Culture & Traditions

Traditional Babondo food served at a M’Mbondo Manchester cultural event — including Eswaka, Makemba, and grilled meats.

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Walk into a M’Mbondo Manchester gathering and you will know immediately that something special is happening. Not because of the venue

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Traditional Babondo Foods

There is a saying among many African communities that food is not just sustenance — it is memory, love, and belonging served on a plate…

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Kibembe: Our Heritage Language

There is something quietly extraordinary about hearing a group of young people in Greater Manchester — children who have grown up …

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Esuba: The Dance of the Babondo People

“Esuba is how we speak to those who came before us, and how we introduce ourselves to those who will come after.”…

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Who are the Babondo?

In the heart of Central Africa, in the highlands and forests of the Fizi and Itombwe territories of South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, …

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We are a community-led, not-for-profit organisation established to support individuals and families across Greater Manchester…