Schedule
2024 AFRICAN MUSIC AND CULTURAL FESTIVAL (AMCF)
Date & Time: Fri 15 Nov 2023 12 pm - 11 pm Venue: Federation Square, Melbourne
Day 1 (Fri 15 Nov)
Day 2 (Sat 16 Nov)
Day 3 (Sun 17 Nov)
Day 1 (Fri 15 Nov)
| Start | Finish | Duration (mins) | Description | Heritage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 PM | 1:30 PM | 1:30 | Pre-event music by Resident DJ Wise King | Nigeria |
| 1:30 PM | 2:20 PM | 0:50 | Pre-event music by DJ Glam | Zimbabwe |
| 2:20 PM | 2:30 PM | 0:10 | Welcome and Introduction of MCs Poni Tongun & Stephen Tongun by AMCF Vice Chair Uche Njoku | South Sudan | Nigeria |
| 2:30 PM | 2:40 PM | 0:10 | Interlude – Music by DJ Glam | |
| 2:40 PM | 2:55 PM | 0:15 | Short Film | Pre-recorded videos | Various |
| 2:55 PM | 3:05 PM | 0:10 | Interlude – Music by DJ Glam | |
| 3:05 PM | 3:20 PM | 0:15 | Aboriginal Welcome to Country – Dr Lois Peeler AM | Australia |
| 3:20 PM | 3:30 PM | 0:10 | Interlude – Music by DJ Glam | |
| 3:30 PM | 4:00 PM | 0:30 | Music Performance | The Mande Spirit – Homage to Toumani Diabate | Mali | Senegal | Gambia | Guinea |
| 4:00 PM | 4:10 PM | 0:10 | Interlude – Music by DJ Glam | |
| 4:10 PM | 4:20 PM | 0:10 | Spoken Word | Mr Congo | Congo | Nigeria |
| 4:20 PM | 4:25 PM | 0:05 | Interlude – Music by DJ Glam | |
| 4:25 PM | 4:45 PM | 0:20 | Kizomba Show & Workshop | Yannick & Amaryllis | Benin | Ivory Coast |
| 4:45 PM | 4:55 PM | 0:10 | Interlude – Music by DJ Glam | |
| 4:55 PM | 5:05 PM | 0:10 | Short Film | Blackwood by Kalu Oji | Nigeria |
| 5:05 PM | 5:15 PM | 0:10 | Spoken Word | Wanwue Tarpeh | Liberia |
| 5:15 PM | 5:25 PM | 0:10 | Interlude – Music by DJ Glam | |
| 5:25 PM | 5:45 PM | 0:20 | Egyptian Belly Dance Performance | Desert Rose | Egypt |
| 5:45 PM | 5:55 PM | 0:10 | Interlude – Music by Resident DJ Wise King | |
| 5:55 PM | 6:35 PM | 0:40 | Band Performance | Super Mande Percussion | Mali | Senegal | Guinea | Gambia | Ghana |
| 6:35 PM | 6:45 PM | 0:10 | Interlude – Music by Resident DJ Wise King | |
| 6:45 PM | 7:25 PM | 0:40 | Band Performance | Appiah & Asanti Beats | Ghana |
| 7:25 PM | 7:35 PM | 0:10 | Interlude – Music by Resident DJ Wise King | |
| 7:35 PM | 7:45 PM | 0:10 | Short Film | Money Tree by Hawanatu Bangura | Sierra Leone |
| 7:45 PM | 7:55 PM | 0:10 | Interlude – Music by Resident DJ Wise King | |
| 7:55 PM | 8:40 PM | 0:45 | Band Performance | The Push Reggae Band | Seychelles |
| 8:40 PM | 8:45 PM | 0:05 | Interlude – Music by Resident DJ Wise King | |
| 8:45 PM | 8:50 PM | 0:05 | Closing Remarks led by AMCF Production Director Amanda Green and Treasurer Florence Mauwa | Zimbabwe |
| 8:50 PM | 9:00 PM | 0:10 | Interlude – Music by Resident DJ Wise King | |
| 9:00 PM | 10:00 PM | 1:00 | Closing Band Performance | Jarabi Band | Guinea |
Day 2 (Sat 16 Nov)
| Start | Finish | Duration (mins) | Description | Heritage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:45 AM | 11:00 AM | 0:15 | Pre-event music by Resident DJ Wise King | Nigeria |
| 11:00 AM | 11:05 AM | 0:05 | Welcome and Introduction of MCs Poni Tongun & Stephen Tongun by AMCF Vice Chair Uche Njoku | South Sudan | Nigeria |
| 11:05 AM | 11:10 AM | 0:05 | Interlude – Music by Resident DJ Wise King | |
| 11:10 AM | 11:25 AM | 0:15 | Aboriginal Welcome to Country – Dr Lois Peeler AM | Australia |
| 11:25 AM | 11:35 AM | 0:10 | Interlude – Music by Resident DJ Wise King | |
| 11:35 AM | 12:05 PM | 0:30 | Traditional Performance | The Kenyan Community Victoria | Kenya |
| 12:05 PM | 12:10 PM | 0:05 | Interlude – Music by Resident DJ Wise King | |
| 12:10 PM | 12:20 PM | 0:10 | AMCF Steering Committee Certificates Presentation | |
| 12:20 PM | 1:20 PM | 1:00 | Official Proceedings: 1) Welcome remarks by AMCF Chair – Fred Alale AM and MapCo CEO and Director – Katrina Sedgwick OAM 2) Prime Minister of Australia – The Hon Anthony Albanese MP represented by the Assistant Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs – Julian Hill MP 3) Premier of Victoria – The Hon Jacinta Allan MP represented by the Chair, Victorian African Communities Committee & Government Whip in the Legislative Assembly Pauline Richards MP 4) Lord Mayor of Melbourne – The Right Honourable Nick Reece 5) Leader of the Opposition and Victoria Liberal Leader – The Hon John Pesutto MP 6 ) First African Australian elected to the ACT Parliament and Member for Ginninderra – Chiaka Barry MLA 7) Fire Rescue Victoria Commissioner – Gavin Freeman AFSM 8) Deputy Secretary, Department of Education – Andrea Del Monaco 9) NAB Group Executive Personal Banking – Ana Marinkovic 10) Slater & Gordon CEO – Dina Tutungi 11) Ethiopian Airlines Regional Manager – Telila Deressa Gutema 12) African Australian Community Leader Remarks – Dr Steven Rametse | |
| 1:20 PM | 1:40 PM | 0:20 | Band Performance |Victoria Police Pipe Band | Australia |
| 1:40 PM | 1:50 PM | 0:10 | Interlude – Music by Resident DJ Wise King | |
| 1:50 PM | 2:10 PM | 0:20 | Dance Performance | Kwabo Events & Friends | Togo|Benin|France |
| 2:10 PM | 2:20 PM | 0:10 | Interlude – Music by Resident DJ Wise King | |
| 2:20 PM | 2:35 PM | 0:15 | Music Performance | Sai.B | South Sudan |
| 2:35 PM | 2:50 PM | 0:15 | Interlude – Music by DJ Glow | Kenya |
| 2:50 PM | 3:30 PM | 0:40 | Music Performance | Makepisi | South Africa |
| 3:30 PM | 3:40 PM | 0:10 | Interlude – Music by DJ Glow | |
| 3:40 PM | 4:00 PM | 0:20 | Jollof Rice Wars Competition hosted by AMCF Steering Committee Member Shillar Sibanda OAM Judges: 1) 3-time Jollof Rice Wars Winner from Taste of Senegal – Aissatou Ba 2) 2nd Runner Up of 13th Season of MasterChef – Kishwar Chowdhury 3) Director, Positive Wellness Recovery Centre – Dr Francis Acquah AM | |
| 4:00 PM | 4:10 PM | 0:10 | Interlude – Music by DJ Glow | |
| 4:10 PM | 4:25 PM | 0:15 | Fashion Show | Kwacha Fashions | Malawi |
| 4:25 PM | 4:35 PM | 0:10 | Interlude – Music by DJ Glow | |
| 4:35 PM | 4:50 PM | 0:15 | Traditional Perfomance | Joyful Mbira | Zimbabwe |
| 4:50 PM | 5:00 PM | 0:10 | Interlude – Music by DJ Glow | |
| 5:00 PM | 5:40 PM | 0:40 | Band Performance | Yusupha Ngum and the Affia Band | Gambia |
| 5:40 PM | 5:55 PM | 0:15 | Interlude – Music by DJ Glow | |
| 5:55 PM | 6:20 PM | 0:25 | Music Performance | Kenny2play | Nigeria |
| 6:20 PM | 6:30 PM | 0:10 | Interlude – Music by DJ Glow | |
| 6:30 PM | 7:10 PM | 0:40 | Band Performance | Melbourne African Traditional Ensemble (MATE) | Ghana | Mali | Ethiopia | Eritrea | South Africa |
| 7:10 PM | 7:25 PM | 0:15 | Interlude – Music by Resident DJ Wise King | |
| 7:25 PM | 8:05 PM | 0:40 | Band Performance | Cool Out Sun | Sierra Leone | Sénégal | Ghana | Morocco | South Africa | Mauritius |
| 8:05 PM | 8:20 PM | 0:15 | Interlude – Music by Resident DJ Wise King | |
| 8:20 PM | 8:50 PM | 0:30 | Band Performance | Flanbwayan ft Kouler Kreol | Seychelles |
| 8:50 PM | 9:00 PM | 0:10 | Interlude – Music by Resident DJ Wise King | |
| 9:00 PM | 9:45 PM | 0:45 | Band Performance | The Seben Brothers | DRC Congo | Mozambique | South Africa | Australia. |
| 9:45 PM | 9:55 PM | 0:10 | Interlude – Music by Resident DJ Wise King | |
| 9:55 PM | 10:00 PM | 0:05 | Closing Remarks led by AMCF Production Director Amanda Green and Treasurer Florence Mauwa | Zimbabwe |
| 10:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 1:00 | Closing Band Performance | Joe Tee & Afrodisa Band | Ghana |
Day 3 (Sun 17 Nov)
| Start | Finish | Duration (mins) | Description | Heritage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 AM | 12:05 PM | 0:20 | Pre-event music by Resident DJ Wise King | Nigeria |
| 12:05 PM | 12:10 PM | 0:05 | Welcome and Introduction of MCs Poni Tongun & Stephen Tongun by AMCF Board Member Ikenna Nwokolo | South Sudan | Nigeria |
| 12:10 PM | 12:15 PM | 0:05 | Interlude – Music by Resident DJ Wise King | |
| 12:15 PM | 12:30 PM | 0:15 | Aboriginal Welcome to Country – Dr Lois Peeler AM | Australia |
| 12:30 PM | 12:40 PM | 0:10 | Interlude – Music by Resident DJ Wise King | |
| 12:40 PM | 12:55 PM | 0:15 | Music Performance | Hassan Gantaal | Somalia |
| 12:55 PM | 1:00 PM | 0:05 | Interlude – Music by Resident DJ Wise King | |
| 1:00 PM | 1:30 PM | 0:30 | Fire Side Chat facilitated by AMCF Treasurer Florence Mauwa OAM 1) Founder and Host of Australia’s leading parenting podcast, “Parenthood” – Leonie Akhidenor 2) First African Australian elected to the ACT Parliament and Member for Ginninderra – Chiaka Barry MLA 3) R&B triple threat singer-songwriter – Neolani Petero | |
| 1:30 PM | 1:40 PM | 0:10 | Interlude – Music by Resident DJ Wise King | |
| 1:40 PM | 1:55 PM | 0:15 | Music Performance | Trilagy | Mauritius |
| 1:55 PM | 2:05 PM | 0:10 | Interlude – Music by Resident DJ Wise King | |
| 2:05 PM | 2:20 PM | 0:15 | Music Performance | Teyo Turner | Kenya |
| 2:20 PM | 2:25 PM | 0:05 | Interlude – Music by Resident DJ Wise King | |
| 2:25 PM | 2:40 PM | 0:15 | Music Performance | P Flow | Liberia |
| 2:40 PM | 2:50 PM | 0:10 | Interlude – Music by Resident DJ Wise King | |
| 2:50 PM | 3:05 PM | 0:15 | Fashion Show | Chaya Accessories Runway and Styling | Angola |
| 3:05 PM | 3:15 PM | 0:10 | Interlude – Music by Resident DJ Wise King | |
| 3:15 PM | 3:40 PM | 0:25 | Music Performance | Mazbou Q | Nigeria |
| 3:40 PM | 3:50 PM | 0:10 | Interlude – Music by Resident DJ Wise King | |
| 3:50 PM | 4:05 PM | 0:15 | Fashion Show | Brightest Winter Collection by Gloria Chol & RJDradi The Label | South Sudan | Uganda | Kenya |
| 4:05 PM | 4:15 PM | 0:10 | Interlude – Music by Resident DJ Wise King | |
| 4:15 PM | 4:55 PM | 0:40 | Band Performance | The Culture Keepers | Senegal | Gambia |
| 4:55 PM | 5:05 PM | 0:10 | Interlude – Music by Resident DJ Wise King | |
| 5:05 PM | 5:45 PM | 0:40 | Band Performance | WALA is Life | Ghana |
| 5:45 PM | 6:00 PM | 0:15 | Interlude – Music by Resident DJ Wise King | |
| 6:00 PM | 6:45 PM | 0:45 | Band Performance | Sam Manzanza & Afrobeat Band | Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) |
| 6:45 PM | 6:55 PM | 0:10 | Interlude – Music by Resident DJ Wise King | |
| 6:55 PM | 7:00 PM | 0:05 | Closing Remarks by AMCF Production Director Amanda Green & Operations Manager Moustapha Barry | Zimbabwe | Senegal |
| 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 1:00 | Closing Band Performance | NIASHA | Zimbabwe |
