African Takeover celebrates African traditions through music, visual and performing arts, culture and food. Proceeds from the event will help cover the costs of bringing guest Senegalese artists Sidya Cissokho and Thiane Douf to Tulsa for the month of July. 

The festival will include visual arts, a traditional dance and drum performance by Third Eye Vision and Cissokho, and a live Afro Pop/Afro Jazz band with Cissokho and local musicians. In addition to music, there will be spoken word performances, a fashion show, traditional Senegalese food and a Caribbean flash mob.

A professional dancer, drummer and musician, Cissokho grew up touring the world with his father, a well-known Senegalese musician. A master of the djembe, the Dunduns, the Balafon, the Sabar dance of Senegal and the traditional dances of Guinea and Mali, he has also worked with artists including Shakira, Angelique Kidjo and Stevie Wonder. Cissokho lives in North Carolina.

Douf is a fashion model and musician in Dakar, Senegal. Although he has come to America as a performer, Douf aspires to be a film actor and make the cover of a top fashion magazine such as GQ.

Tickets to African Takeover cost $5 for entry or $10 for entry and food.