CCCADI and Lincoln Center are honored to present AfriCarnaval, an evening celebrating the Carnival traditions of Brazil and Trinidad & Tobago, in honor of Calypso Rose, the undisputed Queen of The Road.

AfriCarnaval will feature performances from Calypso Rose herself, Silvana Magda & Viva Brazil, Something Positive, 2J & Friends, and a special surprise guest you won’t want to miss.

As we continue to celebrate CCCADI’s milestone 50th Anniversary Year, AfriCarnaval marks a historic, full circle moment:  it brings us back to the Carnival in NY series of events that CCCADI presented at Lincoln Center throughout the 1980’s and 90’s which highlighted the diversity of Carnival traditions throughout the African Diaspora.  

AfriCarnaval, presented as part of Lincoln Center’s Summer for the City program series, carries that legacy forward, celebrating Carnival as a living practice of our culture, joy and resistance.