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I'm over the moon to be bringing On Foot: sensing carnival to London for its debut this August as a two-part series supported by @siobhandavies

Following previous sharings in Barcelona and Brussels with @africamoment, this cultural somatic practice invites us to experience carnival more deeply through movement, rhythm and embodied knowledge.

Rooted in African and African diasporic movement traditions, Black cultural knowledge and my ongoing artistic research, we'll use moving meditation, stillness, dance and collective reflection to explore the symbolic and literal role of the feet in carnival.

Together, we'll experience carnival as an embodied way of knowing - listening deeply to the body, sensing through the feet, and discovering how movement carries culture, memory, relationship and joyful resistance.

Expect to walk, chip, skank, jump up, wiine and dance!!

Whether you're a lifelong carnival
lover, carnivalista or completely new and simply curious, you're welcome.

👣Step into carnival from the ground up👣

📅
Saturday 1 & 8 August 2026
🕚
11am–1pm
📍
@siobhandavies, London

Music by Mr Burns

Participation is offered on a voluntary contribution basis. Places are limited.
🔗
Register via the link in my bio.

photo credit slides 3 & 4 @mantrawhat

#OnFootSensingCarnival #NHC2026 #NottingHillCarnival #CarnivalArts
#CulturalSomatics #EmbodiedPractice #DanceWorkshop #BlackBritishCulture
#AfricanDiaspora #MovementPractice #LondonWorkshops #LondonDance
#SiobhanDaviesStudios #HawahSambAfro taken in Siobhan Davies Studios by @hawahsambafro

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8 days ago

🔥 YOUR NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL JOURNEY STARTS HERE! 🔥

Before we take over the streets of @nhcarnivalldn , join us for an incredible month of workshops, rehearsals & masterclasses led by an exceptional team of artists from Brazil & across the UK.

🌍 Meet your 2026 artistic team:
🥁 @paimmarivaldo (@blocoileaiye ) Masterclasses in Samba Reggae direct from Salvador da Bahia.

🥁 @mac_dende  Dendê Nation’s Musical Director, bringing the powerful rhythms that unite our bloco.

🇯🇲 @reggaechoir
Our special guest, welcoming new members on a bespoke 4 sessions set at @ and showcase their full flow on our Pre Carnival Night

💫 @ursula.tuca.milan  Agbê sessions exploring one of the most iconic instruments of Afro-Brazilian traditions.

⭐️ @hawahsambafro  AKOWMI movement sessions connecting African dance, embodiment & Carnival performance.

🌻 @marianarpinho  Creative Director, Project manager, choreography & collective creative process.

🌊 @rosariagracia  Baiana choreography, movement, wellbeing & expressive dance.

💥 @adrianooliveiradanza  Afro-Fusion dance sessions full of energy, contemporary technique & Carnival spirit.
Whether you sing, dance, drum, steward, volunteer or simply want to experience Carnival from the inside, there’s a place for you in Dendê Nation.

🎉 Don’t forget our Pre-Carnival Night at @thefoxandfirkin on 27 August—a celebration for all ages before we head to the streets of Notting Hill Carnival!

⏳ Today is the final day to register at the Advance fee.

🔗 Visit the link in our bio to register for workshops, secure your Carnival place & join the journey.

Produced by @gandaiaorg
Supported by @aceagrams @bigyellowselfstorage @blk_butterfly In partnership with @brixton.village

#DendeNation #RootedAndRising #NottingHillCarnival #SambaReggae IlêAiy taken in Notting Hill Carnival by @hawahsambafro

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10 days ago

AKOWMI: A Karnaval of We, Myself & I

Online somatic movement sessions start next week!

Join me for embodied explorations into rhythm, incorporating Brazilian and Caribbean carnival cultures with Black British vibes and the wisdom of our bodies.

A great introduction to carnival dances — and who knows, you may even decide to bless the streets with @1dende.nation and @reggaechoir as part of the celebrations marking 60 years of Notting Hill Carnival! 🎉

Open to all levels of Global Majority dancers and movers. These sessions have been timed to connect with the places and spaces I’ll be moving through this summer.

📅 **Online:** 22 July | 29 July | 12 August
⏰ 1pm EDT | 6pm BST | 7pm CEST
💻 Online
🎟 Contribution: £10 per session

📍 **In person — Brighton:** 2 August | 11am–1pm BST

Register via the link in bio, spread the word and come dance! 💛

#AKOWMI #NHC2026 #NottingHillCarnival #CarnivalCulture #BlackBritishCulture #AfroDiasporicDance #BlackDance #SomaticMovement #BrightonDance #BrightonArts

Open to people of the Global Majority and anyone drawn to explore movement, belonging and carnival as a practice of liberation.

Register here: tinyurl.com/AKOWMI2026

Come move, reflect and connect. 💛 by @hawahsambafro

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11 days ago

🌍 Move. Connect. Reclaim. ✨

Join @hawahsambafro AKOWMI for a powerful series of movement sessions created especially for people from Global Majority communities —people who are Black, Asian, Brown, mixed heritage, and Indigenous to the Global South.

Together, you’ll explore movement, carnival and embodied practice through shared cultural experience, creating space for self-expression, collective creativity and community power. Whether you’re an experienced performer or simply curious, this is an opportunity to move with purpose, celebrate identity and connect with others.

📍 ONLINE SESSIONS
🗓️ 22 July, 29 July & 12 August
⏰ 1 hour • 1pm EDT | 6pm BST | 7pm CEST
🎟️ £10 per session

📍 IN-PERSON WORKSHOP
🗓️ 2 August
⏰ 11am–1pm
📍 Student Castle Brighton – Community Room
4 Pelham Terrace, Brighton BN2 4GS
🎟️ £15

Part of Ijọ Ìdílé – Rooted & Rising, our 2026 Notting Hill Carnival programme celebrating Yoruba heritage through dance, drumming and community.

🔗 Register now via the Linktree in our bio.
Places are limited.

#dendenation #hawahbunduka #akowmi #sambareggae #nottinghillcarnival taken in Notting Hill Carnival by @hawahsambafro

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16 days ago

Presentamos TRUE PRESENCE SANGHA junto con @hawahsambafro
Mindfulness for Black and Brown people in Barcelona.
“One of the best things that we can offer is our true presence.” — Plum Village tradition
A space to pause, breathe, and reconnect — to yourself, your body, and your community. Whether you’re new to mindfulness or returning, you are warmly welcome.
What to expect: grounding, meditation, gentle movement, reflection and sharing.
✨ Hosted by Sofia Archer Lab
✨ Facilitated by Hawah Bunduka
Reserva tu plaza! y haz la aportación que puedas a través del link en la bio
Bring your own cushion!
Amb el suport de @born.bcn
Graphic design by @ocabrita
DM si quieres venir y no tienes los recursos!
Get in touch if you’d like to come but can’t afford it! by @hawahsambafro

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3 months ago

🔥 This Sunday 🔥
Come free up your waistline
🍑 Bubble & Bounce 🍑
Soca & dancehall party!! 💥
✨️🇱🇨✨️🇭🇹✨️🇩🇲✨️🇯🇲✨️
With a free dance workshop
By somatic movement artist
💃🏾 @hawahsambafro
Come and learn how to
Perfect those island dance moves
🌴✨️🌶✨️💃🏾✨️🌶✨️🌴

⏰️ 18:30 - 19h
📍 @oasys
🎧 DJ Nikah 19h - 20h
🎧 DJ Chantii 20h - 22:30h

🎟 €5 Ladies Discount (femme & non binary)
🎫 €10 On the door
🔗 Link in bio

Come less bubble, bounce and bruk out!

#danceworkshop #socaparty #dancehall by @hawahsambafro

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4 months ago

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Happily, due to a wave of last-minute enquiries, we’re extending the registration deadline for Black British Cadences (BBC): A Pulse Between Worlds to Monday 16 February!

If you’ve been meaning to apply, this is your moment.

Join us 21–22 February at La Caldera for a deep dive into the rhythms of carnival, memory and embodied practice.

🔗 Registration link in bio

📩 Share with someone who needs this space

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Afortunadamente, debido a una oleada de consultas de última hora, ¡extendemos el plazo de inscripción para Black British Cadences (BBC): A Pulse Between Worlds hasta el lunes 16 de febrero!

Si tenías pensado inscribirte, este es tu momento.

Únete a nosotros el 21 y 22 de febrero en La Caldera para sumergirte en los ritmos del carnaval, la memoria y la práctica corporal.

🔗 Enlace de inscripción en la biografía

📩 Comparte con alguien que necesite este espacio by @hawahsambafro

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5 months ago

BBC: Black British Cadences registration closes on Friday 13 February!

Join me and @vooduness as we show you a little of the beautiful space we'll be sharing in @lacaldera_barcelona

Registration 🔗 is in the bio taken in La Caldera. Centre de Dansa by @hawahsambafro

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6 months ago

For me, Black History Month isn´t purely about looking, back it’s something we practice. (And by we, I mean those of us living in black bodies).

We practice in our bodies, through our foods, dances, music and simply by being together, sharing stories, challenges and victories.

Carnival holds Black history as a lived knowledge where joy is resistance and the body is living archive.

As part of this month, I’m leading
BBC: Black British Cadences — A Pulse Between Worlds.

In this workshop series on 21 & 22 February we´ll be exploring Black British and Afro-diasporic Carnival lineages, as part of a residency hosted by @vooduness

This space is for people with black or brown bodies who want to move with history as a living and vibrant force.

🖤 Registration is open now and you can claim your fully subsidised space in the bio

⏳ Closes 13 February

#cadenciascriollas #blackbritishcadences
#AKOWMI

@vooduness by @hawahsambafro

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👣 On Foot: Sensing Carnival is a collective, immersive experience where movement and sound come alive together. Guided by Hawah Bunduka, participants explore the dialogue between the feet and the earth, creating a living soundscape inspired by Afro-diasporic carnivals. This decolonial practice invites you to feel the heartbeat of carnival through the body and the senses, reimagined in the contemporary British-Caribbean context.

🚀Africa Moment has brought this inspiring concept to art venues and community centres across Europe, including the renowned Centre d’Arts Santa Mònica @centredartssantamonica Centre Civic @cclasagrera_labarraca in Barcelona and La Raffinerie - Charlerois Danse in Brussels @charleroidanse

👉🏾On Foot: Sensing Carnival continues in 2026, evolving and expanding its reach to redefine how we experience this globally celebrated event.

📩Contact us at hola@africamoment.org for more information or to bring the project to your city.

ℹ️ Hawah Bunduka @hawahsambafro is a transdisciplinary artist, researcher, and facilitator exploring the intersections of social justice, healing, and liberation. Her work weaves together performance, sonic experimentation, and community processes through a decolonial, Afro-diasporic lens. Rooted in embodied research, her practice invites collective reflection on memory, belonging, and transformation.

#HawahBunduka #AfricaMoment #OnFoot #Carnival

Video by Goethe-Institute Belgium @goetheinstitut_belgien @africaisinthefuture @charleroidanse by @hawahsambafro

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7 months ago

@africaisinthefuture, @hawahsambafro hosted her dance and somatic workshop “On Foot: Sensing Carnival” in collaboration with @africamoment .

In this video, she shares how humour shapes her artistic practice - where joy becomes resistance, memory becomes movement, and Carnival becomes a practice of optimism and self-love in the face of colonial oppression. 💫

A moment from our series #AnaesthesiaOfTheHeart, bringing people together and creating a space for joy, liberation and healing through dancing. 🎶🎉 by @hawahsambafro

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Last Friday, the workshop “On Foot: Sensing Carnival” took place as part of @africaisinthefuture and in collaboration with @africamoment. Together with transdisciplinary artist @hawahsambafro the participants were exploring and reflecting to walk, move, and feel the rhythms of Carnival beyond the parade…
Through embodied practice, the workshop invited to sense Carnival as both a celebration and an act of resistance – a place where community, memory and joy intertwine.

This project is part of our long-term program Anaesthesia of the Heart. taken in La Raffinerie - Charleroi Danse by @hawahsambafro

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