B4 The Afro-American September 7, 2024 - September 13, 2024
Afro Latino Festival brings culture and live music to D.C. area By Patricia McDougall
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n Saturday, Aug. 31 the Mayor’s Office on Latino Affairs held its third annual D.C. Afro Latino Fest in the Franklin Park area of the nation’s capital. The Afro-Latino community put on a vibrant show, complete with live music, dance, food, face painting, vendors, artists and more. Families joined in on the festivities with picnic blankets and baskets of food. Others patronized the various vendor trucks that lined the street with food from the Afro-Latino community. The event brings D.C.’s Afro-Latino community together for culture, live music and a day full of excitement. AFRO Photos / Patricia McDougall
Attendees enjoy a fun day dancing to the Afro-Latino beat in Franklin Park in D.C.
Bailey Flowers (left) and Maya Flowers have a fabulous time at the Afro Latino Fest in D.C.
Natalie Darko (left), Sharon Senam, Priscilla Oduro and Natasha Darko enjoy the food and festivities at the Afro Latino Fest.
The Yasser Tejeda Band performs live at the Afro Latino Festival. Shown here from left to right, drummer Lonathan “JBlak” Troncoso, lead guitar player Yasser Tejeda, Edwain Camilo on bass and percussionist Alexander Callender.
Miss Curvi USA 2024 Massiel Madera, shares a moment with Eduardo Perdomo, director of the Office on Latino Affairs.
Pascaline Toh (left), Koko Marson and her daughter, Leomile Marson, dance to the sounds of Afro-Latino music.
Cindy Onyekwere-Mitchell(top left), Kenneth Mitchell, (bottom left) Kendall Zikorachukwu Mitchell and Kennedy Chizaramaku Mitchell enjoy a day of family fun at the Afro Latino Festival in D.C.’s Franklin Park.
Singer and composer Xiomara Fortuna performs live at the 2024 Afro Latino Fest.
J.T. Mugabo visits vendor tables at the event.
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