Spoken Word poet Ifrah Hussein on stage
Spoken Word poet Ifrah Hussein on stage   All photos copyright Black Ottawa Scene

Saturday 29 July

Hundreds of people were at City Hall Saturday to witness the first ever Somali Cultural Festival in the national capital region.  Guests were entertained with ethnic Somali dances, food, fashion, music, art, spoken-word poetry and all the other attributes that are the hallmark of Ottawa’s vibrant Somali community.