A three-day festival to celebrate the rich Swahili culture was recently held in Mombasa
Organisers of the second Mombasa Swahili Cultural Festival, the Research Institute of Swahili Studies of Eastern Africa (Rissea), lined up a number of activities, among them traditional dances and displays of Swahili cultural artefacts.
The festival came a month after the Lamu Cultural Festival and will be held at Fort Jesus Museum.
Rissea’s acting director, Mr Kassim Omar, on Wednesday said his team was working with local community elders to showcase the region’s unique cultural heritage, which spans hundreds of years.
“One of the major objectives of the festival is to depict the rich and living Coastal cultures and talents. The official launching ceremony will be held inside the fort on December 18 from 7 pm,” Mr Omar said.
On Saturday, the fort is expected to host several cultural dances. Renowned Swahili scholar, Prof Sheikh Ahmed Nabahany, will be on hand to interpret these dances to the audience.
According to the programme, Sunday night is known as “Swahili ladies night”, and will provide an opportunity to learn about adornment with henna.
I would like to know when the 2010 swahili festival in Mombasa will be held this year (2010) and whitch date in november the street Carneval will be held?
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