Date: September 1-3, 2012 (Labor Day Weekend)
Location: Leimert Park Village, Los Angeles
Photography: Ehirim Files Images
Los Angeles fine artist Carlos Spivey live draws one of his patrons during festivities commemorating the festival.
Face and body painter Auntie Joyce paints a girl'ss face at the festival. Joyce have been painting body and faces for over 40 years in a variety of colors done in ethnic, exotic and other cultural designs. She presents her creative talents at company picnics, baby showers, community festivals, expos, church picnics, holiday celebrations, birthday parties and series of other related functions.
Malian mud clothes, drums and other accessories on display. Each year of the festival, merchants from all walks of life and, from across the United States come to the festival to introduce their line of products for trade.
An exciting crowd stomping to live music. Musicians of all genre are invited to the festival to perform; and some come to get exposure for bigger events in the future.
Los Angeles area session drummer Jonathan Candello who plays in all flavors takes it solo during performances with the Wadada Roots Reggae jam sessions the second day of the festival.
Bassist Miles Mosley takes it solo during performances by the Kamasi Washington & The Next Step Band in festivities commemorating the 4th Annual Leimert Park African Arts & Music Festival in Los Angeles.
The Pan African Peoples Arkestra in performace and conducted by Michael Session during festivities commemorating the 4th Annual Leimert Park African Arts & Music Festival.
Pan African Peoples Arkestra at the 4th Annual LPV African Arts & Music Festival Monday, September 3, 2012. (L-R): Sonjia Hubert Harper, Mercedes Smith, Kamasi Washington and Jesse Sharp
4th Annual LPV African Arts & Music Festival: Amazing Brandon Coleman takes it solo on keyboards with drumbeats by LA's session drummer Tony Austin during performances by the Kamasi Washington Next Step Band, Monday, September 3, 2012
Los Angeles session drummer Tony Austin takes it solo during the Kamasi Washington & The Next Step Band performances and festivities commemorating the 4th Annual Leimert Park Village African Arts & Music Festival Monday, September 3, 2012.
Saxophonist Randal Fisher arrives at the 4th Annual Leimert Park Village African Arts & Music Festival to perform for the Pan African Peoples Arkestra on Monday, September 3, 2012.
Kamasi Washington and Randal Fisher performs during performances by the Pan African Peoples Arkestra Monday, September 3, 2012, commemorating festivities at the 4th Annual Leimert Park Village African Arts & Music Festival.
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