Sabala Night date revealed

The Nubian community will be celebrating its annual Sabala Night on September 3rd 2016 with performances from Ugandan and Sudanese bands.
Top Nubian bands including Kibra Sports, Social Club, Yal Safina, Sister Club, Drapari and Ajuma are expected to thrill the crowd. Sabala Cultural Night is the only occasion that brings members of the East African Nubian community together. Revellers are expected to dress up and in traditional attires.
“This is an annual event and this time round, it’s going to be the biggest in the history of Nubian community. It is organised by Heviweit Management (an events and branding company) sister company to Record label GrandPa Records,” Refigah spoke to Spice on phone. The MC’s for the event will be Nubian media personalities Mimmy Khamis and Nina Shaban

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Nubians to hold annual festival in Mombasa

The scenic Mama Ngina drive will play host to the annual Nubian International Cultural Festival over the Easter holidays.

East Africa’s ethnic Nubian have a rich cultural history dating back thousands of years.

Nubians, who came from Sudan,settled in Kibra(Kibera, Nairobi) and other parts of East Africa around 1911 and 1918 and soon spread to other towns.

The event’s organizing committee chairman, Mohamed Hussein said that they lined up a colorful event that will run from March 25 to March 27 2016.

“Mombasa has been chosen to host this annual event, which is done on a rotational basis around East Africa. We are delighted to be honored to host this event which brings together people of the Nubian community to celebrate culture,» he said.

Article by Philip Mwakio.

Upcoming Nubian International Cultural Extravaganza

The C.E.M Tourism Development and Culture Hon. Binty Omar met The Kenyan Nubian Community Leadership led by Chairman Mr. Yassin Hassan in participation for the upcoming Nubian International Cultural Extravaganza.

Source- Facebook page-Ministry of tourism and culture development mombasa county.