West African and Diaspora Family Music, Song, and Sound with Mama Nene

Join Mama Nene, or Rene Fisher-Mims, for African Drumming at the famed World Stage. This event is part of the annual Day of the Ancestors: Festival of Masks in collaboration with the Leimert Park Art Walk.

Rene Fisher-Mims, or Mama Nene, is one of the lead artist organizers of the Festival of Masks. She is a dancer, vocalist, hair stylist, master percussionist and founder of the women's drum circle S.H.I.N.E. Muwasi (Sister's Healing, Inspiring, Nurturing, and Empowering in the Hands of God). Mama Nene teaches drum workshops every Thursday evening at The World Stage in Leimert Park Village.

Leimert Park's Day of the Ancestors: Festival of Masks is an annual celebration of our ancestors and an invocation for the South Central LA community. Founded in 2010 by artists Najite Agindotan and Ben Caldwell in collaboration with LA Commons, Festival of Masks is a multicultural, multigenerational, and multimedia arts event that champions the vast identities of the African diaspora.

The workshop is free! Please consider donating when you register to support the Day of the Ancestors: Festival of Masks and support LA Commons in reaching our $25,000 goal as we connect youth, artists, and communities together to create transformative change.

Supporting Day of the Ancestors: Festival of Masks by donating when you register as we are raising $25,000 by the end of June to continue connecting youth, artists, and communities.

Your donation of any amount supports the artists and cultural bearers who co-create the Festival of Masks workshops, dialogues, and celebration.

Learn more at lacommons.org

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Leimert Park Village Plaza, People St., 4337 Degnan Boulevard, Los Angeles, United States