2026 WoRld RhyTHm Festival Schedule

Friday SEPT. 11

Friday evening event is in the Rainier Arts Event Hall, 3515 S. Alaska St.

Saturday SEPT. 12

Main Stage at the NE corner of Columbia Park, 4721 Rainier Ave S.

Time	Title	Artist	Type	Art Form
7:00 PM	Boka Kouyate & The Djeliyah Band	Boka Kouyate & The Djeliyah Band	Performance	Music
1:30 PM	VamoLá	VamoLá	Workshop	Music and Dance
4:00 PM	Capoeira Angola	Union Cultural Center	Performance	Martial Arts
2:30 PM	Pungmul Nori Rhythms from South Korea	Edmonds pung mae	Performance	Music

4:00 PM	Zambuko: Soulful Marimba Music of Africa	Zambuko Marimba Ensemble	Performance	Percussion
2:30 PM	Tabla by Suprratik and Group	Supratik	Performance	Music
1:15 PM	Intro Indian Classical Dance	Alapadma	Workshop	Music and Dance
5:15 PM	Chatur Devam — Four Divine Forms	Krishna Tejaswi Konduri	Performance	Music

1:45 PM	Odissi Margam	Shubhangi Tewari	Performance	Music
12:00 PM	Traditional Chinese Dances	Huayin Performing Arts Group	Performance	Music and Dance
1:00 PM	Resilient Pulse Playshop	Resilient Pulse Playshops - Ashley Everett	Drum Circle	Percussion
11:00 AM	Egyptian Tablah (Darbouka) Fundamentals	George Sadak	Drum Circle	Percussion
4:00 PM	Open Drum and Dance with Carold Nelson	Carold Nelson	Drum Circle	Percussion
12:00 PM	Lets All Play! Intro to drum circles	Hayley Christine (Embodied Rhythms)	Drum Circle	Percussion
2:00 PM	Street Drumming: People, History, & Grooves	John Owens Drums	Drum Circle	Percussion
3:00 PM	Musicality Workshop	Hayley Christine (Embodied Rhythms)	Workshop	Percussion

5:00 PM	Intro to Indian Classical Dance	Sahana Samrat	Workshop	Music and Dance

3:00 PM	Nepali drum workshop	Subhash Prajapati	Workshop	Percussion
4:00 PM	Learn Brazilian Dance with VamoLá	VamoLá Brazilian Drum and Dance	Workshop	Music and Dance
6:00 PM	Capoeira Angolia Workshop	Union Cultural Center	Workshop	Marital Arts

Rhythm Tent at the South end of Columbia Park near S. Edmunds St.

Time	Event	Artist	Type	Artform
11:30 AM	African Drumming Technique	Boka Kouyate	Workshop	Percussion
1:00 PM	African Drum Workshop	Frank Anderson	Workshop	Percussion
2:30 PM	How to Tune Rope-Tuned Drums	Dave Lewis	Workshop	Percussion
4:00 PM	Tabla Percussion	Amarjeet Singh	Workshop	Percussion
5:00 PM	New Orleans Jazz	Larry Jones	Workshop	Percussion
6:00 PM	Saturday Night Closing Drum Circle	Seattle Hand Drummers	Drum Circle	Percussion

Sunday Sept. 13

Main Stage at the NE corner of Columbia Park, 4721 Rainier Ave S.

Time	Event	Artist	Type	Artform
12:00 PM	Khmer Dance Workshop	Khmer Amarak Performing Arts	Workshop	Dance
1:00 PM	DHQ New Dancehall	Tykeida Gore	Workshop	Dance
2:00 PM	West African Rhythms by Saeed Abbas & GyeNyame Music	Saeed Abbas & GyeNyame Music	Performance	Percussion
3:00 PM	Capoeira Angola Workshop & Performance	Silvio Dos Reis / ICAF SEATTLE	Performance
4:30 PM	A Glimpse into Ghana	Anokye Agofomma	Performance	Percussion
6:00 PM	Anzanga Marimba Ensemble	Anzanga Marimba Ensemble	Performance	Percussion

Rhythm Tent at the North end of Columbia Park near S. Edmunds St.

Time	Event	Artist	Type	Artform
12:00 PM	Family Friendly Drum Circle	Jamtown John	Workshop	Percussion
1:00 PM	Drum Circle	David Casteal	Drum Circle	Percussion
2:00 PM	Basic Conga Drumming	Tor Dietrichson	Workshop	Percussion
3:00 PM	How To Do A Hot Solo	Simone La Drumma	Workshop	Percussion
4:00 PM	Family Friendly Drum Circle	Jamtown John	Drum Circle	Percussion
5:00 PM	Ghanaian Drumming	Saeed Abbas	Workshop	Percussion
6:00 PM	Sunday Night Closing Drum Circle	Jamtown John	Drum Circle	Percussion