Grant Recipients

Common Fence Music

Grant Program: 
New England States Touring
Year: 
2012
City: 
Middletown
State: 
RI
Artist Name: 
Rumbafrica
Artist City: 
Stoneham
Artist State: 
MA
Grant Amount: 
668

Common Fence Music will present the African music and dance troup Rumbafrica for a free 2 hour afternoon workshop and an evening concert, reaching out to underserved youth and adults of Newport County RI, through our extensive connections with youth organizations who reach underserved communities. Rumbafrica, a Massachusetts based group, will bring much needed musical and ethnic diversity to our regions of Rhode Island and will expand the range of world music and folk music of Common Fence Music.

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