Igbo Community Association in the Midlands (ICAM) - Iwa-Ji 2009

The BIGgest African Festival in West Midlands, UK.

Yam has been one of the major staple diets of the Igbo and forms a mark of recognition of wealth in Igboland. In the 20th Century Igboland and beyond, you are well known and command a lot of influence if you have so much barns of yam in your kindred and support the extended family from it.

The Igbo all over the World and the Association of Igbo are now replicating this festival celebration as part of its annual Calendar.

In ICAM Iwaji ceremony event theres a variety entertainment including a performance of ceremonial rites by the Igwe (King), cultural dances by Igbo men, women and their children as well as a display of Igbo cultural activities in the form of contemporary shows, fashion parade, The Masquerade Dance, and feasting at a grand scale on a wide variety of food making up the menu of the Igbo people.

In recent years, we have had the Acting High Commissioner, H E Ambassador Dozie Nwanna OON, Mayors from City of Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Solihull and Warwick attending. Activities at the event have been commended for there originality and delivery by all dignitaries who attended.

By Ikye Azige
(The General Secretary)
ICAM
http://www.ndigboatmidlands.com/

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[thirdexodus2008]

This is great.The only future improvement is to remove Nigerian flag from base and replacing it for the meantime with maybe a cloth portraying Igbo villages of cultural artifacts.

[uonunwa]

This is great. The Igbo continues to move on in every part of the world and let us not give up. Congratulations to the current Leadership of ICAM . We are behind you and pray for more success in your efforts to raise the profile of our people. ( Venerable Prof. Udobata Onunwa)

[ValofGod]

This is ebe ano. I'll be there live!