"Three Rivers Institute of Afrikan Art & Culture"

a multigenerational, cultural community building bridges to identity through the arts

About

TRIAAC

is a multi­gen­er­a­tional cul­tural com­mu­nity build­ing bridges to Afrikan iden­tity through the arts. Co-founded as the Three Rivers Jenbe Ensem­ble by Omowale-Ketu Oladuwa, Lisa Tsetse, and Akin­lana DaDa, in the fall of 1999.

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Who we are

TRIAAC

is a com­mu­nity of con­scious­ness; an extended fam­ily of inter­est; a grow­ing iden­tity that rec­og­nizes its expe­ri­ence as the essen­tial ingre­di­ent of its col­lec­tive human­ity; the dri­ving force of its com­mu­nity engage­ment and relationships.

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Vision

TRIAAC

knows that the power of music, dance, song, and spo­ken­word requires that the peo­ple who are build­ing com­mu­nity dis­mem­ber the bar­ri­ers of race, class, gen­der, reli­gion, and pol­i­tics and engage their dif­fer­ences as extended family.

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Fabulous Jenbe kids on new drums

TRJE blend Ibo Ekwe with Guinean Krin drums Three Rivers Jenbe Ensem­ble bring new...

Nellems Trio and Linda Bess on tap at the SpokenWord Cafe

Good music meets thought­ful words Jazz, Soul & Spo­ken­Word at the Acoustic...

SpokenWord Cafe featuring AfroDisiacs

2012 Cafe opens with AfroD sound Hot con­gas and vocal gui­tar are thrilling If...

Opening 2012 at the SpokenWord Cafe

2012 Pow­er­house Duo opens Cafe Fatima Wash­ing­ton at the Acoustic...

<span class="caps">TRIAAC</span> New Year Schedule

Open­ing the way New sched­ule opens more learn­ing opportunities “A peo­ple...

For Love of The Arts

Cel­e­braing Women in Word & Song                 TRIAAC...

Taking drumming to the bank

Drum­ming in the New Year Re-membering what strength­ens our souls You can­not...

Drum Line, Circle Up

Iden­tity Counts drum­ming connection There is a ses­sion right just for you To...

Acoustic SpokenWord Cafe <span class="amp">&</span> Open House

Hol­i­day gathering Greet­ing com­mu­nity with joy   Date:   Sat­ur­day,...

Megan King live at the SpokenWord Cafe

She’ll put a spell on you Fan­tas­tic, impas­sioned, emotive It’s been nearly...

Have jenbé drum will travel

Moussa Bolokada Condé Unpar­al­leled jenbé genius set for residencies Moussa...