Canberra Multicultural Festival 2020

Canberra’s annual Multicultural Festival beings today (21 February) and runs all weekend!Ā 

Details and program here: https://www.multiculturalfestival.com.au/

Africa Village
The Africa Village will be at Stage 5 across the 3 days of the Festival. The program will feature ā€˜One Spirit Africaā€™ an Afro-fusion band from Melbourne. Combining Ghanaian lyrics with English, they perform traditional African rhythms with vibrant percussive styling that will keep you dancing! One Spirit Africa will feature traditional West African drums, xylophone and flute along with contemporary keys, guitar, bass, drum kit and horns to present an authentic percussive performance. The Village will also feature Afro Zumba and a Drum workshop for all to participate in!

There will also be food for sale from Egypt, Ethiopia, Mauritius and Nigeria.

Africa Party in the Park – 18 April

18th April 2020, 10 AM ā€“ 7 PM

Stage 88, Commonwealth Park, ACT 2600

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This free one-day event, is a fun, family friendly affair with non-stop entertainment ranging from cultural performances, catwalk fashion shows, artists in traditional costumes and iconic drumming ā€“ all creating a memorable and unique experience that promotes cross-cultural awareness and understanding

of African culture in Australia.

More details here.

Exhibition: Photography, Race and Slavery: African Sitters of Qajar Era IranĀ (UNSW, Sydney)

(Ordinarily we restrict posts on this site to events in Canberra, but this fascinating exhibition about a little known aspect of African and African diasporic history is an exception to the rule. -IA)

Photography, Race and Slavery: African sitters of Qajar Era IranĀ ā€“Ā Seminar and Exhibition Opening

Curated by Dr Pedram Khosronejad (Western Sydney University), this exhibition traces the unexplored history of African slaves in Iran during the Qajar dynasty and looks at the unique relationship between photography and slavery in Iran from 1840s to the 1930s. This exhibition is presented as part of the UNSW Library Exhibitions Program and the Silk Roads@UNSW Research Network Seminar Series in collaboration with the Religion and Society Cluster of Western Sydney University.

UNSW Library, Sydney, 25 September 5:00pmĀ RSVP