Backyard Crew to play at Khayelitsha Diversity Festival.(Entertainment)

BYLINE: ARTS WRITER

ARTISTS from around the city will assemble in Khayelitsha to take a stand against xenophobia this weekend.

The Festival of Cultural Diversity will be held at Isikhokelo Primary School in Dada Street, Site C, on Saturday from 9am to 6pm. The event will include music, dance, graphic design and sewing.

Acts on the bill include Backyard Crew, Tucan Tucan, Jah Works Combination, The Conscious Marimba Band, Ikapa Crew, Kolping Site-C, Ugandan Dance Group, Jonathan Nkala, Young Bakuba and Xhosa Culture.

Three performance areas will be open from 10am, with artists presenting a range of musical styles, from traditional marimba …