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Festival Carnaval de São Vincente
No CommentsRead moreIt is not hard to see the Brazilian influence in the Carnaval de São Vincente. The Portuguese discovered the islands…
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Wika, Carnival, Windhoek
No CommentsRead moreLocated in the Khomas Highland plateau area at 1,700 meters above sea…
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Mekatilili Wa Menza Festival, Kenya: In Honor of a Heroine
No CommentsRead moreEvery society has its hero. An individual who has exhibited a certain quality which the society recognizes as being exemplary…
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The Vibes of 2016 Voodoo Festival
No CommentsRead moreAfrica is blessed with rich cultural diversity, little wonder why on this continent; there is always a reason to party;…
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Voodoo: A Religion Born in Africa
No CommentsRead moreHope you were in Bénin République to witness the national Voodoo day. If you didn’t you can check it out…
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Famadihana, Madagascar: A Feast for the Dead
No CommentsRead moreAmong many African tribes and in some other parts of the world, there is a strong reverence for the dead,…
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Festival Eritrea: Born In the Diaspora
No CommentsRead moreEritrea shares quite a lot of similarities with her older sister, Ethiopia in spite of the frosty relationship between both…
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Ma Dengn Beach Festival: A Coming Together
No CommentsRead moreFreetown is one of West Africa’s most alluring capitals. Lively and calm, Sierra Leone’s largest city has a slew of…
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Festival International de Musique Symphonique d’El Jem: A Culture of Life
No CommentsRead moreMusic has a way of affecting people and influencing moods. Such is the magnetic pull that even without lyrics, or…
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Abissa Festival: The True Carnival
No CommentsRead moreCarnivals are quite popular in several parts of the world and the influence has often been associated with the Caribbean…
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Festival Meskel, Ethiopia: Finding the True Cross
No CommentsRead moreThe month of September is an important month of celebrations in Ethiopia. The Ethiopian celebrations that falls within this month…
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Hermanus Whale Festival
No CommentsRead moreThere is an event that everyone in Hermanus look forward to. It is a time when thousands of festival-goers troop…
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FESPACO, Ouagadougou: The African Oscars
No CommentsRead more“In the 1960’s we decided to show the outside world that Africa has its own civilization, its own culture. We…
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Ẹyọ Festival, Lagos: Memories from my childhood
No CommentsRead moreI was in primary school when I first witnessed the Ádámu Òríșà play, popularly referred to as the Ẹyọ masquerade…
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Gerewol Festival,Niger: A Male Beauty Contest
1 CommentRead moreA parade of cultural costumes with basic introductions. Swimsuit category follows, and finally an evening wear segment. Elimination of participants…
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Festival DIMAJAZZ – For Peace, For Freedom
No CommentsRead moreInaugurated in 2003, the Constantine International Jazz Festival, popularly referred to as DIMAJAZZ is the initiative of Limma Musical Association…
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Defining Sights at 2015 Osun-Osogbo Festival
No CommentsRead moreOsogbo, Western Nigeria, stood still as the Osun-Osogbo Festival took centre stage in the city on August 21st. Thundering drumbeat…
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Enugu New Yam Festival
No CommentsRead moreAugust, September and October are three special months in the Igbo cultural calendar. Each year, thousands of Igbo sons and…
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Sights and Colours at the 2015 Ojude Oba Festival
No CommentsRead moreIt was a gathering of who is whom in Ijebuland at the 2015 Ojude Oba festival as Ijebu indigenes home…
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ERE FESTIVAL 2015 – A CELEBRATION OF CULTURAL EXCELLENCE
No CommentsRead moreFor nine days, all roads will lead to the great Oge Kingdom in Okeagbe – Akoko, Ondo state, South-west Nigeria.…
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Saint Louis International Jazz Festival: Celebrating Tunes
No CommentsRead morePlato said, “Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to…
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Highlights of The Great Badagry Festival 2015
1 CommentRead moreAs I grew up, I added Badagry to my bucket list and I finally got the chance to visit this…
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Koriteh: The Feast After the Fast, Gambia
No CommentsRead moreSome of the most elaborate and colorful festivals are often tied around religion, or religious activities. As it were, such…
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FESPACO : A Tale from Ouagadougou
No CommentsRead moreThe Game Burkina Faso was not among African leading footballing nations, until it almost shocked the world at the grand…
