Ade Jembe Fola

🥁🔥 Join us for an unforgettable evening of rhythm, culture, and community! 🔥🥁

Baba Kasumu 🇳🇬 , Youssou Lo 🇸🇳, and Griffin Brady of Slyboots Circus 🎪 are coming together for a one-of-a-kind Community Drum & Dance Class!

Experience the power of African drumming, movement, and connection as we learn, laugh, and celebrate together. Then stay for an exciting Fire Dancing 🔥 and Theatrical Performance 🎭 that will leave you inspired and amazed!

✨ All ages welcome
✨ No experience needed
✨ Bring a chair, your friends, and your spirit!

📍 Delaware Park – Holt Lake, Buffalo, NY
📅 Monday, June 15
🕕 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

🤩 Come have fun, build community, and create memories!

💚 Donations Appreciated 💚

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🪘❤️ A Heart Full of Gratitude ❤️🪘

What an incredible experience at the BPS Summit 2026!

We want to extend our deepest gratitude to everyone who shared their energy, presence, and spirit with ADE JEMBE FOLA. From the students who jumped into the rhythms with enthusiasm, to the parents who danced, smiled, and encouraged their children, to the administrators and staff who continue to create opportunities for meaningful engagement—thank you.

The atmosphere was truly special. There was joy, connection, laughter, learning, and a powerful sense of community that could be felt throughout the day. Moments like these remind us why we do this work.

For over 20 years, our mission has never been simply to provide programming—it has been to create impact, build relationships, and cultivate spaces where everyone feels seen, valued, and connected.

To every audience member who clapped, moved, sang, danced, or simply shared a smile, thank you for helping create an experience that was both uplifting and unforgettable.

As we often say at ADE JEMBE FOLA:

“Where Everyone Belongs in the Circle.”

With gratitude and love,

Jamil Adéwalé Kasumu, Baba Kasumu
& the ADE JEMBE FOLA Family 🪘💃🏾🌍❤️
City Honors School
BPS Family and Community Engagement
Lafayette International Community High School #207 - New

#BPSSummit 2026 | Rhythms of Excellence: Building Community Through African Drum & Dance 🪘💃🌍 Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

PAID INTERNSHIPS ARE RARE! This opportunity was made possible from a grant via New York State Department of Ag & Markets. Know someone home from college or one who stayed local? Know a person whose student loans are kicking in while they're waiting to find that job in degree field? Know a gramma that's spry and patient with GenX and Millennials? All should apply. This does not have age or income limitations. The best candidate will want to learn from BOTH collaborating organizations and will need reliable transportation.

Full circle moments hit different… 🪘✨

Over 20 years ago, Rob was one of the first people to give ADE JEMBE FOLA an opportunity—to access youth on a larger platform and begin building something meaningful in this community. That wasn’t just a moment… that was a seed planted 🌱

Fast forward to today, standing at the Young Entrepreneurs of Color Awards at One Seneca Tower… and witnessing young leaders, innovators, and trailblazers being celebrated—it all came full circle.

This journey has never been just about programming.
It’s always been about IMPACT.

To now see youth we’ve poured into over the years grow into leaders in their own right… that’s the real reward. That’s the legacy.

Deep gratitude to Rob and his entire team for continuing to create spaces where our young people are seen, valued, and elevated.

Baba Kasumu-
“It’s not about carrying the torch… it’s about passing the baton.”

And today… we saw that baton being passed beautifully. 🏁✨

THE CIRCLE IS CALLING. 🥁👑 SHARE SHARE SHARE!!!!!

This is more than a class…

This is culture, connection, and community in motion.

Experience the energy of Baba Kasumu 🇳🇬 & Youssou Lo 🇸🇳

Two powerful rhythms. One shared purpose.
🔥 Families learning together
🔥 Culture passed through rhythm
🔥 A space where everyone belongs

FREE • All Families Welcome
📍 370 Lafayette High School, Buffalo, NY
🗓 Mondays | 5:30–6:30 PM
April 13 | 20 | 27
May 4 | 11 | 18
🎯 CULMINATING PERFORMANCE – JUNE 6, 2026 | ALL HIGH STADIUM

No experience needed. Just bring your energy.

Because when families drum together… they grow together.