Fi Wi Sinting Foundation Welcome to the
Portland, JA19th February 2012
Come and visit the 22nd annual staging of Fi Wi Sinting, the only festival of its kind celebrating traditional African heritage in Jamaican!
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Annual Festival About the

Mento

Traditional Jamaican
Folk Music

Mento is a style of Jamaican folk music that predates and has greatly influenced ska and reggae music. It has its roots in calypso and draws on musical traditions brought over by African slaves.

Nyabingi

Traditional Rastafarian
Spiritual Drumming

Nyabingi is that combination of inherited traditions and conscious rediscovery of lost African traditions. Nyabinghi rhythms were largely a creation of Count Ossie, who incorporated influences from traditional Jamaican Kumina drumming.

Kumina

Congolese
Religion & Dance

Kumina is a cultural form indigenous to the people of the eastern parish of St Thomas, Jamaica who have retained the drumming and dancing of the Akan people of Congo.

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Jonkanoo

(John Canoe)
Traditional Jamaican Dance

Jonkanoo is a Jamaican traditional dance believed to be of West African origin, performed mainly at Christmas time. It usually consists of a band consisting of fife, drums, and a coconut grater used as a scraper.

Festival 2012

Come and celebrate Jamaica's 50th year of Independence at the upcoming Fi Wi Sinting 2012 Festival.

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The Foundation Learn more about the

Mission & Objectives

The Fi Wi Sinting Foundation was established in November 2009 as a non profit, non governmental organization with its mandate being to:

a. Preserve and expose the African retentions in Jamaican culture.

b. Provide avenues for training youth in traditional art forms, instruments and craft

c. Empower young persons by creating opportunities for employment

d. Strengthen existing educational capacities through after school programs

e. Continued sponsorship of the Portland summer camp for children at risk

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How to Attend Location, Prices, etc...
Location Map

Location:

Sommerset Falls
Recreation Center
Hope Bay, Port Antonio
Jamaica, WI
Phone: 876.913.0046

Somerset Falls world known for its lush vegetation, exotic flora, ambiance, tranquility and cascading waterfalls is transformed into a huge market place representative of African Jamaican culture. Spanish settlers occupied this property over 400 years ago and many of the original aqueducts and dams built by them are still visible today. The breath-taking waterfall is hidden in the rainforest, where the Daniels River plunges down a narrow gorge.  Map & Directions.

Festival

The 22nd staging of Fi Wi Sinting festival will be held on Sunday February 19, 2012 at Somerset Falls, Hope Bay, Portland from 10AM-7PM. Admission J$800, Children J$200 and Students $500 with ID. Contact us for more information, enquire about group bookings here or buy tickets online now.

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