2Baba will perform at the African Cultural Festival
Culture and community will collide at a festival this weekend.
The African Cultural Festival will let people experience the music, food and fashion of the continent from Sept. 19 to 21 in Harrisburg.
Hosted by locally-based Afinju Concepts International (ACI) Entertainment, African performers, business owners and speakers from across the world, nationally and locally will participate.
“We’re trying to portray African culture through music, arts, food and so many other things,” said ACI CEO Wole Adeniyi, who lives in Harrisburg.
This is the first time that the organization has hosted a festival of this scale. However, several years ago, they hosted a small African festival, which received a significant turnout. Adeniyi decided to ramp up the festivities, seeing a need for a local event celebrating his culture. He hopes to make this a yearly festival.
The three days will include a vendor market with food, businesses and community leaders and speakers at HACC, with people coming from Africa and locally to participate.
There will also be a youth leadership forum, an “Africa Steeze” fashion show and a concert at the Forum Auditorium, featuring popular Nigerian artist 2Baba.
Also heading to Harrisburg for the weekend will be the Governor of Lagos State, Nigeria, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and Tupac Shakur’s first manager, Leila Steinberg.
While several of the events are free to the public, some, such as the fashion show and concert, require tickets.
Adeniyi shared that the event will “showcase every part of the continent,” which has many different countries and cultures.
“It’s all about showing love and teaching people to respect others’ cultures,” he said. “We like to see a lot of smiles.”
For more information on the African Cultural Festival, visit their website.
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