Come and celebrate the return of summer at Disco VegFest, the vegan festival honoring Disco culture and its origins!
On the program: concerts, DJ sets, Soul food, round table on the history of Disco, a designer's market and second-hand vinyl records.
All in the green haven of
La Prairie du Canal, a former industrial wasteland transformed into an educational and inclusive urban farm in Bobigny!
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**** Main stage ****
2.20pm-4.20pm
DJ Set with
Bazka
3pm-3.30pm
Aerial acrobatic dance by Collectif Volybri
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Introduction to aerial dance by Collectif Volybri
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
DJ Set with JP Mano
7pm-8pm
Concert with Naya
**** Petite scène****
4.20pm-5pm
Round table: “Disco: the emergence of a protest culture” (In French)
With
JP Mano: DJ, lecturer and professor of Afro-American music history.
Belkacem Méziane: Musician, lecturer, teacher and columnist, specialist in Afro-American music. Author of 4 books, including “Night Fever: 100 Hits de 1972 à nos jours” published by Le Mot et le Reste.
****** Catering *****
Soul Food (Afro-American street food) by
Chéri Coco, a vegan and organic restaurant in Pantin.
Bar by La Prairie du Canal: local and committed drinks.
**** Creators' Market ****
2pm-8pm
Africa Fierty - Jean Patrick Mamboundou
Afro-chic fashion, clothing and jewelry creations.
Al Nin
Illustrator and creator of the “Agent B. & Spy D.”, a 100% disco animation project paying tribute to the queer and racialized minorities who founded the movement.
Sales of second-hand Disco, Soul and Funk vinyl by enthusiasts.
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We're waiting for you to relive the emancipation and exuberance that emerged in New York's Black, Latino and LGBT+ communities in the 70s, where people unapologetically partied and danced because ain't gonna hurt nobody, humans and animals included!