As a non-profit multi-cultural arts organization we are dedicated to promoting, presenting & preserving the African Diaspora & Indigenous cultures of the world through Music, Art, Dance, Multi-Media Arts, Education, and STEAM Research. We are the home of 101.1FM KVIB, a low-power FM station operated by WorldBeat Center and Positive Hope. We are located in beautiful Balboa Park in the heart of San Diego, California. Through consciousness raising the WorldBeat Center promotes peace within our San Diego community by providing on-going programs and services that nurture the spirit of children, the elderly, and everyone in between. Our main goal is then to create unity within diversity.
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Come Celebrate WorldBeat Center’s Birthday!
Greetings Earthkeepers, Can you believe it was 27 years ago that we transformed this water tower into a cultural center? The Ancient ones say, "it's not for the swift but for those who endure". And yes we endured a lot of pain, struggle, and inequality to make this...
Upcoming at WorldBeat Center
Out of Many Cultures, One Nation Our children are our future, they grow up to become what we teach them and in a time when there is division, we must teach them how we can stay united. We are all one human race with many cultures. This last Wednesday a group of 5th...
Come Salute Local Artists Tonight
You're invited, Come and join us! African American History and Herstory Exhibits Opening This Friday, March 3rd come join us for WorldBeat Center's African American History and Herstory Exhibits...
Haitian Refugee Humanitarian Crisis
Peter Tosh Day will be dedicated to our Haitian brothers and sisters. Currently there are about 6,000 Haitian refugees in Baja California and about 5,000 in the state of Chiapas, Mexico and it's known that there are more to come. Tijuana has about 14 shelters for...
Summer @ World Beat Center
Recent Events Summer Camp Starts Mon, July 11th Till Fri, August 12th Each year WorldBeat Center and Diva Works Dance offer a unique Summer Camp experience for the diverse families of San Diego. The Camp’s programming continues to grow and will include STEAM based...
Multi-Cultural Earth Day Celebration
Letter from our Director prior to the event LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR: This Sunday, April 17th join us for our annual Multi-Cultural Earth Day Celebration dedicated to food security and seed sovereignty. I know many of you wonder what food security and seed sovereignty...
Tribute to Ras Trevy featuring a Flashback to Peter Day
Watch Makeda Dread reasoning with Ras Trevy and Boom Shaka live for Peter Tosh Day in San Diego. Trevy Felix was a really important mentor from Boom Shaka. He was a Rasta man that gave back to his community here in America, at home in Dominica and in fact around the...
Come Celebrate World Water Day at WorldBeat Center!
World Water Day Sunday, March 22nd 2015 Letter from Executive Director, Makeda Dread Cheatom The Nigerian Yoruba goddess, Oshun rules the rivers that sustain life and dwells within the sweet or fresh waters (as opposed to the salt waters of her older sister...
Black History Month: Celebrating Science and Inventions
Greetings WorldBeat Family, It's been months of whirlwind events, from Kwanzaa in December to Alternative New Years and before we knew it Martin Luther King Jr Day in full effect. All events were very well attended. A week later the WorldBeat crew went to Ithaca, NY...