The 2025 Folklife Festival continued Friday night at the Island Center on St. Croix with an evening of bomba, bamboula and African dance.

The night began with the Dembaya Arts Conservatory's performance of Malian drumming and dance. Puerto Rico-based bomba group Afriktaal took the stage next. Their act was followed by Cedelle Christopher's cariso history of St. Croix.

Presented by the Ten Sleepless Knights, the Folklife Festival kicked off at the Whim Museum two weeks ago with a day of cultural activities like moko jumbie mask-making, head-tie wrapping, woodworking and maypole dancing.

Upcoming events include "A Crucian Taste," which starts at 7 p.m. Saturday at Fort Frederik, and the "Rock Your Style/The Splendor of USVI Madras," which starts at 7 p.m. March 22 at Fort Frederik.