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The annual season of African music and culture in Germany is slowly, slowly.. drawing to a close. Here are Festivals you don’t want to miss before the season ends:
Afrikanisches und Karibisches Kulturfest Frankfurt
12 – 13 August / Frankfurt, Rebstockpark
Live music, discussions in the forum tent, children’s program, performances by numerous artists, as well as the popular bazaar with African food and handicrafts
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WAZOBIA Nigerian Day 2024
17 August 2022/ Bassinplatz Potsdam
Info: +49 177 8336258 / icdipdm@yahoo.de
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Kenako-Festival Berlin
23 August – 1 September / Berlin, Alexanderplatz
The flair of the African cultures comes to Berlin! Visitors can buy handmade art, clothing, cosmetics and food at the bazaar. The stage offers a cultural program of music, dance and theatre. In addition, What does Africa engagement look like in Germany? You will find answers to these and many more questions at the Kenako Festival as numerous organizations, associations and initiatives from all over Germany present their projects around Africa and the African diaspora.
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Alafia – Afrika Festival Hamburg
23 – 25 August / Hamburg, Große Bergstrasse
Alafia stands for peace, tolerance and openness. With rhythmic music, individual craftsmanship and delicacies from different countries, the festival brings together the cultures of the African continent in Hamburg.
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Woka Kuma Festival Berlin
Culture and music and art from Burkina Faso!
7 – 8 September/Berlin, different venues
Dance workshop, live concert, discussions etc.
https://www.facebook.com/WokaKumaFestival/
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MitAfrika Festival
16 – 18 September / Cologne, Schockoladenmuseum
Expected bright sunshine will attract many visitors to the “MitAfrika” festival at the Chocolate Museum. Culinary and arts and crafts as well as many colourful colours and children’s attractions. Many participants may also take the opportunity to participate in the drum and dance workshops of Mama Afrika.
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Afrika Film Festival Köln
19 – 29 September /Cologne
In its 21st year, the festival will present 80 films from 25 African countries and play hosts to 30 international filmmakers this year. In addition to the screenings, podium discussions, featuring directors, will debate the current standing of the African filmmaking world.
FilmInitiativ Köln e.V. has organised the festival themed Jenseits von Europa – Filme aus Afrika (Out of Europe – Films from Africa) since 1992. More than 500 films from 40 African countries have been shown in Cologne at the biennial festival and the film specials held during the years in between.
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AFRIKAMERA
12 – 17 November/Berlin, Kino Arsenal
By presenting current films by African directors, AFRIKAMERA aims to immerse its visitors in the cultural, historical, social, religious and political consciousness of contemporary Africa. AFRIKAMERA cooperates with the major African film festivals, from Ouagadougou (with FESPACO) to Marrakech and Durban, in order to present African cinema in all its diversity
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