Help bring West African artists to Nashville!

Hi, my name is Windship, and I have been studying West African dance for many years, both in France and Africa. My biggest influences have been the drummers Sory Diabate,  Agathe Moubembe and the dancer Mohamed 'Dho' Cisse. They are world-class performers but also talented teachers. I cannot resist the idea of bringing them all together to Nashville so they can educate us and train us to perform next winter. To get them here, I need to apply for a P3 visa ( which shows that they are culturally unique) and buy their plane tickets, both of which are costly.

 

In 2020 I applied for the P3 and paid all of the fees out of pocket. I got the visa, but when Covid hit, I lost everything. I am therefore appealing to dance and drum lovers everywhere to help me this time around. It is costly, but I am convinced that we need them in Nashville. There are no artists of their caliber in traditional West African dance and drum. I want to host them for several months between February and April 2023.  They will be here long enough to train us and prepare a performance that will include some of us in their casting! We can bring our level of dance and drums up  considerably and have the pleasure of dancing and drumming with the best!

In short, we will all benefit from their in depth knowledge. 

The visa cost is between $2500 and $4500 ( for the premium processing fee which pushes the procedure through much faster).  I would be so grateful for any help I could get in advancing these fees!