Hello from the Dafesta familly to yours… It is that time of the year again to send out your vote for the 2023 Des Moines African Youth Festival Award. Below are the things to put in mind before you vote Kindly, Click the link below to vote
Hello Dafesta Family, We made it! Here’s to more adventures together in 2023. Happy new year, and I have a Great news for you. Dafesta suggestions form for this year’s festival is now open, please make sure you click the link below to send us your suggestions because the first step to the right winners… Read More DAFESTA 2023 SUGGESTION FORM IS NOW AVAILABLE
We want to recognize BRAVO GREATER DES MOINES as our new sponsor. Thank you for willing to support Des Moines African Youth Festival Awards. “Bravo Greater Des Moines envisions a community where arts, culture and heritage organizations across Greater Des Moines are recognized and supported as vital contributors to the region’s vibrant quality of life. Our… Read More NEW SPONSOR ALERT
As a part of our 2023 fundraising plan for the 2023 African Festival, it is our pleasure to present to you one of the most prominent celebrity artist known as Alikiba, AKA King Kiba, king of Bongo Flavor music all the way from East Africa Tanzania, in the USA to give an epic live performance… Read More ALIKIBA LIVE IN DES MOINES, IOWA ON NOV 19, 2022
On June 4, 2022, at the Event Center Venue located in West Des Moines, Iowa another history was made as the third edition of the Des Moines African Youth Festival came to life. It was a night of celebration of African music, culture, foods, and seeing the best performances from our most talented African youths across… Read More Congratulations to our 2022 Winners
Dafesta 2022 will be hosted by the one and only Diana H. Diana, a Tv host at spit wisdom TV, pursuing her communication degree at Iowa State University and she is more than ready to host our third edition of the Des Moines African Festival. Early January of 2022, the names of dafesta 2022 nominees… Read More THE BIGGEST 2022 AFRICAN FESTIVAL IS HERE
On July 31, at Horizon Events Center in Clive, Iowa another history was made as the second edition of the DES MOINES AFRICAN YOUTH FESTIVAL AWARDS came to life. It was another night of celebration of African culture, music, fashion, dancers and seeing the best performances from our most talented African youths across the United… Read More DAFESTA 2021 AWARDS WINNERS
Click the Link bel0w to Donate: https://gofund.me/155172b1 Discover Your Talent, Live Your Dream” “After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.” – Aldous Huxley These words stuck in my mind with an immoveable imprint. My whole constitution was defined by this one guiding Ambition-Music. For a long time, I used to think why would Faustus willfully surrender his… Read More Donate Anything to Support Des Moines African Youth Festival Awards
Ladies and gentlemen greetings, and welcome to the second edition of the Des Moines Africans Youth Festival Event. This Year Event will take place on July 31, 2021, at Horizon Event Center Located at 2100 NW 100th St, Clive, IA 50325. The 2021 Event has been sponsored by 6 people who really have the passion… Read More Get to know more about our 2021 Event
In the fallout of Toronto’s energetic Caribbean Carnival a weekend ago — the 50th “hop up” since 1967 — it may appear to be gullible or even impolite to ask: Why have a Caribbean Carnival in Canada? The celebration observes Caribbean culture in Canada. It likewise helps us to remember the historical backdrop of imaginative… Read More Fifty years of commending island culture at Toronto’s Caribbean Carnival
