The success of the inaugural Afrobeat Festival has organisers already contemplating moving it to a bigger venue.
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Janet Banda was part of the committee and said about 300 people attended a night of performances, which included Ghanaian drummer Kofi Kunkpe, at The Cube in Wodonga on Friday.
"We were blown away, even as the event organisers," she said.
"Friday night sold out and we had a lot of people coming to buy tickets, so they had to open up the ticket box again.
"The interaction between the audience and performers was amazing; it was like a big party."
Ms Banda said having the Congolese youth band and other young people join was a highlight.
"We had one young lady who hadn't performed before, but our MC walked out onto the stage with her and she fed off her strength and confidence - she sang and surprised herself and everybody," she said.
"Getting youth involved is great.
"We hope to do the festival here next year and see what happens.
"We'll be incorporating more African countries represented in Albury-Wodonga."
At a marketplace on Saturday at The Cube, there was food, hair-braiding and traditional African clothes and products for sale.
Ms Banda who ran Sereni Cultural Gifts Store in Myer Centrepoint for three years, and is now running her business online, had jewellery handmade from old magazines and telephone wire.
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Rumbi Sanderson has been selling clothing from Africa for about six months and was another stallholder.
"I even have African swimwear," she said.
"The purpose is to promote more African wear and make it accessible for people to buy."
The inaugural Afrobeat Festival was supported by the Albury-Wodonga Ethnic Communities Council, Wodonga Council and the Victorian government.
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