Juneteenth Celebration with Santa Barbara Ring Shout Project

Join us for a Juneteenth celebration and performance by Santa Barbara Ring Shout Project. Ring Shout is a spiritual, traditional circle dance that enslaved Africans carried out when they were brought to the United States. It involves call and response singing, stomping, clapping, and beating on a wooden floor or surface with a stick to make rhythm. Ring Shout doesn’t use musical instruments, it’s an acapella style of singing.

The performance honors Juneteenth, a commemoration of the end of chattel slavery in the United States. This program will raise cultural awareness within our community and celebrate the historical significance of Juneteenth and the tradition of Ring Shout.