ABENE FESTIVALO 2004-2005

PROGRAMME

Dates	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Sunday 26 December	Set up	Festival Opening with Mama Saho	Kora performance	Black Sofa	Disco
Monday 27 December	Diambadong	Football Match	Music, dance & theatre with Waikili, Abene	Badiout Ane, Bignona	Disco
Tuesday 28 December	Workshop	Traditional wrestling*	Balafon Balante	Mama Africa, Abene	Disco
Wednesday 29 December		Traditional wrestling*	Kankourang, women’s group, Abene	Troupe Peul, Kolda	Disco
Thursday 30 December		Lenjeng Dance	Ekontine d’Adama, Zinguinchor	Woulaba Dushi + special guest Fadouba Oulare	Disco
Friday 31 December	Cycling	Football Match	Special Night of Bars and Clubs of Abene

Saturday 1st January		Football Match	Alunkaw Group	N’Geweul Kebemer Rhythm	Disco
Sunday 2nd January		Football Match	Ekonkon, Oussouye	Alamouta RFI, Zinguinchor	Disco

Monday 3rd January

Workshop

Football Match

Serere troup, Kaolack

Kumpo de Baila

Disco

Tuesday 4th January

Football Finale Match

Djaliba Kouyate, Gambia

Dates

10h – 12h

16h – 18h

21h – 22h

22h –23h

23h –24h

*Traditional wrestling accompanied by songs and music with seourouba

Beside the shows scheduled in the evening, there is plenty of entertainment during the the day:

Visits around Abene (the sacred tree, the rice fields the craft village)

Music and sports entertainment

Exhibitions (painting, woodcarving, craftwork…)

Workshops (dance, percussions, batik, woodcarving…)

Dance and drumming workshops with Malo Sonko

Conferences/debates (prevention, health, development, arts and culture…)

The organisation committee invites you to discover Casamance under moonlight.

Organisation committee of the festival