THE Queen’s Park Savannah came alive with the sounds and rhythms of Africa on July 30 as the Lidj Yasu Omowale Emancipation Village played host to ongoing pre-African Emancipation Day activities.

The event was titled Rhythm and Voices of Africa.

Newsday photographer Ayanna Kinsale visited the village and brought back these images.

[caption id="attachment_1099460" align="alignnone" width="1024"] DANCE OF PRIDE: Dancers from the Chaguanas Women and Youth Group perform a traditional African dance at the Lidj Yasu Omowale Emancipation Village, Queen's Park Savannah, Port of Spain on July 30. - Photo by Ayanna Kinsale[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1099463" align="alignnone" width="1024"] The Unified Cultural Beacon Group go through their paces at the Lidj Yasu Omowale Emancipation Village, Queen's Park Savannah, Port of Spain on July 30. - Photo by Ayanna Kinsale[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1099458" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Dancers from the Second Freeport Sea Scouts perform during the Rhythms and Voices of Africa show on July 30 at the Lidj Yasu Omowale Emancipation Village, Queen's Park Savannah in Port of Spain. - Photo by Ayanna Kinsale[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1024"] LITTLE DRUMMER BOY: This little boy, a member of the Daffodils Cultural Group beats on a drum almost half of his height at the Lidj Yasu Omowale Emancipation Village, Queen's Park Savannah in Port of Spain on July 30. - Photo by Ayanna Kinsale[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1099462" align="alignnone" width="1024"] MY DANCE: This member of the Chaguanas Women and Youth Group dances in her bright traditional African costume at the Lidj Yasu Omowale Emancipation Village, Queen's Park Savannah, Port of Spain on July 30. - Photo by Ayanna Kinsale[/caption]

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