Travel to the continent of Africa from the comfort of your couch, as the award-winning Celebrate Africa Festival goes virtual! Experience an Ethiopian azmari bet (performance venue), and Ghanian storytelling on the Anacostia River. Meet restauranteurs that feed not only their patrons but their communities. Vibe to bands playing traditional African instruments, and vocalists singing in languages such as Yoruba, Twi Fante, and French. This year’s Celebrate Africa Festival promises to deliver content that will delight, educate, and entertain.

Schedule of Events for Day 3

2:30 pm Amadou Kouyate - Music/ Solo - 150th generation of the Kouyate family of Manding Diali (oral historians/musicians of West Africa) performing West African classical music on the 21-string Kora, a kind of harp.

3 pm - DC Highlife Stars - Music - Performances of styles of African music, including classic highlife, rumba, afrobeat, funk, and reggae. Performers from Cameroon, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Haiti, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Mali, Cote d'Ivoire.