Frank Bessem's Musiques d'Afrique / African Music ||| Music Festivals 2017

16-18 March 2017:: :: F :: The 13th Babel Med Music 2017, Marseille, France.; With:
16/03:
Alsarah and the Nubatones (Sudan / USA)
17/03:
Lura (Cape Verde)
18/03:
Awa Boussim (Burkina Faso)

21-30 April 2017:: :: F :: The 20th Festival Complet'Mandingue in Saint-Brieuc, France.; With:
28 April: Sembar (Afro-Brasil)
Chaek (France/Senegal)
Debademba (Mali)
Oy (Switzerland/Ghana)
29 April: Kafi Combo (France)
Baba Touré & Ayena (France/Côte d'Ivoire)
Lidiop (Senegal)
Touré Kunda (Senegal)
Jupiter Okwess International (DR Congo)
30 April: Terikan (Guinea)

2-4 June 2017:: :: F :: The 42nd Festival Musiques Métisses d'Angoulême in Angoulême, France.; With:
2 June: Analog Africa (DJ / Germany)
Groupe Doueh & Cheveu (Niger/France)
3 June: Gaël Faye (Burundi)
Imany (France)
4 June: Seydu (Sierra Leone)

3-5 June 2017:: :: NL :: The 33rd Music Meeting in Nijmegen, the Netherlands.; With:
3 June:
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou
Kondi Band (Sierra Leone / USA)
4 June:
Bitori feat. Chando Gracio (Cape Verde)
Africa Negra (Sao Tome & Principe)
African Salsa Orchestra (Benin / France)
5 June:
Girma Bèyènè & Akalé Wubé (Ethiopia / France)

17-18 June 2017:: :: UK :: The 25th Africa Oyé Festival in Sefton Park, Liverpool, United Kingdom.; With:
Mokoomba (Zimbabwe)
Dobet Gnahoré (Côte d'Ivoire)
Jupiter Okwess International (DR Congo)
Daby Touré (Mauritania/Senegal)
Dizzy Mandjeku & Odemba OK Allstars (DR Congo)
Bonga (Angola)
Diabel Cissokho (Senegal)
HAJAmadagascar & the Groovy People (Madagascar)

24-25 June 2017:: :: NL :: The 30th Festival Mundial in Tilburg, the Netherlands.; With:

1-2 July 2017:: :: NL :: The 29th Africafestival Hertme in Hertme, the Netherlands.; With:

20-23 July 2017:: :: F :: Africajarc 2017, Cajarc (Lot), France; With:
20 July : Ali Boulo Santo (Senegal);
21 July :
Jeff Kellner & Prince Diabaté (France/Guinea);
Mo'Kalamity (Cape Verde)
Jupiter Okwess International (DR Congo)
Vaudou Game (Togo/France)
22 July :
Bko Quintet (Mali);
Roberto Fonseca (Cuba);
Flavia Coelho (Brasil);
23 July :
Yelé (N'goni, Didgeridoo, Guitar);
Michel Pinheiro's African Salsa Orchestra

19-26 August 2017:: :: F :: The 10th Africa'Vic in Vic-sur-Cère (15), France (Auvergne).; Dance and percussion with Association Nawé (Thomas Gueï, Nadège Sellou), accompanied by Ibou Ndiaye (percussion), Bakary Kamaté (Burkina Faso, dance), Baba Touré (percussion), Saly 'Danse' Diedhiou (Senegal, dance), Sory Diabaté (dance), Michel Doudou Ndione (Senegal, dance), Serge Badoué (Côte d'Ivoire, dance) and others.
Dinner/dance show by Compagnie Sellou Art 20 August, Final show 25 August.

17 November - 24 December 2017:: :: F :: The 29th Festival Africolor in various venues in Seine-Saint-Denis, France.; 17 November :
Jupiter & Okwess + Lexxus Legal (Pantin)
29 November :
Or Solomon invite Dramane Dembélé et Didier Petit (Fontenay-sous-Bois)
23 November :
Jupiter & Okwess + Tinariwen (Ris-Orangis)
29 November :
Naïssam Jalal invite Noura Mint Seymali + Abou Diarra invite Mehdi Nassouli (Noisy-le-Sec)
8 December :
Zavan'Hangu – with Avec Ann O'aro, chant, percussions – Mo Absoir, slam – Jean-Didier Hoareau (Comores) (Sevran)
9 December :
Cheick Siriman Sissoko (Etampes)
10 December :
4 fÂmes with Manu Sissoko, Hannah Wood, Mariam Diarra, Founé Diarra and Vincent Lassalle (Ris-Orangis)
14 December :
Malisadio - Le Mali en Musiques (Clichy-sous-Bois)
15 December :
Boubacar Traoré invite Cedric Watson & Corey Harris (Clichy-sous-Bois)
16 December :
Malisadio - Le Mali en Musiques (Clichy-sous-Bois)
24 December :
Malisadio - Le Mali en Musiques (Montreuil)

African Music Festivalsin Europe 2017