| Afro Beat Fest | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Pan-African culture,West African culture,Afrobeat,Afrobeats |
| Date | Mid-July |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Venue | Military Park |
| Locations | Newark, New Jersey |
| Founded | 1988 (as Africa Newark Street Festival); 2017 (as Afro Beat Fest |
| Founders | Maxwell Kofi Jumah, Barbara King |
| Participants | Families, musicians, dancers, artists, designers, food vendors, crafts vendors |
| Website | https://afrobeatfestnewark.com |
Afro Beat Fest is an annual family-oriented festival inNewark, New Jersey celebrating African culture and communities including music, art, fashion, dance, crafts andcuisine.[1][2]
The inaugural Afro Beat Fest was held inMilitary Park inDowntown Newark in July 2017. Afro Beat Fest is a reboot of an older festival that had begun in the 1980s called "Africa Newark." That incarnation ended in 2006 after it lost city support.[3]
MayorRas Baraka commented that he and colleagues recalled the original festival warmly from childhood visits to the event and noted that the city worked with local organizers to revive it.[4]
Grammy-nominated French duoLes Nubians, English-bornNigerian singer/songwriterAyo Jay, andGhanaian singerBisa Kdei have all performed at the festival.
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