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Our \u00c1frica Vive 2026<\/a> kicks off on Friday 8 May with this lecture entitled \u2018Beyond Beauty: What Fabrics Tell Us in West Africa<\/i>\u2019, delivered by specialist Laura de la Carrera, founder of Mamah Africa<\/a>, a pioneering project in Madrid dedicated to promoting African culture through fashion, art and textile research.<\/p>\n

The lecture will begin at 7.00 pm in the institution\u2019s auditorium and will precede the popular African fashion show taking place on Saturday 9 May in the courtyard of Casa \u00c1frica, accompanied by a market featuring Afro-Canarian and African fashion brands based in the Canary Islands.<\/p>\n\n\n

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