About Siren
Siren – Protectors of the Rainforest, Inc. preserves, promotes, and presents African arts, dances, histories, cultures, and musical traditions through innovative educational programming and artistic expression.
Bridging Culture & Environment
Based in Brooklyn, New York, Siren bridges environmental justice with cultural preservation through performances, workshops, and residencies that address climate change, migration, and displacement.
Our work transforms movement into awareness, awareness into community, and community into action. Through African dance traditions — from the sacred Juju to the empowering Ntakumbeng — we connect the rhythms of heritage to the urgent pulse of ecological stewardship.
From Brooklyn classrooms to the stages of BAM, Siren carries forward the living traditions of Cameroon while confronting the environmental challenges that threaten the world’s rainforests and the communities that depend on them.
Mafor Mambo Tse
A choreographer, performance artist, and environmental advocate, Mafor Mambo Tse was born in Cameroon (Ambazonia), raised in Texas, and is now based in Brooklyn, NY. With over 17 years of international workshops and performances, she brings the rich traditions of West African dance to audiences worldwide.
Crowned Mafor of Alahnkyi in 2016, she serves as the UNESCO Center for Peace Cultural Coordinator and has received the Novo Foundation Innovation in Programming Award and the Best Soukous Entertainer award from the International Reggae and World Music Awards.
National Reach
Rooted in Brooklyn, growing across the nation.