Benkadi West African drum, dance and culture programs

Benkadi develops people and communities through West African drum, dance, and culture classes. Benkadi is fun backed by scientific research. We provide instruments and instruction by highly experienced educators who have backgrounds as world class professional West African musicians and dancers. You provide the location and the students – Benkadi does the rest. Our primary focus is providing semester long structured curriculum for in-schedule arts class credit for grades 5-12. We also provide custom programs for vacation programming, educational seminars and team building events. Benkadi is fun backed by scientific research. Benkadi is is a project of Community Partners, a nonprofit fiscal sponsor and intermediary organization that provides us with administrative services, expert guidance, and the benefits of tax-exempt status.