Oceans of Rhythm


 Clockwise from left: African stiltwalker Clyde Wilder, a member of the group Message From Our Ancestors, performs during the Oceans of Rhythm Festival, which celebrates Afro-Caribbean culture, the community and the environment. Aida Faty, a performer with Yakur Roots and Rhythm, a drum and dance group from Senegal, West Africa, gets the crowd dancing during the 20th annual festival held at the Long Branch Promenade on Aug. 25. Faty and Miriama Basse, with Yakur Roots and Rhythm, perform a Senegalese dance during the festival, which is presented by ZEYBRAH, in conjunction with the Long Branch Department of Recreation and the Long Branch Office of Community and Economic Development. Clockwise from left: African stiltwalker Clyde Wilder, a member of the group Message From Our Ancestors, performs during the Oceans of Rhythm Festival, which celebrates Afro-Caribbean culture, the community and the environment. Aida Faty, a performer with Yakur Roots and Rhythm, a drum and dance group from Senegal, West Africa, gets the crowd dancing during the 20th annual festival held at the Long Branch Promenade on Aug. 25. Faty and Miriama Basse, with Yakur Roots and Rhythm, perform a Senegalese dance during the festival, which is presented by ZEYBRAH, in conjunction with the Long Branch Department of Recreation and the Long Branch Office of Community and Economic Development.