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7th Annual Ethiopian New Year Festival | Berkeley

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Sunday, September 5, 2010 - 11:00 am to 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE

The 7th Annual Ethiopian New Year Festival known as “Enkutatash” includes traditional dishes, national costumes, poetry, music, children’s programs, Reggae Band Selamta, West African Highlife Band, Ethiopian Musicians Haileye Tadesse, Neway Afardew, and much more.

Sun, September 5, 2010
11:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park
2151 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Berkeley, CA 94704

Cost:
Free admission

EVENT SCHEDULE

11:00–Opening/ Welcome
11:30–DJ Isac World music
12:30–Imotep W. African Dance
1:30–Introduction speech
–TheCulture of Enkutatash
2:00–Waheed and the Resistance
2:15–Elias Negash Ethio Jazz
3:00–Infinity Selamta Live Reggae Band
4;00–West African Highlife Band
5:00–Ethiopian Cultural Dance
5:15–Music & Dance Guest Artists
5:30–Special Guest Musicians
7:00–Closing