Frank Bessem's Musiques d'Afrique / African Music ||| Music Festivals 2013

21 - 23 March 2013:: :: F :: The 9th Babel Med Music 2013, Marseille, France.; With:
Ablaye Cissoko & Volker Goetze (Senegal/Germany), Baloji (Congo/Belgium), Black Bazar (Congo/France), Mariem Hassan (Western Sahara), Mounira Mitchala (Chad), Sia Tolno (Guinea) ...

6 - 20 April 2013:: :: F :: 25th Festival Chorus 2013, Place de la Défense, Paris, and various venues in Hauts-de-Seine, France.; With:
Staff Benda Bilili, Buika, salle Magic Mirror (La Défense);
Rokia Traoré (Mali)...

4 - 11 May 2013:: :: F :: The 32nd Jazz sous les Pommiers 2013, Coutances (Basse-Normandie), France; With:

13 - 20 May 2013:: :: CH :: The 24th Afro-Pfingsten in Winterthur, Switzerland.; With:
19 May: Tamikrest (Mali).

17 - 19 May 2013:: :: F :: The 38th Festival Musiques Métisses d'Angoulême in Angoulême, France.; With:
17 May: Tao Ravao & Vincent Bucher (Madagascar/France), Pédro Kouyaté (Mali), Hazolahy (Madagascar);
18 May: Bassekou Kouyaté, Hugh Masekela (South Africa), Teta (Madagascar), Fanfare Eyo'nlé (Benin), Fredy Massamba (Congo-Brazzaville);
19 May: Alpha Blondy, Zé Luís (Cape Verde), Takeifa, Jupiter & Okwess International (Congo-Kinshasa), Black Bazar (Congo-Kinshasa).

30 May - 2 June 2013:: :: D :: The 25th Afrika Festival in Würzburg, Germany.; Daytime Programme:
30 May: Tamikrest (Mali), Fatoumata Diawara (Mali);
31 May: Leni Stern's African Trio (USA/Germany/Senegal), Lebo Masemola (South Africa), Biboul Darouiche & Soleil Bantu (Cameroon/Germany)
Evening Concerts:
30 May: Acoustic Africa (Dobet Gnahoré, Kareyce Fotso & Manou Gallo), Manu Dibango;
31 May: Habib Koité, Salif Keita;
1 June: Nancy Vieira (Cape Verde), Youssou N'Dour
2 June: Jaqee (Uganda), Alpha Blondy.

11 - 16 June 2013:: :: NL :: The Rotterdam Unlimited in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.; With:
Blitz The Ambassador (Ghana).

28 - 30 June 2013:: :: B :: 24th Festival Couleur Café in Tour & Taxis, rue Picardstraat 2, Brussels, Belgium.; With:
28 June : NNeka (Nigeria/Germany),
29 June : Acoustic Africa (Dobet Gnahoré, Kareyce Fotso & Manou Gallo).
30 June : Salif Keita.

28 - 30 June 2013:: :: F :: 8th Festival Lafi Bala in Jardin du Verney, Chambéry, France.; With:
28 June :
Dédou Domboué & Friends (Burkina Faso),
Nouss Nabil & Ortie (Burkina Faso / France),
Marabout Groove Party & Mr. Toubab
29 June :
Issiaka Sanogo (Burkina Faso / kora),
Ahmed Cissé & Gombis invitent Abdoulaye Cissé (Burkina Faso),
Debademba (Burkina Faso / Mali)
30 June :
Les Mandingues Associés (Burkina Faso / France),
Nouss Nabil (Burkina Faso),
Bebey Prince Bissongo (Burkina Faso).

29 - 30 June 2013:: :: NL :: Festival Mundial in Spoorzone, Tilburg, the Netherlands.; With:
29 June : Reijseger Fraanje Sylla (Netherlands / Senegal), with Mola Sylla.
30 June : Baloji et L'Orchestre de la Katuba (D.R. Congo),
Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyaté (USA / Guinea),
Mokoomba (Zimbabwe).

6 - 7 July 2013:: :: NL :: 25th Africafestival Hertme in Hertme, the Netherlands.; With:
Salif Keita; Bassekou Kouyaté; Tony Allen (Nigeria /Afrobeat); Richard Bona; Daby Touré; Oliver Mtukudzi; Burundi Drummers (Burundi), Kidsgear Children's choir (Uganda), Fanfare Eyo'nle (Benin), Rajery (Madagascar), and Bonga (Angola).

25- 28 July 2013:: :: F :: 15th Africajarc in Cajarc (Lot), France.; 26/07 (Nuits du Mali):
Tende Disswat (Mali / Touareg); Pedro Kouyaté (Mali); Ballaké Sissoko (Mali); Fatoumata Diawara (Mali); Toumani Diabaté.
27/07 (Afro Blues Jazz):
Roland Tchakounté (Cameroon); Manu Dibango; Les Tambours de Brazza (Congo-Brazzaville).
28/07 (Bal africain):
Afro Guinguette (France / Senegal).

12- 13 October 2013:: :: F :: The 6th Festival La Kora Dans Tous Ses Etats in Clichy la Garenne (Ile-de-France), France.; With:
12/10 (soirée concerts au Théâtre Rutebeuf, Clichy la Garenne):
• Mamoudou Cissoko ;
• Cherif Soumano & Sébastien Giniaux Quartet ;
• Djeli Moussa Diawara ;
13/10 (concert « Mamoud' et son invité », l'Espace Henry Miller, Clichy la Garenne):
• spectacle contes et kora avec Fatoumata Nianghane et Mamoudou Cissoko ;
• Mamoud' and guest, Aly Wagué (flute peul).

African Music Festivalsin Europe 2013