MUSIC AFRICA

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Member Since: 5/18/2007
Band Website: musicafrica.org
Band Members: Welcome!!
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AFROFEST 2008 - July 5 and 6

the 20th anniversary celebration!
Confirmed main stage acts include Ivory Coast singing sensation Dobet Gnahoré , rising Senegalese star Fallou Dieng and Cape Verde's new singing diva Mayra Andrade and the Haitian-Cuban Grupo Vocal Desandann .

A strong national focus will see many of the most popular African artists across Canada including Vancouver based Alpha Yaya Diallo , Ottawa's Mighty Popo and a special feature act bringing together one of the most popular Toronto groups of the first Afrofest, Nakupenda, led by Theo Yaw Boakye.

The amazing 2008 line up also includes Femi Abosede & Culture Force , Donné Roberts , Njacko Backo , Konyokonyo Musica , Shego Band featuring Hani , Waleed Kush , Tapa Diarra , Katenen "Cheka" Dioubaté , and Shangaza Performers.

Enjoy free music workshops at the Baobab Tree Stage and the Youth Zone , which has an expanded program oriented to youth including music theatre and poetry with Lameck Williams , Anne Marie Woods , Stolen From Africa , Jane Musoke-Nteyafas , Hajile Kalaike , Bahli Tesfa , Reverse , Halisi, Cafric, and also two plays - "Absolute Democracy", an abridged version of a play originally written by Seifu Belachew and Neguise, and "All In The Lyrics", Muoi Nene’s new play that uses wit, laughter and music to tell an amusing futuristic story.

The popular Babatunde Olatunji drum stage will feature Samba Squad , Maracatu Nunca Antes , Sani Abu & Ijo Vudu Dance Company , Southern Volta Cultural Performers , and more drumming ensembles and teachers including performance, drum circles and instruction.

For the younger ones there is a Children's Village area, with activities designed to teach and inform about African culture through art and crafts, drumming, and storytelling with SwizzleStick Theatre , Christopher Pineiro for facepainting, Robert Faulkner for Stilt workshops for kids, clay artist Audrey Hudson, drumming and dance, arts & crafts.

Afrofest 2008 will be broadcast from Queen's Park on both days live on CIUT 89.5 FM . CBC will again record some of the performances for future broadcast as well as bringing Big City, Small World live on Saturday from 5pm to 6pm.
a video teaser.... Dobet Gnahoré in Dakar.

Influences: ... looking back... (click to view)AFROFEST 2007
Poster
Schedules: Main Stage and Baobab Tree/Olatunji Drum Stages
two days of main stage performances: slideshow
a late addition to line-up... Lura: slideshow
Concerts co-produced with Harbourfront Centre - slideshows:
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
Toumani Diabate's Symmetric Orchestra

2006 Official Guide, front and back
Posters 2005 and 2004
Sounds Like: and looks like....

AFROFEST 2006 souvenir video (edited ~10 min.)
go have a look

see the full length version (~24 minutes)
(Part One) (Part Two)
Type of Label: Indie