Slyfest 11 2016

The Slyboots School of Music, Art and Dance Head Quarters is hiding in plain sight in Buffalo, NY and has proudly served the music, dance and art communities in WNY and CNY over the past decade, on the sly.

First and foremost renowned for their world music and dance educational tours, workshops and private instruction, this grassroots operation has been rapidly gaining a name in the Upstate New York Festival scene with their annual fundraiser, SLYFEST– a 3 day camping extravaganza featuring live music, art installations, workshops, YOGA, swimming and so much more– SLYFEST 11 is set to take place in September of 2016 at the Great Blue Heron in Sherman, NY.

As the Sly family grows from their humble roots in Fredonia, NY to engage larger communities in the Upstate New York area, they have been simultaneously branching out to address issues in our global village and utilize world music as a vehicle to unite people from around the world and manifest positive social change. In 2016 the Slyboots School completed their 9th international tour with the SAAKUMU Dance Troupe from Ghana, West Africa- performing at colleges and universities, clubs and schools all over the country.

Slyboots has helped to expose an estimated 40,000 students to cultural arts programming EVERY year since 2006– that’s a lot of lives inspired, on the sly.