Timbilia Festival

more street food

part of our booth

Timbila is an instrument, like a Xylophone, used by the Chopi people of southern Inhambane.  Each year, the town of Quissico holds a music festival to highlight these instruments as well as culture, music, and art from around the region and the country.  Two years ago I attended the festival, listened to musical artists from all over the country, watched traditional dances by community members and school students, and wandered around the town eating street food and people watching.  This year was very much the same, except Peace Corps Volunteers got together with JICA (Japanese International Cooperation Agency) Volunteers, who are very much like PCVs but from Japan, and we created a Japan/USA booth to share about our cultures, foods, play games with kids, and sell items made by PCV communities and projects like REDES.  While I was working the booth, talking to people about what I do, mom was able to wander around town, take lots of pictures, and experience an authentic African music festival.  I think she had a blast!!

yeah.. that's street food...