Photo:Iqalungmiut celebrate Black History Month Zimbabwe style

Francisca Mandeya, right, leads a performance of traditional Zimbabwean music with sister Christina, and Kundai Macheka, on guitar, at the Cadet Hall in Iqaluit during the Black History Month Celebration and Variety Show, Feb. 22. The trio shared melodies from their ancestral lands in an afternoon celebration of music, story-telling, poetry, speeches, trivia, traditional foods and art from the world’s black cultures of Africa and the Americas. The afternoon finished with a fashion show of traditional Nigerian dress and an open invitation to join a night of African music at the Legion the following weekend. (PHOTO BY PETER VARGA)