by Russell Southwood (@BalancingActAfr) In this video interview, we talk to Efa Imoke, managing director of STRATA Management and Technologies and deputy president of the Calabar Chamber of Commerce, about the Calabar Carnival — Africa’s largest street party.
The interview covers:
- the origins of the Festival
- how many people participate in the event and where they come from
- the larger month long Festival of which it is the culmination
- the levels of participation
- and inviting the winners of the Brazilian carnival in 2013.
Russell Southwood (@BalancingActAfr) is the founder of Balancing Act and the web TV channel Smart Monkey TV (@SmartMonkeyTV), and has been an analyst in telecoms, internet and broadcast in Africa for the last 15 years. Smart Monkey TV aims to capture the energy at the crossroads between African culture and technology. MarkLives is syndicating content from Smart Monkey TV on a weekly basis for the column “Smart Africa TV”.
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