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“Traditional African music is symbolic, an expression and validation of psychic energy.” W. Komla Amoakua In traditional Africa, music is an integral part of life and is linked with the worldview of the society in which it is produced. It has social, ritual, and ceremonial functions as well as some purely recreational purposes. Traditional art forms, including music, are rooted in mythology, legends, and folklore, and are associated with gods, ancestors and heroes. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Habib Koité

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Janka NabayConcert Plum Orchard Conference Center
Silver Springs, United States
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Wednesday 5 June 2013
Gogol Bordello
BombinoConcert
Minglewood Hall
Memphis TN, Memphis, United States
35.13824 -90.009474
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Friday 7 June 2013
Gogol Bordello
BombinoConcert
Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
Indianapolis, United States
39.774849 -86.15059

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Saturday 8 June 2013
Gogol Bordello
BombinoConcert
Pabst Theater
Milwaukee WI, United States
43.041112 -87.910423

4 going

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Tuesday 18 June 2013
Amadou & Mariam
BombinoConcert
9:30 Club
Washington DC, United States
38.918039 -77.023632
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Thursday 20 June 2013
Amadou & MariamConcert World Cafe Live
Philadelphia PA, United States
39.951916 -75.184749

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  • joni_zougcasto

    Kompil No1 ZOUGCASTO 19 hits sold out will be soon released ! I love you all !

    March 2013
  • mafundi

    African music is so true and real and alive. Wonderful!

    September 2012
  • RedAcid

    Dear friends, we are happy to invite you at PLAI FESTIVAL in Timisoara, Romania at the Banat Village Museum, 14-16 of September 2012: 3 days of concerts + cultural activities --- PATRICE & The Supowers, FATOUMATA Diawara, AZIZA Mustafa Zadeh, OQUESTRADA, BLUE NIPPLE BOY, The GANGA JAZZ ENSEMBLE and SUBCARPATI. --- 40 cultural partners (NGOs, cultural institutes, embassies) will offer free workshops, theater performances, movie screenings etc… Try every workshop, relax in the OPEN AIR at the ChillOut with SILENT DISCO, enjoy some SUSHI and find out what WORLD MUSIC is all about directly from this year's artists. Please feel free to send this invitation to all of your friends who might be interested in this event. We thank you and we will welcome you at PLAI! http://www.last.fm/festival/3252507+PLAI+Festival & http://www.plai.ro/en/

    September 2012
  • veganboy-

    Some stuff from the south African Underground http://www.last.fm/label/We+Did+This+Records

    February 2012
  • kevwelity

    shout out to all the old players in the nigeria music industry and to the whole of Africa. i love you

    December 2011
  • HECTORBOSS

    Shout out to last.fm. 1LOVE Africa. Respect BABA FELA! http://www.internetbizjunkie.com

    December 2011
  • aboveteam

    The lord is great and mighty

    November 2011
  • piku_79

    Subscribed and received an excellent album Drc Music Kinshasa One Two. Project run by Damon Albarn of Gorillaz, Blur, etc. supports Oxfam organization. Good way to spend yr money

    November 2011
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