Guinea-Bissau ambassador meets artists in The Gambia
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Ang
Guinea-Bissau’s ambassador to The Gambia, Luís Camará de Barros, met artists Flavnais, Kapa Kapa and DJ Dymas before their participation in the Gam-Bissau Festival. The event is intended to promote artistic exchanges and cultural ties between the two countries, according to an embassy statement carried by ANG.
The ambassador of Guinea-Bissau to The Gambia, Luís Camará de Barros, received Bissau-Guinean artists Flavnais, Kapa Kapa and DJ Dymas on Thursday, reports the ANG news agency, citing an embassy statement. They will take part in the Gam-Bissau Festival. The meeting focused on artistic exchanges and the role of contemporary music in bringing the populations of the two countries closer together.
The 2026 edition of the Gam-Bissau Festival is due to open on Friday at 8pm at the St. Charles Lwang School site in Fadjikunda, The Gambia. The organisers describe the event as a cultural diplomacy platform dedicated to music, the arts and exchanges of community experiences, according to ANG.
At a press conference held beforehand, Kapa Kapa and Flavnais outlined the main features of the programme and highlighted the festival’s expected contribution to strengthening cultural relations between Guinea-Bissau and The Gambia, the agency said.
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