The AACC (African American Cultural Center) Dance and Drum Performance Company’s mission is to provide authentic cultural exchange as a means of educational enlightenment. Senegalese artists have contributed to the company for years, including current co-director Youssou Lo, Adama Seydi, Ussnom Sail, Raymond Syla, M’Baye Babacar and Rama Diagne, among others. The AACC Dance and Drum Performance Company is based in Buffalo, New York, and has performed throughout the region, as well as in Ohio, South Carolina, and Ontario, Canada.