Performances by Cuban singer-songwriter Raul Paz and his group, as well as renowned Ethiopian singer Yema and the Uruguayan duo Nai, are generating high expectations today for the second day of the Great South Festival.

The headquarters of the Organization for Southern Cooperation, sponsor of the event under the theme “Peoples in Movement, Living Cultures,” will host the fusion of rhythms that has attracted a large audience from both local and international audiences since its first edition.

The National Theatre, meanwhile, will offer the second staging of the play “Kalakuta Republik” by the Serge Aime Coulibaly group and Faso Dance Theatre (Burkina Faso/Mali/Belgium), a composition based on the legacy of Nigerian singer-songwriter, politician, and human rights activist Fela Kuti.

According to the OCS, this event is a dynamic blend of movement, poetry, and political discourse that offers a profound and authentic representation of African identity in a globalized context.

Artists from Cambodia’s Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts will perform on the same stage. The entire program, as on the previous day, is free admission.

The performance includes a variety of artistic expressions, including Aspara dances, women’s dances, and Khmer scarf dances, as well as harmonica playing.

The festival is an annual event firmly grounded in the boundless richness of the heritage of the peoples, communities, and nations of the Great South, seeking to create a space for artistic exchange, democratize culture, and forge alliances.

The Organization for Southern Cooperation, established on January 29, 2020, in Djibouti, is comprised of 28 states from Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and the Asia-Pacific, as well as civil society organizations and global and regional bodies.