June 23 - 24, 2021 @ Asafu Yard, Charles Town, Portland, Jamaica
13th Annual International
Charles Town Maroon Conference & Festival
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Conference & Festival 2021
Programme
Sunday June 23
Master of Ceremony - Dr. Amina Blackwood Meeks
9:30 - 10:35 am Blowing of the Abeng
Procession & Greeting of the Ancestors
Call to the Sacred Directions Kasike Nibonri Kaiman Yukayeke Yamaye Quani
Taíno Songs
Velva “Akosua Kasabiana” Lawrence Sankofie
Maroon Libation
Gaa'maa Gloria 'Mau Mau G' Simms Charles Town Maroon Community
Quao Warrior Songs
Charles Town Maroon Drummers & Dancers Charles Town Maroon Community
Yoruba Libation
Babalawo Oluwole A. Ifakunle Ile Omo Ope, New York, USA
Sounds of West Africa JamAfrican Ensemble Kingston & St Andrew
10:35 - 10:50 am
10:50 - 1:00 pm
Welcome
Actg Col. Marcia Douglas
Charles Town Maroon Community
Mr. Richard Lumsden
Charles Town Maroon Conference & Festival Planning Committee
Greetings
Gaa'maa Gloria “Mau Mau G” Simms Charles Town Maroon Community
Quao's Victory
Jamokia Rose, Anastasia Robinson Kenika Douglas, Renee Robinson & Samantha Douglas
Charles Town Maroon Community
Guest Presenter
“Taíno African Connections” Dr. Lesley-Gail Atkinson Swaby, Archaeologist
Quao Skit
Charles Town Primary School, Plum Valley, Portland
Presentation
Charles Town Maroon Drummers and Dancers Youth
Guest Speaker
“Communication with the Divine Ancestors” Babalawo Oluwole A. Ifakunle
Ile Omo Ope, New York, USA
Maypole
Cascade Primary & Junior High School Cascade District, Portland
1:00 - 2:00 pm
2:00 - 2:10 pm
2:10 - 3:25 pm
3:25 - 3:30 pm
3:30 - 3:55 pm
3:55 - 4:10 pm
4:10 - 4:45 pm
4:45 - 5:00 pm
5:00 - 5:15 pm
5:15 - 6:00 pm
Ancestral Rhythms
Charles Town Maroon Drummers and Dancers Youth
Charles Town Maroon Drummers and Dancers JamAfrican Ensemble
LUNCH
Master of Ceremony – Dr. Marcus Goffe
Greetings from Charles Town Maroons
Greetings and Performances from Maroon Communities:
Scott’s Hall Maroons Moore Town Maroons Accompong Maroons Trelawny Town Maroons Surinamese Maroons
Greetings
His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki Ambassador of Japan
Presentation by Fight for Peace
Greetings from Sponsors
Presentation by Capoeira Cativeiro Jamaica
Performance by All 4 Betta Drummers
Keynote Speaker
Kasike Nibonri Kaiman Yukayeke Yamaye Quani
Performances
Rastafari Indigenous Village
Charles Town Maroon Drummers and Dancers Youth
Charles Town Maroon Drummers and Dancers
FRIDAY: 6:00 pm
SATURDAY: 8:00 am
10:00 am 11:00 am 12:30 pm 2:00 pm 3:30 pm 7:00 pm
SUNDAY: 8:00 am 11:00 am 2:00 pm 3:30 pm
Wellness Village Opening: Yoga with Live Music
Morning Yoga Session Herb Lecture
Live Food Demo Paida Lajin Demo Plant Ceremony
Afternoon Yoga Session Stargazing
3 Body Workout
Mid Morning Yoga Session Healthy Eating Workshop
Heartfulness Relaxation and Meditation
Available by Appointment Throughout the Day:
- Reiki · Massage · Paida Lajin (Stretch & Slap for Aches & Pains) · Sound Balm Yaad Offerings (Chants and Meditations)
- Healing Sessions
Highlights of Conference & Festival
Sponsors
Meet our Organizing Committee
Twelve Years and Counting
Facts
Maroon Hero
Military Strategist
The Invisible Warrior
Captain Quao
Quao
He came from Ghana in Africa
Male child born on a Thursday
During the early period of the trade in enslaved Africans
The signing of a Peace Treaty between the Maroons and the British in 1739
1655
No. They joined together and fought the British
1728 – 1739/40
Twi is the language of the Akan people