The Albany is all abuzz this week for Afrovibes. This biennial festival is celebrating twenty years of democracy with South African culture. Our café has been transformed for the week-long festivities with Table Mountains, new tabletops and decor created by local primary school Tidemill Academy. Using South African inspired objects and artwork, the students spent a month working with professional artist Jack Brown. Lining the walls of our café, is an exhibition by South African photographer Tyler Dolan entitled Africa Inspired. Both of these create the hub of our Festival Fringe, our own Township Café.
Come down to our Township Café for a host of free events and activities, including:
Mojisola Adebayo with Afrovibes artists
Wednesday 15 October, 6pm: James Ngcobo, Artistic Director of Afrovibes
Thursday 16 October, 6pm: Mandla Bothwe, artist from Biko’s Quest
Friday 17 October, 6pm: Velile Sithole, artist from The Soil
Afrovibes Family Day
Saturday 18 October, 11am-4pm – Afrovibes Growing Up Club
Saturday 18 October, 12pm – African Folktales
Saturday 18 October, 2pm – Khumba
Saturday 18 October, 2pm – Instant Rap Workshop
You can even discover the tastes of South Africa with our Afrovibes café menu all week. Have a peek here:
Lunch 12-3pm
Soup of the day
Lentil Bunny Chow [street food in a bun]
Chicken Bunny Chow
Bobotie [South Africa’s National Dish]
Hand-cooked Chips with Mechouia
Sambal [Coleslaw]
Melktert
Dinner 5-10pm
Lentil Bunny Chow [street food in a street]
Chicken Bunny Chow
Pumpkin Paptert [Maize Tart]
Hoender Pastei [Boer Chicken Pie]
Hand-cooked Chips with Mechouia
Sambal [Coleslaw]
South African Colcannon
Chakalaka [Bean Relish]
Melktert
Malva Pudding
Afrovibes is at the Albany this week, Monday 13 – Saturday 18 October. For a full list of events, including free South African films and the main Afrovibes shows, click here.
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