Batuki Music Society and Harbourfront Centre present the third annual Habari Africa Festival from Friday August 12 14, 2016. This free multi-disciplinary African arts festival will take place at the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto.

Experience the cultural diversity of global Africa!

The artists featured will represent an array of African music genres and dance styles from; Congolese rumba, makossa, pantsula, afro-pop, South African jazz, traditional and contemporary sounds of West Africa, Ethiopian eskista, Angolan kuduro, Ghanaian highlife and palm wine music to hip hop. The festival will also have activities for children of all ages, workshops, films, visual arts, vendors with African crafts, a panel discussion and a literary evening, as well as delicious cuisine from the World Caf.

Habari Africa Festival

Venue: Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto, M5J 2G8

Dates/Times:

Friday August 12: 7:00pm 11:00pm

Saturday, August 13: 12:00pm 11:00pm

Sunday, August 14: 12:00pm 6:00pm

For additional information and complete event listings please visit:

http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/festivals/habariafrica/

http://www.batukimusic.com

http://www.facebook.com/Batukimusic

Batuki Music Society gratefully acknowledges support from the Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council, Canadian Heritage and CIUT 89.5 FM. We are grateful for the tremendous contributions from Harbourfront Centre, its staff and dedicated volunteers for making this happen.