Fred Yiran African Arts Day 2024

Year 6 This annual festival is held in St. Cloud, MN every last Sunday of June as the concluding event of St. Cloud Granite City Days. It began in 2018, inspired by the legacy of the late Mfoomi Fred Yiran, and celebrates African cultures and arts as well as promotes togetherness through community building. The key moments present in this video include: 0:00 Nton MN: Njang 8:33 Bui Family Union (BFU) MN: Children's Njang 13:40 Introduction of Mfoomi wo America [Divine Njodzeka] by Shey Shemlon 15:34 Bali Cultural Association (BCA) MN: Ndatod 21:23 BCA MN: Ndakongi 22:14 Nton Masquerade Entrance 22:59 Nton Masquerade 40:15 Mankon Cultural and Development Association (MACUDA) MN: Asamba 46:04 BFU MN: Toh 48:56 Bafut Manjong 51:26 Bafut Manjong - Juju 57:26 Ushering in of the new Mfoomi - the "chop chair" (successor) of Fred Yiran 1:01:19 Manjong Drumming (Percussion) Disclosure: This video is not a comprehensive representation of all the activities, cultural groups, performances, and booths present this year. Additionally, we do not own any rights to streamed music within this video. We hope you enjoy! Follow us through our media pages below -- Facebook:   / yiranarts   Website: https://www.yiranarts.com