BLACK MECCA!

The Cultural and Intellectual Revival of African American’s
known as:

The performances in this program pa.

W. E. B. Du Bois, Josephine Baker, Langston Hughes, Alain LeRoy Locke e Claude McKay, Marcus Garvey, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Zora Neale Hurston e Aaron Douglas.

​Alkebulan Cultural Center
 1435 N Raymond Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91103

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Performers

Nolan Shaheed Quintet

Nolan Shaheed began his musical career in 1973, rising to be a top studio musician. He was musical director for Marvin Gaye, lead trumpet with Count N Basie, and has an extensive resume of other acts he has worked and traveled with Natalie Cole, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, Phil Collins, Anita Baker. He is a master music producer as well as a songwriter and arranger and leads his own jazz band.

Nolan also is a world-renowned sound engineer and owns one of the top recording studios in Southern California.

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Brittany Daniels

Brittany Daniels, a dancer began dancing ballet at the age of eight and later studied hip-hop, jazz, modern, and ballroom at the age of 14. She completed the Cecchetti examinations and earned international honors for her last examination. Some summer dance intensives she attended are Cecchetti USA (nominated for an award in her division), American Ballet Theater, and Ballet Magnificat! (full scholarship), and LINES Ballet (scholarship).

She was awarded the most promising dancer in her home city, Temecula, California, by ODC modern dance company, as well was offered a full scholarship to their dance intensive. She was offered an apprenticeship to the modern company, PGK Dance Project when she was 18. She traveled and danced in Washington D.C., New York, Italy, and Cuba with Dunamix Dance Project.

​She was honored with many opportunities to perform, serve, and teach dance at places that served underprivileged children, abused children, individuals with HIV/AIDS, and individuals who are homeless. Currently, Brittany leads the dance program at Maranatha High School in Pasadena. Brittany joined Lineage in 2018.