The Madarka Festival tours 13 cities across the US in June to celebrate East African music, culture and community. Its founder, Simon Javan Okelo joins VOA’s Heather Maxwell live on set along with awardwinning singer, Naomi Achu, to talk about the upcoming festival.


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