The tremendous swirl of color and rhythm; the rich layering of djembe drums with the kora lute and marimba-like balafon; storytelling theater that starts as gentle conversation and escalates into a dance party that pulls the audience out of their seats: Nimbaya!, the dance and drumming troupe from Guinea, delivers all you expect from a top-notch African dance event.

Plus something more.

A group of prominent activists from around the world known as “The Elders” arrived in India Thursday to take a stand against the practice of child marriage.

The group’s chairman, South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu, said in New Delhi the initiative “Girls, not Brides” is intended to help India tap into its true potential.