2004

This year, the Festival took place from September 23 - October 3, 2004.

MOJA Arts Festival highlights included: international R&B recording artists, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly live on-stage at the Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Ballpark; An Evening of Jazz Under The Stars featuring jazz saxophonist, Kirk Whalum in concert at the Cistern on the beautiful campus of the College of Charleston; Dallas Black Dance Theatre from Dallas, TX in MOJA’ s Dance Gala at the Charleston Music Hall; Requiem, multi-dimensional, multi-genre collaboration that celebrates the resilience of those people who suffered the brutal mercantilistic trade called the Middle Passage–poetry by Ghanaian, Kwame Dawes, music by John Carpenter, artwork by the late Tom Feelings; Charleston’s premiere African-American theatre company, Art Forms and Theatre Concepts’ original stage play, “I Sing From My Soul” at the historic Dock Street Theatre; Charleston Symphony Orchestra and The Chamber Music Society of Charleston in two separate concerts; and the traditional favorites like the Reggae Block Dance featuring the African, African-American vendors marketplace, Gospel Fest, Heritage Day, Educational Outreach programs and of course the Finale returned with a brilliant fireworks display to end the festivities.

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