# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Beat that Connects US: Rhythm and the African Diaspora
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 03:15 pm – Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 04:15 pm
- **Event Description**: Join Rita Addico Cohen, Founder and Executive Director of the Tidewater African Cultural Alliance (TACA), for an inspiring exploration of rhythm as a universal language that links the African diaspora across continents and generations. From traditional African drumming and dance to gospel, jazz, reggae, and Afrobeats, Mrs. Addico Cohen traces how rhythm carries history, identity, and resilience, shaping the heartbeat of Black culture worldwide. This interactive talk invites audiences to listen, feel, and reflect on how rhythm continues to unite communities, celebrate heritage, and tell the story of a people whose influence moves the world.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portsmouth/the-beat-that-connects-us-rhythm-and-the-african-diaspora/200029565238700
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, reggae
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 10

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029565238700?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=portsmouth-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Portsmouth
- **state**: VA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 601 Court St, Portsmouth, VA, United States, Virginia 23704
- **lat**: 36.83432
- **long**: -76.30025
- **full address**: 601 Court St, Portsmouth, VA, United States, Virginia 23704

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Portsmouth Public Library (https://allevents.in/org/portsmouth-public-library/4119076)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 03:15 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 601 Court St, Portsmouth, VA, United States, Virginia 23704
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Portsmouth Public Library
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** music, entertainment, reggae
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about The Beat that Connects US: Rhythm and the African Diaspora ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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