Trance Dance Bushmen
The !Gubi Family, members of the San Community from Namibia - indigenous people whose music is the origin of trance dance - are to perform at the Edinburgh Mela Festival in a bid to help save their musical culture and traditional way of life.
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Edinburgh Festival on a shoe string
Families, festival die-hards and arts aficionados will find a wealth of cheap and free events at the Edinburgh Mela Festival in Leith, which kick starts this Sunday (24 August) with Sakhian Ladies Night .
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Edinburgh Mela calls for volunteers
The Edinburgh Mela festival is looking for volunteers to work beside performers from all over the world during its week-long run at the end of August.
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One week, a world of creativity
The Edinburgh Mela Festival, Scotland’s leading celebration of cultural diversity through the arts, will create a carnival of events in Leith to mark its new week-long schedule and Ocean Terminal venue.
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From Facebook to Mela Catwalk
Organisers of Edinburgh’s Mela are looking for models to be part of the multicultural festival’s popular fashion parade - and they’re using Facebook to do it.click for more...

Fashion Show
This year the fashion show will be organised by Divya Sehgal who has organised many fashion shows before and feels the Edinburgh Mela is a great opportunity to get the local community involved in promoting the latest fashion.
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Mela Festival 2008: new location, new Sponsor, new Director
A bigger and bolder week-long Mela Festival based in Leith, Edinburgh, and sponsored by Forth Ports was unveiled today.
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