Algeria at the Rendezvous of the African Culture

During the soiree of the 4th of July at 16h30, Algeria will be at the rendezvous of the popular opening of the Panafrican cultural festival, and this through a mega parade before the artistic soiree that will be signed by Kamel Ouali, with the participation of 350 dancers and 120 technicians, as well as other stars such as Ouarda El Djazairia, Youssou Ndour, Cesària Evora, Amazigh Kateb and the actress Isabelle Adjani.

Concerning the detailed program of the grandiose popular parade that the National Office for Culture and Information (ONCI) will realise, it will be led by 53 vehicles representing the 53 participant African countries that are part of the African Union (UA). These vehicles will be carrying the civilisational and cultural heritage of the black continent. Specific symbols have been designed by Algerian artists for each country, showing the cultural richness that Algerian and African public will discover during this popular parade that will take place on the 4th of July, from Sofia garden to Ferhani stadium in Bab El Oued.

This grandiose popular parade, of which the realisation and the preparation took 60 days, has been supervised by 17 officers from the ONCI which has put in place all necessary means to secure the success of the operation. These officers are: 02 responsible-officers, 02 managers, 02 storekeepers, 06 drivers, 02 technicians, 01 infographic artist and 01 photographer. Concerning foreigners participating in the operation, they are 20 between artists, specialised technicians from Italy and Lebanon. Amongst them, a technical bureau, a spectacle creator, sculptors, designers, specialised technicians (woodworking, welding) and a team’s head.

In the same direction, Algerian artists participating in this operation are 60 between sculptors, designers and graduates from different Fine Arts Schools. They are from Mostaganem, Bougie, Oran, Tamanrasset, Ghardaïa, Illisi, Batna, Ain Defla, Tizi-Ozou, Sétif, Bordj Bou Arréridj, Sidi Bel Abbés, Constantine, Biskra, Mila, Médéa, Blida and Algiers.
Concerning the participation of trainees supervised by their teachers, they are 70, mainly in the following specialities: woodworking, welding, painting. They are graduating in different professional schools of Reghaia, El Harrach, Eucalyptus, Douéra and Birkhadem. On the other hand, workmen in workshops are 100 participants, 30 of them are specialised between woodwork (15) and wilding (15). In addition, 70 multiservice workmen are in charge of work menus and a group of 8 are in charge of collage.

Thus, the total number of participants at the realisation of the popular parade of the 2nd Panafrican festival is 275 persons.
It is worth recalling that the organizing comity of the 2nd Panafrican festival has already put final touches of the preparations. The final list of Algeria’s guests and programs is done. 48 African countries, the United States and Brazil have confirmed their participations in the Panafrican festival. The 48 wilayas (Algerian cities) have already sent their detailed lists of bands that will participate in this continental rendezvous. On the other part, 34 culture ministers have confirmed their presence in the opening ceremony.

Amongst Algeria’s invitees, between instinctual, political, cultural , artistic and media personalities, we name Habib Ben Yahia, the general secretary of the Arab Maghreb Union, Cateline Clever, Mrs Samia N’Krouma, daughter of late Kwamé N’Krouma, Mrs Jaqueline Kezerbo, widow of Joseph Kezerbo, the director of the magazine “ African renaissance”, the American Cuincy Troupe, the American filmmaker Dany Glover, Mireille et Olivier Fanon, sons of late Frantz Fanon, Aminata Dramane Traoré, a Malian writer and a political personality, the American poet Jane Cortez, the South African singer Dorothy Mazokz, and her compatriot Sonty Mondial who is considered as the new Meriam Makeba, as well as the friend of the Algerian revolution Jacques Vergès.