African culture

• Film / Documentaries

  Filmmaker returns with documentary on ancestry and shared heritage

  The Rwandan-born creative is continuing the personal storytelling journey with her latest project

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• Music / world music

  Bristol’s month in World Music – February 2026

  forget those pancakes - it's Mardi Gras and time to party

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• News / Power Town festival

  New festival celebrates Caribbean culture with music, food and ‘pure vibes’

  A vibrant celebration of African and Caribbean culture will include food, DJs, music and suprises

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• Music / world music

  Bristol’s month in World Music – June 2025

  A reggae superstar, a Colombian master drummer and Ghanaian Gospellers

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• Music / Previews

  Preview: Afriquoi, The Lantern – ‘Genre-bending and timeless music’

  The Afro-supergroup bring their electrically charged dancefloor filling sound to the Beacon

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• Music / afrobeat

  Review: Kin’Gongolo Kiniata/King Ayisoba, Jam Jar – ‘The dance energy never flagged’

  Two uplifting portions of African musical joy rewarded an enthusiastic crowd on a stormy night.

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• Music / world music

  Bristol’s month in World Music – November 2024

  Familiar faces in new collaborations alongside altogether new surprises

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• Theatre / African culture

  Ayodele Scott and David Evans present ‘Agbo play’ exploring their African childhoods

  ‘Native Wit’ comes from Devon-based Imùlè Theatre

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