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 Draft Programme for Mboka Festival 2019 :
 4-27 JANUARY

Please continue to check the website for any changes in the programme. A downloadable programme will be available before the festival starts.
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Photo of Ben Okri Credit Angela Catlin Theatre Production postponed to May 2020
   

DRAFT PROGRAMME FOR MBOKA FESTIVAL 2019 (MAIN ACTIVITY  DATES )
 
CULTURAL PROGRAMME STARTS
Fri 4 Jan     Gambia Development School – ends 15 January
Sat 5 Jan     Opening Cultural Festival at Manduar Development Hub
Fri 11 Jan   The Logic of the System Conference at Manduar  Development
                      Hub
Sat 12 Jan   Run4Africa
                      Global Hands Publications launch four books (by Gambian 
                      Writers)
                      The Dictator and the Heretic - Momodou Sallah
                      Closures - Baaba Sillah
                      Lenrie Peters: Trailblazer of Gambian Literature – Dr. Cherno
                      Omar Barry
                      Assan Musa Camara - Dr Jeggan Senghore
 
    
RESPONSIBLE TOURISM PROGRAMME STARTS
Sat 12 Jan  International Junior Chef of The Year Competition at GTHI  
                     Kanifing
Fri 18 Jan   Kankurang and Masquerade Festival at Janjanburay ends 20 Jan
 https://yep.gm/blog/yep-and-revival-janjanbureh-kankurang-festival
Fri 18 Jan   Senegambia for Integration from  Barra to Dakar  Ends 21 Jan
                      Registration closes 11 Jan 2019        http://senegambiarun.com/
                    
                       
LITERARY FESTIVAL STARTS
 Sun 20 Jan  Youth Conference @ Ebunjan Theatre (focus on young
                        people with disabilities)
                        plus talent competition  (Gambian and visiting artists)
Mon 21 Jan   New Dawn Readings and performances 
                         with  Gambian and international visiting  artists including
                         Tsistsi Dangarembga (Zimbabwe), Mamle Kabu, (Ghana),
                         Maimouna Jallow with John Titi (Gambian and Kenyan 
                         storytellers), and UK based writers and artists  
                         from the UK, Patricia Foster-McKenley, Nadia Maddy, Don Kinch,
                          Anni Domingo, Adinah Shanice
                          Plus published and aspiring Gambian writers including
                          Isatou   Alwar Graham, Musa Bah, Essa Bah, Bintou
                          Sanneh and Alieu Bah
                          Venue:Jarama Restaurant, Kololi/opposite Duplex (invitation
                          only)
Tue 22 Jan      Honouring our Literary ancestors/Anniversary of the African
                          Poetry Library
                          Venue: African Poetry Library @ NCAC, Fajara (Mango Tree)
Wed 23 Jan     Workshops at UTG and schools around the country
                          (creative writing/drama/circus/storytelling)
                          Decolonial Conversations: Africa and her Diaspora
                          (Films and panel discussion) @ Senegambia Hotel,  6-10.30pm
                           2 short films
                          'Joy, It’s Nina' (35 mins) by Joy Elias-Rilwan and Jane Thornton
                          Shot in England and Nigeria the film weaves together short
                          stories about African women living in the UK separated from
                          their families.
                          'Gifts From Babylon' (24 mins) by Bas Ackermann, Emiel
                          Martens  & Babucarr Manka
                          When Amadou returns to The Gambia after 5 years of living
                          illegally in Babylon, Europe, he is changed far more than his
                          family had wished for...
                           'Decolonial Conversations: Africa and her Diaspora'
                           A conversation and discussion with Gambian and young
                           visiting artists including singer and poet Adinah Shanice, 
                           Moderator: Alieu ‘Immortal X’ Bah 7.30-8.30pm
                           Documentary : Welcome to The Smiling Coast (1h 12m)
                           A rare insight into the lives of 15 young people working in the
                           informal sector of the Gambian tourism industry. Welcome to
                           the Smiling Coast shows the varied and creative alternative
                           strategies they employ to secure their livelihood.
 Thu 24 Jan      Workshops in schools around the country  
                            (creative writing/drama/circus/storytelling)
                            Door of (No) Return @ Senegambia Hotel 5.30-6.30pm
                            (Adapations of African folktales With storytellers Amina
                            Jallow and John Titi
                            Book readings and discussion with Yaya Sillah and
                            Hadeem Jah (time and venue tbc)
Fri 25 Jan         International Igbo Conference  (pop-up)  @ Senegambia Hotel
                           with discussion, film, language masterclass, music and food
Sat 26 Jan        Oware (Wuri) Tournament @Jarama Restaurant, 
                           Kololi/opposite Duplex Junction
                          
                           African Women & Creativity @Ebunjan Theatre (Full
                           programme tbc. All Day)
                           Arawa : youth workshop and play reading (afternoon) about
                           Mama's young granddaughter Fatou who becomes pregnant. 
                           Instead of banishing her in shame, they plan to gift the child.
                           A woman comes to adopt
                           Classical Gambian Singer
                           Women Novelists on Stage and Screen with Tsitsi Dangambera
                           The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives.
                           (Adaptation of the novel by Lola Shoneyin performed by    
                           Maimouna Jallow) Age 16+
                            https://africanwomenandcreativity.eventbrite.com                      
Sun 27 Jan       Oware (Wuri) Tournament @  Jarama Restaurant,
                           Kololi/opposite Duplex Junction
                           Closing Party @ Mymoonia Restaurant with open mic
                           competition and Dj Musufing
 

Other events with dates to be confirmed very soon include:
Sustainable Tourism Symposium
Ninki Nanka Tour
Excursions 1-3 days
Fanal
Indie Book Show Africa, live recordings

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  • Mboka
  • Gam Afro Latin Fest
    • Gam Fest Schedule
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    • Creative Projects
    • The Mboka Team
    • Testimonials
  • Events
    • Responsible Tourism
    • Mboka Festival 2019 KAI Youth Conference
    • Upcoming events
      • Global Pan African Conference
      • Mboka 2019
        • THE INTERNATIONAL IGBO CONFERENCE
        • AFRICAN WOMEN AND CREATIVITY
    • Past Events
      • Transformative Pathways & SDG monitoring for Better Tourism
      • The Kai Youth Symposium
      • Mboka 2018
      • Mboka 2018 Programme
      • Mboka 2017
      • Mboka 2017 Programme
  • Media
    • Press Releases
      • 16 July 2018
      • 27 December 2017
      • 9 October 2017
      • 1 August 2017
      • 20 February 2017
      • 15 August 2016
      • 24 October 2016
      • 11 October 2016
    • News Features
      • 2018 Wuri Tournament Winner Represents The Gambia.
    • Gallery
    • Publicity
      • Mboka 2018 Media Pack
      • CHANGE MAKERS
  • Contact
  • Ngugi wa Thiong'o
  • Tribute to George Gomez
  • Upcoming events