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"a celebration of local and international music and culture, strengthening local traditions and lifestyles by creating both community and international bonds through music and the arts"


Kartong Festival 26th to 29th of March 2009.

The Kartong Festival is set in one of the oldest and most unspoilt coastal villages of the Gambia, within walking distance of the soft sandy Atlantic beaches.

Over the weekend, the Festival will be a host to the very best of music and dance from West Africans at home.

The whole village of Kartong welcomes all and wishes to share the beauty and hospitality for which this area is renowned.

Kartong is on the southerly border of the Gambia and the Casamance Region of Senegal, within easy of Banjul International Airport.

Kartong Festival is working with African Linx in the U.K. who are encouraging cross cultural collaboration. African Linx organise music events bringing together the best U.K. and African artists. See website for more details.