Melbourne's African diaspora celebrates food and culture at city festival

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Melbourne's African diaspora showcased its food and culture at a festival in the city today. Organisers emphasised the importance of providing opportunities for people to come together, especially during such tumultuous times in the world.

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00:00Music, dance, food, people.

00:09What a combination.

00:10You're just smiling.

00:11Like right now I hear this music and my body wants to go.

00:15The fun was infectious at the 4th annual African Festival.

00:19To come together and just share the culture that lives in our backyard here in Melbourne

00:24and that's the, you know, that's the foundation of it.

00:29We're Jamaican street food here, but of course we're part of the African diaspora and we're

00:34just coming and representing, you know, we love it.

00:36The variety is amazing, all the different African nations represented and everyone's

00:42just loving the food.

00:43You know, for us it's all about flavour and music and the atmosphere, it all comes together.

00:49At a turbulent time, many believe events like this are more important than ever.

00:54We know that the world is unsettled.

00:56Africa is going through a lot.

00:58You know, not just Africa, many other countries, but for us to be able to stop just for a minute,

01:03to come and come together in song and dance and music and learning about each other and

01:09the history, it's really amazing.

01:12The learning for some was hands-on.

01:14You don't even have to know to be a good dancer.

01:17Just come, listen to music, the music touches your heart and you start to know, you feel

01:21it and say, I want to be like this guy, can I do it with you?

01:24So kids, adults, everyone just do it.

01:26That's amazing.

01:28This is so good.

01:29Now, you're about to travel into Ghana.

01:36It's a feast for the senses and a celebration of culture, but organisers say this is also

01:41a salute to diversity and inclusion.

01:45Events like this, whether it's African or any other culture, they're wonderful because

01:49this is where people meet as people.

01:51And to find some shared joy.

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