CS Amina Mohammed and Captain Rahul Bali

First ever Indirica Festival to Rock Nairobi

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The first-ever Indo — African cultural extravaganza is set to go down from the 7th – 9th of February 2020. The festival will feature renowned Indian and African superstars performing on one stage together for the first time ever at the INDIRICA FESTIVAL KENYA 2020.

The 3-day event will be featuring renowned Indian and African Artists from various sectors – Film Stars, Dancers, Performers, Fashion Icons, Divas and Celebrities.

The festival is bringing together celebrated artistes – Gulshan Grover, renowned Indian Actress Kainaat Arora, multi-talented comedienne Sugandha Mishra (Kapil Sharma), renowned Actresses and talented dancers Sneha Namanandi & Naina Singh and the Musical Sensation of India NEETI MOHAN famed for hits such as -Jiya Re, Ishq Wala Love, Kheench Meri Photo, Tune Maari Entry, Sau Aasmano se etc.

The artistes will perform alongside Kenyan superstars Sauti Sol, Avril, Jeff Koinange, DJ Joe Mfalme among others.

INDIRICA FESTIVAL KENYA is the first of its kind festival in AFRICA, which will witness an amalgamation of INDO-AFRICAN Fashion, Food, Dance, Music, Art, Culture, Films as well as Trade & Commerce with a special focus on KENYA.

CS Amina Mohammed, CEO, KFCB Ezekiel Mutua , PS Joe Okudo, and Big Ted
CS Amina Mohammed, CEO, KFCB Ezekiel Mutua , PS Joe Okudo, and Big Ted
CS Amina being received by Captain Rahul Bali, Ezekiel Mutua and Sports PS Joe Okudo (Blue Suit)
CS Amina being received by Captain Rahul Bali, Ezekiel Mutua and Sports PS Joe Okudo (Blue Suit)

There would be an Indirica Exhibition and Indirica Fashion Show in addition to loads of fun, masti and interactive activities and performances for everyone.

Organized by Innovations India Advertising & Events Pvt. Ltd., under the patronage of the Government of Kenya, Ministry of Sports, Culture & Heritage, Ministry of Tourism & The High Commission of India in Kenya.

The Indirica Festival is a brainchild of Captain Rahul Bali and is supported by elite organizations like KEPSA, KTB, KFCB, KNCCI and Industry Leaders like Sarova Hotels, Safari Trails, Carnivore, East FM, The Asian Weekly, Fashion On the Road by Carole Kinoti and Sudha B Productions Limited.

Rahul Bali, Curator of Indirica Festival and Deputy High Commissioner of India -Ashish Sinha
Rahul Bali, Curator of Indirica Festival and Deputy High Commissioner of India -Ashish Sinha

A Curtain Raiser Press Conference announcing the Indirica Festival was organized at Sarova Stanley Hotel in Nairobi on 16th January 2020.

The Press Conference saw active participation of noteworthy dignitaries like CS Najib Balala, CS Amina Mohamed, PS Joe Okudo, Deputy High Commissioner of India – Ashish Sinha, Chairman Kenya Tourism Board – Jimi Kariuki, Dr. S R Mishra of Mediheal Hospitals, Martin Dunford of Carnivore, Rajay Singh of Safari Trails and a plethora of celebrities and luminaries from across Kenya.

Ezekel Mutua CEO, KFCB and Julius Kamau - Chief Conservatoire of Forests
Ezekel Mutua CEO, KFCB and Julius Kamau – Chief Conservatoire of Forests

Captain Rahul Bali, Curator of the Indirica Festival said, “We are ecstatically proud to be organizing this mega festival in Kenya for the first time ever where more than 100 deft International and local artists/performers would be performing during the span of 3 days.

Indirica Festival would be a landmark event amalgamating cultures of two great nations with the underlying objective that Cultural Cooperation always leads to Commercial Cooperation”

CS Amina Mohammed
CS Amina Mohammed

Indirica Festival Kenya would be an annual affair in Kenya and shall be instrumental in nurturing Indo – African cultural relations as well as promoting Kenya as a preferred destination for both business and leisure.