UCanDanc' African Healing Arts

Masankho Banda, originally from
Malawi, Central Africa is an International PeaceBuilder, Educator, InterPlay Leader and Healer/Masseur who resides in Oakland, California.

The Mission of UCanDanc' is to build peace, inspire diversity and inclusion and foster healing using InterPlay, dance, music, drums and stories.

In 2001 Masankho was awarded the Unsung Hero of Compassion award by his Holiness The Dalai Lama.

Masankho is ready to come to your community bringing his gift of compassion through stories, drums, music, dance and Interplay for the purpose of building peace, creating harmony, crossing the bridges that divide, inspiring diversity and celebrating individual and community creativity. Invite him to come to your community, It is a decision that you will not regret, actually it is one that you and your Community will celebrate!

Masankho is available locally, nationally and Internationally for:

• African Dance Classes and Performances

• InterPlay Retreats, Workshops and Classes

• Storytelling performances, retreats and workshops

• PeaceBuilding, Diversity and Spiritual Workshops & Retreats

• Inspirational Keynotes on Peace, Diversity, African Culture, Spirituality, Healing through the arts and Creativity

• Wedding Officiating

• House Blessings and Clearings, Individual & group healing sessions & other Rituals

InterPlay, African Dance, Healing & Storytelling workshops, retreats, festivals & residencies

Clicking the drum below will take you to photo's of items that you can order from Malawi. Each order supports a local artist in Malawi: Drums, Masks, sculptures, baskets and many other items. Thank you for browsing: