Africa-Press – Malawi. Members of the Paraguay-African group Kamba Cua participated in the annual festival in honour of St Balthazar, one of the Three Kings, over the weekend.
The festival is a way for afro-descendants to keep connected with their African roots through dance, drumming and customs. “It is a great joy for me. It is a great pride to know that our community continues to do what it likes to do”, said Afro-descendant Julia Chávez.
Some can trace their roots to this area back to 1820. As ever, the drum plays a central role in the celebrations. The Kamba ethnic Africans arrived in the area with the army of the father of Uruguayan independence, Jose Gervasio Artigas.
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