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Xalaat Africa Drum and Dance for Life About Xalaat Africa Drum and Dance for Life History Xalaat Africa Drum and Dance for Life was founded in 2010 by Yaya Kambaye a native of Senegal West Africa. The Company specializes in Traditional and Contemporary African Dance and Music for performance classes and exhibition. Mission Statement Our mission is to train and maintain a youth ensemble for performance provide quality artistic experiences and promote physical wellbeing through arts education. ActivitiesEvents Xalaat Africa performs for more than 1500 K12 students annually through our Yeendou Concert series provides weekly African dance classes for children and adults runs summer workshops for students who have an interest in dance and has our annual Fall fundraiser Dinner and a Dance.