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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 Sunday 26 May 2013	Plum Orchard Conference Center Silver Springs, United States	Add shout
Wednesday 5 June 2013
Gogol Bordello BombinoConcert Wednesday 5 June 2013	Minglewood Hall Memphis TN, Memphis, United States 35.13824 -90.009474	Add shout
Friday 7 June 2013
Gogol Bordello BombinoConcert Friday 7 June 2013	Egyptian Room at Old National Centre Indianapolis, United States 39.774849 -86.15059	3 going Add shout
Saturday 8 June 2013
Gogol Bordello BombinoConcert Saturday 8 June 2013	Pabst Theater Milwaukee WI, United States 43.041112 -87.910423	4 going Add shout
Tuesday 18 June 2013
Amadou & Mariam BombinoConcert Tuesday 18 June 2013	9:30 Club Washington DC, United States 38.918039 -77.023632	Add shout
Thursday 20 June 2013
Amadou & MariamConcert Thursday 20 June 2013	World Cafe Live Philadelphia PA, United States 39.951916 -75.184749	2 going Add shout

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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