑰𝑨𝑵🦂, DJ Le Spam spamallstars, dancers Barbaro Ramos and Marisol Blanco, and poets Roman Diaz and Adrian Castro. The evening is hosted by cultural historian and Fulbright scholar Dr. Ivor Miller. Join us on Saturday, September 12th at the Colony Theater in Miami Beach for a night of music, movement, and memory. Tickets available now at miaminewdrama.org/show/asere-social-club (link in bio)
Sponsored by Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Miami Beach, Cosmo Tires, and Mid Atlantic Arts Walking Together program.

Video: Dr. Ivor Miller

Collaboradores: yuniscleyvisramos, CAC_Miami, cortadito , spamallstars, irawo osa

07/09/2026

Afro Roots Fest presents Asere Social Club, a bold theatrical event that spotlights the Afro‑Cuban experience through music, dance, poetry, and film. This new work honors the influence of West Africa’s Abakuá societies that have shaped Cuban music and culture since the 1920s. The performance features a stellar lineup of artists, including Cortadito, Yuniscleyvis Ramos, and Irawo Osa🖐🏽, along with guest artists DJ Le Spam spamallstars, dancers Barbaro Ramos and Marisol Blanco, and poets Roman Diaz and Adrian Castro. The evening is hosted by cultural historian and Fulbright scholar Dr. Ivor Miller. Join us on Saturday, September 12th at the Colony Theater in Miami Beach for a night of music, movement, and memory.

Tickets available now at miaminewdrama.org/show/asere-social-club

(link in bio)

Sponsored by Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Miami Beach, Cosmo Tires, and Mid Atlantic Arts Walking Together program.

07/08/2026

Afro Roots Fest presents Asere Social Club, a bold theatrical event that spotlights the Afro‑Cuban experience through music, dance, poetry, and film. This new work honors the influence of West Africa’s Abakuá societies that have shaped Cuban music and culture since the 1920s. The performance features a stellar lineup of artists, including Cortadito, Yuniscleyvis Ramos, and Irawo Osa🖐🏽, along with guest artists DJ Le Spam spamallstars, dancers Barbaro Ramos and Marisol Blanco, and poets Roman Diaz and Adrian Castro.

The evening is hosted by cultural historian and Fulbright scholar Dr. Ivor Miller. Join us on Saturday, September 12th at the Colony Theater in Miami Beach for a night of music, movement, and memory. Tickets available now at miaminewdrama.org/show/asere-social-club (link in bio)

Sponsored by Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Miami Beach, Cosmo Tires, and Mid Atlantic Arts Walking Together program.

06/30/2026

Afro Roots Fest presents Asere Social Club, a bold theatrical event that spotlights the Afro‑Cuban experience through music, dance, poetry, and film. This new work honors the influence of West Africa’s Abakuá societies that have shaped Cuban music and culture since the 1920s. The performance features a stellar lineup of artists, including Cortadito and Irawo Osa🖐🏽, along with guest artists DJ Le Spam spamallstars, dancers Barbaro Ramos and Marisol Blanco, and poets Roman Diaz and Adrian Castro. The evening is hosted by cultural historian and Fulbright scholar Dr. Ivor Miller. Join us on Saturday, September 12th at the Colony Theater in Miami Beach for a night of music, movement, and memory.

Tickets available now at miaminewdrama.org/show/asere-social-club (link in bio)

Sponsored by Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Miami Beach, Cosmo Tires, and Mid Atlantic Arts Walking Together program.

06/26/2026

Asere Social Club presents master percussionist, poet, and educator Roman Diaz. From his early days with Yoruba Andabo to his collaborations with Wynton Marsalis at Lincoln Center, Roman Diaz has been a pillar of knowledge and Afro-Cuban tradition for over five decades. His poetry will be presented virtually as part of this new work celebrating Afro-Cuban culture. The lineup includes Cortadito and Irawo Osa🖐🏽, along with guest artists and DJ Le Spam spamallstars, dancers Barbaro Ramos and Marisol Blanco, and poet Adrian Castro. The evening is hosted by cultural historian and Fulbright scholar Dr. Ivor Miller.

Join us on Saturday, September 12th at the Colony Theater in Miami Beach for a night of music, movement, and memory.

Tickets available at miaminewdrama.org/show/asere-social-club

Sponsored by Community Arts and Culture Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Miami Beach, Cosmo Tires, and Mid Atlantic Arts Walking Together program.

05/24/2026

Here are more poetic verses by from our latest multimedia work Asere Social Club — a living tapestry of rhythm, memory, spirituality, and Afro-Cuban identity.

Presented by Afro Roots Fest, this experience celebrates the past, present, and future of Afro-Cuban culture through music, movement, and ancestral storytelling.

✨ Asere Social Club is more than a performance — it is ceremony, resistance, joy, and remembrance woven into sound and poetry. 🎶🔥

📍 Colony Theater, Miami Beach
🗓 Saturday, September 12th | 8PM

Gracias infinitas a cada persona que hizo posible una noche tan especial en Son del Mundo: Cuban Son Day. ✨🌍🎶A nuestros ...
05/21/2026

Gracias infinitas a cada persona que hizo posible una noche tan especial en Son del Mundo: Cuban Son Day. ✨🌍🎶

A nuestros artistas, músicos, patrocinadores, aliados, equipo de producción, medios, colaboradores y, por supuesto, a cada asistente que llegó con alegría, energía y amor por nuestra música… gracias por ser parte de esta celebración cultural que unió corazones a través del son cubano. ❤️

Vivimos una velada llena de tradición, sabor, baile y emociones que quedará en la memoria de todos. Esto fue mucho más que un evento: fue un encuentro de culturas, generaciones y sentimientos al ritmo de la música que nos identifica.

Seguimos construyendo experiencias donde la música conecta al mundo. 🌎🎺

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