Thursday, 39th May 2025
Music Stage, 2:00 PM
Music Stage, 6:00 PM
TBA
Evening concert, 8:30 PM
MANDÉ SILA FEAT. HABIB KOITÉ, ALY KEÏTA, LAMINE CISSOKHO, MAMA KONÉ
Westafrican roots unplugged
Mali’s exceptional guitarist and songwriter Habib Koité has teamed up with three experts in their field to create a new project. With the balafon player Aly Keïta, the kora virtuoso Lamine Cissokho and the percussionist Mama Koné, he will delight his fans this time ‘unplugged’ and invite us on a unique musical journey to West Africa. He can count on the many years of stage experience of his fellow musicians. Aly Keïta, born in Abidjan, comes from a famous Malinké griot family, Lamine Cissokho from Senegal has already worked with a number of musicians such as Ballake Sissoko and Eric Bibb, and Habib has been working with Mama Koné from the Mopti region for a long time, including as a member of his band ‘Bamada’.
Evening concert, 10:00 PM
OMAR PENE & SUPER DIAMONO DE DAKAR
The senegales legend of the mbalax-blues
Omar Pene made music history early on in Senegal in 1974 when he founded the unforgettable ten-piece ‘Super Diamono de Dakar’, which also included the guitarist and song rider Ismael Lo, who died far too young. Contemporary pop, traditional West African rhythms and Afro-Cuban sounds created the unmistakable ‘Mbalax blues’, to which Omar Pene also feels committed as a solo artist. Born in Dakar in 1955, the multi-award-winning singer is considered the most influential ‘Mbalax’ artist in his country alongside Youssou N’Dour. With his grandiose comeback album ‘Climat’ from 2021, he has once again proven, even in his old age, that he is a master of his craft. We can look forward to seeing this legend again after his last appearance here at the 24th Africa Festival 2012!
Friday, 31st May 2024
Music Stage, 2:00 PM
Music Stage, 6:00 PM
TBA
Evening concert, 8:30 PM
Evening concert, 10:00 PM
TBA
Saturday, 1st June 2024
Music Stage, 2:00 PM
Music Stage, 6:00 PM
TBA
Evening concert, 8:30 PM
Evening concert, 10:00 PM
TBA
Sunday, 2nd June 2024
Music Stage, 2:00 PM
Music Stage, 6:00 PM
TBA
Evening concert, 8:30 PM
Evening concert, 10:00 PM