Festi Bikutsi 2018: Bantu Music To Be Incorporated:

The 20th edition of Festi Bikutsi now called International Festival for Bantu Music dubbed FIMBA, will take place at the esplanade of the Yaounde Omnisport Stadium from November 21 to December 1, 2018. This was disclosed in Yaounde during a press lunch granted by the organizers of the festival.

Speaking during the press lunch, the Director of the music festival, Rene Ayina, outlined the innovations with the most important ones being: the split of the festival into two scenes; dance scene and cabaret Bantu.

There is also the change of name, the digital village and the increase in the number of days from three to ten in order to offer enough time for performances of all Bantu dance and music groups.

The festival under the theme, “Promotion and protection of cultural diversity,” will honour a Cameroonian musical icon George Seba, whose performances, according to the director, will encourage young artists to improve on their style of music. Other activities like beauty contest and performances from artists home and abroad will grace the carnival.

Rene Ayina regrets the disappearance of other cultural festivals like; “Les rémis”, “le Masao”, and other Jazz festivals. He hopes to use FIMBA to bring back to life these dead glories. He f...