The Mela Festival - Oslo, Norway

Fabiola Méndez takes the stage at Mela Festival in Oslo—one of Europe’s premier multicultural festivals celebrating global music, identity, and inclusion. With her signature blend of Puerto Rican folk, jazz, and Afro-Caribbean rhythms, Fabiola offers a powerful and poetic musical experience that speaks to heritage, innovation, and cross-cultural connection.

The word Mela means "to meet" in Sanskrit. Melafestivalen is an urban, cross-genre meeting place for the celebration of art and cultural expressions that have come to Norway through immigration, especially from countries in the south. Melafestivalen was organized for the first time in Oslo in 2001, and has since developed into one of the largest of its kind in Europe.

The Mela festival conveys artistic and cultural expressions from all over the world, original productions where Norwegian and foreign artists collaborate are a mainstay of the festival. In addition, the Mela focuses particularly on local artists.

The festival works to raise…