Koku Gonza at the 2025 Afro-Diasporic Ocean Festival

Описание: Filmed by Lowel Alomar. Learn about Lowel's work at lowelalomar.com/ and follow him on Instagram @lowelalomar.

The Afro-Diasporic Ocean Festival is a free, day-long, multicultural event at Rockaway Beach, Queens, NY, that celebrates Afro-diasporic culture. This year, we celebrated International Day of Afro-Descendant Women, ocean conservation, and the deep connection between cultural memory, land stewardship, and climate justice at the festival on July 26, 2025.

Festival Producer: Tanya Alfonso

Production crew: Jova Vasquez, Kamila Hoe, Shellie Martinez, Niyah Bennett, Alex Lievano, Alejandra Parra

Offsite Support – LiberArte’s Team: Yura Sapi, Martin Mungai, Valentina Gutierrez, Tobi Miracle, Yara Aly, Brianna Nicole, and the LiberArte Board of Directors and Donors

Photographer: Cesar Cristancho (LUMO Studio)
Videographer: Lowel Alomar
Reel Works MediaMKRS Intern: Jahida Seignious
Graphic Designer: Ashley Villanueva
Sound System: Eric Delage

Community Partners:
Afro-Latin@ Forum – Josue Perea
Oceanic Global – Gina Jurlando & Delaney Denmark
Raíces Nuevas – Julio Bermudez
Laru Beya Collective – Aydon Gabourel
Reel Works MediaMKRS
NYC Parks
Los Herederos – Naomi Sturm & Mauricio Bayona
AfroLatinx Travel – Dash Harris
La Casa de la Cultura – Milagros Ugueto

Incredible Performances by Visionary Artists:
Kim Macharia
Julissa Emile
Koku Gonza
Mai-Elka Prado Gil
Melvis Santa
DJ Agent DMZ.

Special Guest: Quilombo do Acupe Capoeira Group

Panelists of the "AfroLatina Wisdom: Guiding the Future of Ecojustice" Panel: Clarivel Ruiz, Milka Rodriguez, and Davina Resto
Moderator of Panel: Isabela Arboleda-Ocoro

Live painting by Quiana Lewis, herbal healing with Jawhara and Terri with seed swapping from Nos Cuidamos Community Garden, and beautiful work from Afrotika Arts made our vendor village an immersive cultural and ecological experience.

Our Funders:
New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA)
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)
Howard Gilman Foundation via Flushing Town Hall
Materials for the Arts
NEFOC Mutual Roots Fund