“Celebrating Unity Through Culture”

9th INTERNATIONAL ROOTS FESTIVAL PROGRAMME 2008

30 MAY 2008 to 7 JUNE 2008

DATE ACTIVITY VENUE TIME
 Thursday  29 May 2008 Arrival and Registration of participants Ocean Bay Hotel and Kairaba Beach         Hot

5pm to 9pm

Friday 30 May 2008 Arrival and Registration of         participants
 

 

Orientation and Welcome Reception
Ocean Bay Hotel and Kairaba Beach         Hotel

Army Officers Mess

9am to 9pm


8pm

 Saturday 31 May 2008  INVESTMENT FORUM

Carnival:- Procession of Music and Dance

Troupes  

OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY

(Featuring Cultural Groups, Live Bands and The musical traditions of The Gambia – Kora/drum symphonies)

Paradise Suite Hotel

Westfield junction through Kairaba Avenue via Coastal road to the Stadium.

Independence

Stadium, Bakau

9am to Midday

2pm  

4pm to midnight

Sunday 1 June  2008

       
 

Church Service

INTERFAITH RELIGIOUS FORUM

(Religious Conference)

REGATTA

(Traditional Boat Race)

Featuring:-

Swimming competition, Two men paddle race, Five men paddle race, twenty men paddle race and the most decorated canoe with entertainment

Abiding Word Ministries near the    Stadium, Bakau    
 

Friendship Hotel Bakau

Banjul Wharf
9am to Midday

 11am to 1pm

2pm to 7pm

 

Monday 2 June 2008 & Tuesday 3 June 2008

 ROOTS TRAIL

Visit Janjangbureh and  Heritage Sites

Wassu Stone Circles Site         Museum

Old Trading Houses in Janjangbureh

        (Lunch at Wassu Stone Circles Site  Museum Grounds)

Cultural Night

Departure From Janjangbureh

        Arrival At Juffureh
 

Pilgrimage Juffureh/Albreda Villages
 

  • Boat cruise to Fort James Island
                
  • Float  Wreaths on River Gambia
                
  • Prayers and Libation for unknown Ancestors at the Fort.            
    Cultural Night
Central River Region

Janjangbureh/Wassu
 

(Night stop at Janjangbureh)

Janjangbureh Town

Janjangbureh for Juffureh

The Villages of     Juffureh/Albreda

   
 

 Juffureh  Village

 Fort James Island

Departure from Banjul 8am

(By land)

 9pm

 8am

11am to 7pm

9pm to Midnight

Wednesday 4 June 2008

DEPART Juffureh/Albreda,  Boat cruise to Bwiam in  Foni for         Kanilai Arrival in Kanilai

Preparation of Initiates

SYMPOSIUM ON PAN-AFRICANISM

WRESTLING along cultural entertainment

 Kanilai (Full board)

Kanilai

Sindola Camp

Kanilai Village Square

 9am

1pm

5pm

Onwards

 5pm to 7pm

900pm till late

Thursday 5 June 2008

“FUTAMPAF” (Rites of  Passage)

Ritual ceremonies

Ritual dances

“THE REAL TASTE OF THE GAMBIA FETE”
 

  •  Local Gambian and    West African Cuisine and beverages.
  •    Fashion Show         
     
  •  Performances by National and International  Artists present
     
 Kanilai Village

 Sindola Camp

Kanilai Village

 8am Onwards
 

 8pm

 Friday 6 June 2008  Departure from Kanilai in the morning

 

Stop over at Makasustu Eco-Tourism Cultural Park

Farewell  Musical Jamboree

Featuring:-  Local and International  Guest Artists

 Kanilai to Banjul

 Kembujeh Village Western Region

Teranga Beac

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