{{Short description|Ghanaian festival hosted abroad}} {{Infobox recurring event | name = World Damba Festival<!--Uses page name if omitted--> | native_name = Festival mondial de Damba | logo = | logo_caption = | image = | caption = | status = <!-- e.g. defunct, active, inactive ... --> | genre = <!-- e.g. natural phenomena, fairs, festivals, conferences, exhibitions, ... --> | date = <!--"dates=" also works, but do not use both--> | begins = | ends = | frequency = <!-- Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Semi-annually, Annually, Bi-annually, 2nd Tuesday of November, etc. --> | venue = | location = | coordinates = <!-- {{Coord|LAT|LON|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} --> | country = | years_active = | first = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}}; "founded=" also works--> | founder_name = | last = <!-- Date of most recent event; if the event will not be held again, use {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} --> | prev = | next = | participants = | attendance = | area = | budget = | patron = | organised = <!--"organized=" also works--> | filing = <!-- Filing status --> | people = | member = | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> | footnotes = }}
'''World Damba Festival''' is an enactment of the Damba festival of Northern Ghana by Ghanaians living in other parts of the world. ''World Damba festival'' was first celebrated in 1999 in Louisville, Kentucky.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://greatafricanists.blogspot.com/2012/11/normal-0-false-false-false.html | title=The Story Behind Dr.Wyatt MacGaffey's Brilliant Critique – "Concepts of Race in the Historiography of Northeast Africa" | date=November 11, 2012 | accessdate=26 March 2014 | author=Dana W. Reynolds }}{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sclou.org/index.php?id=266 | title=The 2013 Alhaji Aliu Mahama Memorial Lecture Reflections on a Life Well-Lived: Honoring a True Citizen Diplomat | publisher=Sister Cities of Louisville Inc. | date=2013 | accessdate=26 March 2014 | author=Susan J. Herlin Ph.D, Tamale Zo-Simli Naa }}{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> London hosted the event in 2012. Other cities that have hosted the festival include Boston in Massachusetts, Amsterdam, and Brussels.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://worlddamba2012.org/ | title=Come to WDF 2012 @ Tufts – USA! | publisher=Official Website | date=June 26, 2012 | accessdate=24 March 2014 | archive-date=25 March 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325012419/http://worlddamba2012.org/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>
== Timeline of events ==
2023: Cologne - Germany (related images on Wikimedia Commons)
2021: New Jersey - United States<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mohammed |first=Mutaka |date=2021-12-21 |title=U.S: Dagbon Diaspora celebrate Damba Festival |url=https://diamondfmonline.com/u-s-dagbon-diaspora-celebrate-damba-festival/ |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=Diamond 93.7FM |language=en-US}}</ref>
2019: Madina Greater Accra - Ghana<ref>{{Cite web |last=GNA |date=2019-03-27 |title=Madina Dagomba Community Marks Damba Festival {{!}} News Ghana |url=https://newsghana.com.gh/madina-dagomba-community-marks-damba-festival/ |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=newsghana.com.gh |language=en-US}}</ref>
2012: London - United Kingdom,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.twimovies.com/latest-additions/12058-city-face-limited-to-organize-london-damba-2012-festival.html | title=City Face Limited to Organize "London Damba 2012" Festival | publisher=TwiMovies.com | date=August 30, 2012 | accessdate=20 March 2015 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902032222/http://twimovies.com/latest-additions/12058-city-face-limited-to-organize-london-damba-2012-festival.html | archivedate = 2 September 2012 | author=Erin, B}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.spyghana.com/damba-festival-hits-london/ | title=Damba Festival Hits London | publisher=Ghana News -SpyGhana.com | date=June 25, 2012 | accessdate=24 March 2014 | author=Abdul-Fatahi, Abdulai | archive-date=25 March 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325014830/http://www.spyghana.com/damba-festival-hits-london/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> Boston Massachusetts - United States<ref>{{cite web | url=http://somerville.patch.com/groups/arts-and-entertainment/p/ev--world-damba-festival-2012-tufts | title=World Damba Festival 2012 @ Tufts | date=September 21, 2012 | accessdate=24 March 2014 | author=Jeff, Rawitsch}}</ref>
1999: Louisville Kentucky - United States
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