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On Saturday March 8, the World Sacred Music Festival returns to Olympia. The fourth annual festival is a family friendly whirlwind celebration of the sacred music and dance of our planet. It's sacred music for everyone!

Two stages showcase performances of Indian ragas, Duke Ellington's sacred jazz, Hebrew chant, African drum and dance, Native American flute, and more.

The festival also features interactive workshops on didjeridoo, Indian temple dances, shapenote singing, whirling dervish dance, and Zimbabwean marimba.

The World Sacred Music Festival takes place at South Puget Sound Community College's Minnaert Center for the Arts all day on Saturday March 8. Tickets available at the door with a student/low income discount. There's also ethnic food and plentiful free parking. For more details, call 360-357-7224 or visit www.olysacredmusic.org.

World Sacred Music Festival
Saturday March 8 11am-9:30pm
Minnaert Center, SPSCC, Olympia
Tickets: $20 / $15 low income / kids under 12 free
info: www.olysacredmusic.org

Performance Schedule

Main Stage
11:00-12:05 Che oke' ten (Native American)
12:35-1:25 Mukana Marimba (Zimbabwe marimba)
1:50-2:50 Urvasi (Indian temple dance)
3:15-4:15 Naby Camara & Lagni Susso (West African music & dance)
4:45-5:45 Raga Dharma (ragas from India)
6:35-7:45 Jazz Senators (Duke Ellington’s sacred jazz)
8:20-9:30 Shabava (Persian ensemble)

Stage Two
11:45-12:35 LaVon Hardison & David Rhys Johnson (Gospel-inspired interfaith songs)
12:55-1:45 Sacred Harp/Evergreen Singers (Christian shape note singing)
2:05-3:15 Modibo Traore (Senegal Drumming)
3:35-4:50 Temple (Hebrew chant)
5:10-5:55 Loping Camel (Pagan drum & dance)
6:15-7:00 Kol N’Shama (Jewish choir)
7:20-8:10 Adzido (West African drum & dance)

Workshop Stage
11:30-12:45 Doug Bridges & Ted Hunter (Didgeridoo workshop)
1:05-2:10 Gordon Munro (Multicultural Storytelling)
2:30-3:40 Mukana Marimba (Marimba workshop)
4:00-5:10 Sacred Harp/Everg. Singers (Christian shape note workshop)
5:30-6:40 Mevlevi Order of America (Sufi dance / whirling dervishes performance/workshop)
7:00-8:10 Urvasi (India temple dance workshop)