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Thank You for Supporting the SJA Glittering Gala Swahili Evening

We Are Back – SJA Season 5 – Saturday, July 11th, 2026 

To all past SJA finalists, guests, partners, and the London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square — thank you. Your support, presence, and belief in this vision made the SJA Glittering Gala Swahili Evening truly unforgettable.

We are delighted to announce that all Kiswahili-speaking communities across the diaspora and beyond international waters are warmly invited to be part of the 2026 SJA Glittering Gala Swahili Evening, taking place from 7th to 12th July 2026.

Let us come together once again to celebrate Swahili culture, language, and heritage — and to make history the way it deserves to be made.

Sema Jambo Evening by MTM is more than Kiswahili cuisine and vigelegele. It is a cultural movement — one that is revitalising, preserving, and elevating Swahili culture and its rich legacy by placing it on a global stage to be seen, heard, and celebrated.

Together, we honour the beauty, depth, and resilience of Kiswahili — yesterday, today, and for generations to come. Join us Saturday, July 11th, for another Unforgettable Glittering Gala Swahili Evening!

Sema Jambo. Celebrate Beautiful Swahili.