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#DanceAfrica 2016 ( BAM)

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After getting several requests this year on our travel adventures we decided to share some of the low cost, culturally rich places that we travel to; introducing our new blog feature, #NkemLifeTravels. So this year we headed back to Brooklyn again to attend BAM DanceAfrica 2016 Bazaar to allow you all to get a feel of BAM through our lens.

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BAM is Brooklyn’s Academy of Music #DanceAfrica Bazaar. BAM is s massive festival held once a year typically during memorial day weekend. BAM features more than 150 vendors from around the world, offering African, Caribbean, and African-American food, crafts and fashion. Located in Brooklyn New York between Ashland place and Lafayytee Avenue.

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From the first time we attended to now, celebrating the 39th one, the festival has truly grown. WE even ran into a couple of friends from he creative scene the Washington DC Metropolitan area.

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Featuring vendors and performs from all backgrounds, using art and creativity to uplift and restore cultural awareness. Our goals for attending was to simply experience the cultural aspects of the Festival, meet and connect with fellow creative’s of color; which is exactly what naturally happened.

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A lot of the attendee’s seemed to be attracted to the energy of the strangers around them. My sister and I found ourselves memorized by the eccentric outfits and sounds that filled up every nook and corner of BAM.
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One thing that stood out to us the most was the spirited, creative and colorful outfits, stood out to us the most as if we were watching some of our favorite inspirational instagram pages live! We even met popular hair model @afroista & deadlock model Ladene Clarke.
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Most of the attendees were literally walking examples of cultural pride. Overall the unspoken theme of BAM is to express who you are and where you are from with pride and appreciation for African & Caribbean culture.
WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR BROTHER CHIEDU FOR BEING OUR IMPROMPTU PHOTOGRAPHER!
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