MSU students to host ‘A Night in Africa’ event
From MSU News Service
The African Students Association at Montana State University will host an evening celebrating African culture. “A Night in Africa” will take place at 4pm Sunday, March 6th, in Ballrooms A and B in the Strand Union Building on campus. It is free and open to the public.
This is the second installment of this event hosted by the association – the first was held in March 2020. “A Night in Africa” celebrates music, fashion, food and other cultural highlights from the African continent. This year’s theme is “Tuko Pamoja,” a Swahili phrase meaning “let’s come together.”
According to Bukola Saliu, president of the ASA, this year’s event intends to celebrate “our oneness as Africans, while also celebrating our diversity.”
The event will feature a dinner with main dishes from eastern Africa and side dishes from other parts of the continent; traditional and contemporary dances; a silent drama performance incorporating multiple cultural pillars like fashion and music; and a folk song performance in native dialect.
There will also be a keynote speech by Stella Damasus, a veteran actress from Nigeria’s Nollywood movie industry. She has been acting for three decades and was nominated for several African entertainment awards.
The African Students Association’s purpose is to showcase the mass influence of Africans throughout the world while providing a home away from home for students of African descent and those interested in African culture. •