Indigo Arts and Entertainment provides various cultural and artistic offerings. Enjoy our authentic, high energy dance, music and drum performances of traditional dances in the colorful costumes of West Africa, South Africa, the Caribbean, and the Americas. Our performers are from all over the world and speak several languages. We are available for events, classes, residencies, workshops and more. We can customize a performance or class to fit your needs and budget. In our art offerings, lead artist Mukomi, with 10 years experience, is a professionally trained face and body painter who uses the highest quality, makeup grade paints and sanitization practices.
Indigo Arts and Entertainment team's performance was the highlight of the wedding! We were transported back to the Motherland with the beautiful dances and the rhythmic drums! The dancers were incredible, and the percussionists and musicians were exceptional. The guests were surprised and mesmerized, and everyone raved about how great the performances were. In addition to the team being incredible in their performances, the professionalism and patience exhibited was unmatched. We were a bit disorganized with regard to our schedule, which caused the team to have to wait longer than expected to perform. Not only were they gracious enough to offer flexibility with the schedule, once they were able to perform, they gave us 1000% energy and smiling faces. We were so honored to have Indigo Arts and Entertainment perform at the wedding and we look forward to having the group at future events. What an incredible experience!!
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We had 2 artists for our event. The work they did was fantastic and their booth was SO busy! We were so pleased and will definatly hire them in the future.
Response from Indigo Arts and Entertainment:
We had a great time! Your event was well organized and your guests were lovely. Thank you so much for having us. We’d be honored to work with you again any time.
Indigo provided an awesome entertainment experience for my party guests. I would gladly book them again.
They were awesome!!! Great performance, timely, kind, and the dance was powerful. They were full of energy and were the highlight of our event. I highly recommend them. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Response from Indigo Arts and Entertainment:
Wow! Thank you for your kind words and thank you for booking with Indigo. I hope that you'll keep us in mind for future events.
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Hoonnnneeyyyy!! This was the topic of the event. When I tell you it was worth every penny. Babbbbyyyyyy I can not tell you how amazing the show was. I booked one day before my event and they understood the assignment. Book with them if you have the chance. I will be using this company again next year for my wedding.
Mukomi was very punctual and very personable. Her work was amazing and I will definitely use this company again!
I hired Indigo to perform different African Dance at my wedding May 28 2022 Dayton Texas at The Los Andre's Hall and I was speechless and amazed. The Dancers was beautiful I was mesmerized how they performed. The dancing and the energy are beyond the best. Their elegance ruled everything. My Wedding guest and my husband was inspired by the way they performed, costumes, and the way they spoke different languages. The drums 🥁 players made you feel every beat of the drums. They was better than watching the movie Coming to America. The price was very reasonable. It was educational and a part of history. My grandchildren learn from Indigo about Africa culture, West African, South African Dancing. Their emotions came through all of their movements. It was heart- touching. Very creative and you can feel the energy in their perfect performance. It was a beautiful and entertaining performance 👏 ❤️ Everyone was mesmerized by the drums 🥁 🪘 and the dancers. I want to thank Indigo for making my wedding very special and making me feel like a queen 👸and my husband like a king. Your performance was outstanding. Now the performance
is over with. I have alot of people still giving me compliments and there are some people I dont know is asking how to get in touch with Indigo and they heard about my wedding. Thank you Indigo Arts Entertainment for making me feel like a celebrity and making my Wedding the most important beautiful day. I will all ways cherish my beautiful memories of my wedding day. Thanks to you and your team for making my dream come true. Again Outstanding Performance.
Response from Indigo Arts and Entertainment:
You were an ideal client, Mrs Lofton. It was our pleasure and honor to be a part of your special day. I'm so moved by this review. Your reaction is all the validation I need that my mission to inspire and build bridges through culture is sound. We will keep studying, training, and using music and dance not just to entertain, but to teach and empower. Thank you again.
The crowd loved it!! I definitely will be bring Indigo back next year for a longer show!! 10 stars!!
Response from Indigo Arts and Entertainment:
Thank you so much for having us! It was our pleasure to bring authentic Guinea and Zulu drumming and singing to your event. Please keep Indigo in mind for future events. We can customize any show for you to include dancing, live music, and singing from West Africa, South Africa, and the Caribbean.
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Price Range: Contact for rates
Gig Length: 10 - 90 minutes
Languages: English, French, Spanish, Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Yoruba, Swahili
Our performances are 100% customizable. Your show can include:
Up to 15 performers
Live Music
Songs in one of many African languages
Dancers in colorful, traditional costumes
Audience participation
West African Dance and Drum
South African Dance and Drum
Caribbean Dance and Drum
We also take requests. Let us know how we can take your event to the next level!
Indigo's founder, Ifamukomi Teidra Darrett-Bandele, has been teaching and performing in Houston for the past 20 years. She formed Indigo Arts and Entertainment in 2016 as an umbrella company for marketing her many services including, dance performances and classes, face painting, body painting, henna, costume and clothing design, cultural enrichment, and art classes.
Joined by performers from across the African Diaspora (St. Croix, the Southern US, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Costa Rica, Nigeria and Benin), Ifamukomi started offering our flagship service through, Indigo Diaspora Dance Company.
It is our mission to promote the scholarship, conservation, and elevation of traditional African dance and music to build cultural bridges showing how we're more alike than we are different.
Technical requirements vary depending on the service. Here, I will list basic requirements. Additional information is available upon request.
Music performance-
- 1 armless chair per performer
- Please advise availability of sound equipment
- Access to electrical outlets (only required for performances requiring sound equipment)
Dance performance-
- Floor must be clean and free of debris to prevent injury as traditional dances are done barefoot
Access to a private room/s where performers can change, warm up, and wait for showtime (not a bathroom)
Facepaint or Bodypaint-
- A 3x3 flat surface (table or counter) and 2 armless chairs of similar height to that surface
- Access to a handwashing sink
- Advise in advance if a tip jar is permitted
Traditional West Dance from Guinea, Senegal and Ivory Coast
Zulu Dance
Xhosa Dance
Caribbean Folk Dance
Dance Hall
Orisha Dance
Warrior Dances
Celebration Dances
Honor Dances
| Mukomi | Artistic Director |
| Shangoshola | Executive Director |
| Hannjah | Assistant Director |
| Tulani | Performer- drum, dance |
| Richard | Performer- drum, dance |
| D'Laurie | Performer- dance |
| Janet | Performer- sekere player |
| Ewunike | Performer- dancer |
| Madison | Performer- dancer |
| Tembi | Performer- dancer |
| Jessoni | Performer- drummer, guitar and kora player |
| Ilya | Performer- drummer |
| Phindisela | Performer- drum, dance, vocals |
| Tarami | Performer- drum, dance |
| Adom | Performer- drum, dance |
| Oba | Performer- drum, dance |
| Way | Performer- drum, dance |
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