3-day music festival this weekend in Virginia Beach
8/28/2015, 9:56 a.m.
The sounds of jazz and funk will fill the air to the backdrop of waves crashing onto the Virginia Beach shore at the third annual Virginia Beach Africana 2015.
The fun-filled festival begins Friday, Aug. 28, and continues through Sunday, Aug. 30.
The three-day festival celebrates family, culture and entertainment of the African diaspora, according to organizers.
Location: Between 23rd and 25th streets along Atlantic Avenue.
Among the headliners scheduled to perform:
Funk bands Con Funk Shun and the Zapp Band on Friday, classic soul artist Larry Graham & Graham Central Station on Saturday and neo-soul artist Myra Smith on Sunday.
About 20 acts are scheduled to perform.
Also on tap: A Jazz to the Beat Oceanfront Day Party on Saturday and a Caribbean Family Reunion on Sunday.
The festival is free and open to the public.
Details: (757) 754-5697 or www.africanavirginiabeach.com.
