AfriFest

AfriFest is a vibrant celebration of African arts and cultures, with live music, dance, literature, films, workshops, DJs and food... at Summerhall, Edinburgh on 22 & 23 Oct

 

All events are free and designed to appeal to a wide range of age groups and tastes. This two day festival will showcase performing arts, as well as the culture of people of African descent.

                          

     

 

Workshops and performances include visual arts, dance, stortellying, many genres of music including drumming, jazz, hip-hop, gospel, spoken-word.

 

with performance from award winning Senegalese master kora player Seckou Keita and some of the best Scottish based musicians and artists from Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe 

 

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Samba Sene & Diwan, original Bhundu Boy Rise Kagona and the Jit Jive Band and Makossa, dance group Sankofa Beats (presenting a range of dance steps from north, south and west Africa) - plus storytellers, poets and workshop leaders including Bruno Ashley of Mema Arts Zimbabwe, Mara Menzies and The Cowfoot Prince (London). 

 

There will be a film programme curated by Africa in Motion and top DJs to end each night with an exhilarating dance club. 

 

Free food will be provided by various African restaurants, offering a chance to sample a rich variety of tastes from around the African continent. 

Upcoming (0)

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Past (4)

AfriFest Sunday 22nd October 2017 primary image

AfriFest Sunday 22nd October 2017

Sun, Oct 22, 10:00 AM

Free

AfriFest Saturday 21st October 2017 primary image

AfriFest Saturday 21st October 2017

Sat, Oct 21, 10:00 AM

Free

AfriFest - Sunday 23rd October 2016 primary image

AfriFest - Sunday 23rd October 2016

Sun, Oct 23, 10:00 AM

Free

AfriFest - Saturday 22nd October 2016 primary image

AfriFest - Saturday 22nd October 2016

Sat, Oct 22, 10:00 AM

Free

AfriFest Sunday 22nd October 2017 primary image

AfriFest Sunday 22nd October 2017

Sun, Oct 22, 10:00 AM

Free

AfriFest Saturday 21st October 2017 primary image

AfriFest Saturday 21st October 2017

Sat, Oct 21, 10:00 AM

Free

AfriFest - Sunday 23rd October 2016 primary image

AfriFest - Sunday 23rd October 2016

Sun, Oct 23, 10:00 AM

Free

AfriFest - Saturday 22nd October 2016 primary image

AfriFest - Saturday 22nd October 2016

Sat, Oct 22, 10:00 AM

Free

AfriFest is a vibrant celebration of African arts and cultures, with live music, dance, literature, films, workshops, DJs and food... at Summerhall, Edinburgh on 22 & 23 Oct

 

All events are free and designed to appeal to a wide range of age groups and tastes. This two day festival will showcase performing arts, as well as the culture of people of African descent.

                          

     

 

Workshops and performances include visual arts, dance, stortellying, many genres of music including drumming, jazz, hip-hop, gospel, spoken-word.

 

with performance from award winning Senegalese master kora player Seckou Keita and some of the best Scottish based musicians and artists from Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe 

 

inc.

Samba Sene & Diwan, original Bhundu Boy Rise Kagona and the Jit Jive Band and Makossa, dance group Sankofa Beats (presenting a range of dance steps from north, south and west Africa) - plus storytellers, poets and workshop leaders including Bruno Ashley of Mema Arts Zimbabwe, Mara Menzies and The Cowfoot Prince (London). 

 

There will be a film programme curated by Africa in Motion and top DJs to end each night with an exhilarating dance club. 

 

Free food will be provided by various African restaurants, offering a chance to sample a rich variety of tastes from around the African continent. 

Events

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AfriFest Sunday 22nd October 2017 primary image

AfriFest Sunday 22nd October 2017

Sun, Oct 22, 10:00 AM

Free

AfriFest Saturday 21st October 2017 primary image

AfriFest Saturday 21st October 2017

Sat, Oct 21, 10:00 AM

Free

AfriFest - Sunday 23rd October 2016 primary image

AfriFest - Sunday 23rd October 2016

Sun, Oct 23, 10:00 AM

Free

AfriFest - Saturday 22nd October 2016 primary image

AfriFest - Saturday 22nd October 2016

Sat, Oct 22, 10:00 AM

Free

AfriFest Sunday 22nd October 2017 primary image

AfriFest Sunday 22nd October 2017

Sun, Oct 22, 10:00 AM

Free

AfriFest Saturday 21st October 2017 primary image

AfriFest Saturday 21st October 2017

Sat, Oct 21, 10:00 AM

Free

AfriFest - Sunday 23rd October 2016 primary image

AfriFest - Sunday 23rd October 2016

Sun, Oct 23, 10:00 AM

Free

AfriFest - Saturday 22nd October 2016 primary image

AfriFest - Saturday 22nd October 2016

Sat, Oct 22, 10:00 AM

Free