PHOTOS: Salem celebrates the return of World Beat festival
Hula Halau ‘O Ke Alaua dancers at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
A dragon boat team from Tacoma at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
A grass dancer with Savannah Soltz and Family Native Dancers performs at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Paradise of Samoa fire dancers perform at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Jan Micheal Looking Wolf leads a Native American flute workshop at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Dragon boat racers prepare at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Children enjoy cotton candy sculptures at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Ameyaimatza Citiatonal performs at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Nii Ardey Allotey leads a drumming workshop at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Dancers get ready to dance “La Bruja” at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
A grass dancer with Savannah Soltz and Family Native Dancers performs at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
A drummer performs during the Global Heat show at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Middle East Dancers of Light perform at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Tanie Hotan Dance LLC performs “World of Latin Dance” at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Drummers perform at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
The Silverton Fire Department take a break at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Yosakoi Oregon performs at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
World Beat Festival attendees gather under the Japanese torii gates (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
A Paradise of Samoa performer at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Iryna Zag in a traditional Ukranian headress at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
A crowd watches the Global Heat performance at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Attendees dance at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Paradise of Samoa performers at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Dragon boat racers in the Willamette River at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Ethiopian coffee was among the drinks available to sample at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
A fancy dancer with Savannah Soltz and Family Native Dancers performs at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Attendees dance at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Children with Hula Halau ‘O Ke Alaua perform at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Dragon boats race at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
A crowd watches the Parade of Lights at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Attendees shop at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Salem band Pachanga performs at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
People dance during a Pachanga performance at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
A crowd enjoys performances at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Paradise of Samoa fire dancers perform at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Paradise of Samoa fire dancers perform at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
The Son Huilzlin group from Michoacán, Mexico performs at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
A breakdancer performs during the Global Heat show at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Cotton candy creations on sale at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
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