{"id":29194,"date":"2024-09-30T11:32:29","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T09:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/?post_type=archiv&#038;p=29194"},"modified":"2025-05-06T09:42:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T07:42:26","slug":"35th-africa-festival-2024","status":"publish","type":"archiv","link":"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/en\/archive\/35th-africa-festival-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"35th Africa Festival (2024)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Music Programme<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#may-30-music\">Thursday, 30th May<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#may-31-music\">Friday, 31st May<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#june-01-music\">Saturday, 1st June<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#june-02-music\">Sunday, 2nd June<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Framework Programme<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#havana\">Havana Revival Club<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#rama\">Rama Fashion Show<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#ibu\">Children&#8217;s Programme<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#bazaar\">Bazaar<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#foundation\">Foundation Africa Festival<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#project\">Social Projects<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#arte\">Arte<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Music Programme<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"may-30-music\">Thursday, 30th May 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-bottom af-media-text--right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-africafestival-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/KandaraDiebate-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/KandaraDiebate-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/KandaraDiebate-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/KandaraDiebate-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/KandaraDiebate-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/KandaraDiebate-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: \u00a9 Fani Fazii<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>New Open Stage, 2:00 PM <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"merceron\">Kandara Diebat\u00e8<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Songs in tradition of the West African griots<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kandara Diebat\u00e9 was born in southern Senegal, in Bignoma\/Casamance. He learned to play the kora and about the magic of the griots from his father, who was also a master of this instrument. Accompanying was his training in the art of playing the Soruba drums, another typical instrument in the south of Senegal. Today, he also passes on his knowledge and skills in various workshops, when he is not on stage himself with bands such as Nomad, SAF NAM or the Orchestra of Cultures. At this year\u2019s Africa Festival premiere he will surprise us with his own band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/01-Haidara-Kara.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-bottom af-media-text--right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>New Open Stage, 6:00 PM <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"merceron\">Moh! Kouyat\u00e9<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cool Sounds From Guinee&#8217;s Best Guitar Player<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The singer, guitarist and songwriter Moh! Kouyat\u00e9, born in Conakry, the capital of Guinea, draws his musical roots from the griot caste, from which his family ancestors also come. However, he has not chosen to play the kora, but conveys his song ideas via guitar. His own style unites and combines traditional Mandinka rhythms with Afro-Blues or Afro-Funk. Cooperations with the Afrobeat legend Tony Allen, Habib Koit\u00e9 or the American Blues guitarist Corey Harris shaped his career. This time he will surprise us with new songs and a new ensemble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/moh-kouyate.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-africafestival-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/moh-kouyate-1024x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/moh-kouyate-1024x1024-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/moh-kouyate-1024x1024-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/moh-kouyate-1024x1024-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/moh-kouyate-1024x1024-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: \u00a9 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-africafestival-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20190526_210608-Kopie-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20190526_210608-Kopie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20190526_210608-Kopie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20190526_210608-Kopie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20190526_210608-Kopie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20190526_210608-Kopie.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Foto: \u00a9 Ndlovu Youth Choir<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio alignleft\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Shape-of-You.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Evening concert, 8:00 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ndlovu Youth Choir<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Wonderful young voices from South Africa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The evening programme of this year\u2019s Africa Festival anniversary starts with an extraordinary concert. For the second time, after 2019, the Ndlovu Youth Choir will be our guest. Founded in 2009 in the township of Elandsdoorn, South Africa, the choir was actually just a part in the child development program of the Ndlovu Care Group, which has made it its mission to give children from difficult social backgrounds a new perspective on life. In the meantime, the choir has become a worldwide stage sensation. From South African classics like Miriam Makeba\u2019s \u201cPata Pata\u201d, to international pop hits like Ed Sheeran\u2019s \u201cShape Of You\u201d, their repertoire ranges widely. This time they will also present their latest CD \u201cCelebrate\u201d, among others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-africafestival-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/J3A7170_fatoumatadiawara_shelbyduncan-Kopie-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/J3A7170_fatoumatadiawara_shelbyduncan-Kopie-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/J3A7170_fatoumatadiawara_shelbyduncan-Kopie-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/J3A7170_fatoumatadiawara_shelbyduncan-Kopie-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/J3A7170_fatoumatadiawara_shelbyduncan-Kopie-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/J3A7170_fatoumatadiawara_shelbyduncan-Kopie-2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: \u00a9 Shelby Duncan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio alignleft\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/03-Sete.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Evening concert, 10:00 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fatoumata Diawara<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Westafrican woman power<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Probably no West African artist is as versatile as Fatoumata Diawara, who was born in Abidjan and grew up in Bamako. She can be seen as an actress in films such as \u201cLa Gen\u00e8se\u201d by Cheick Oumar Sissoko or can be admired in the children\u2019s play \u201cKirikou &amp; Karaba\u201d. Furthermore, she does not shy away from broadening her musical horizons. With the French rock musician Matthieu Chedid, aka -M-, she recorded the album \u201cLamomali\u201d (2017) and with the cult band Gorillaz she was in the studio in 2020 to support their song \u201cD\u00e9sol\u00e9\u201d with her female voice. Her own stage concerts are an unforgettable experience every time. The fighter for the rights of African women will present songs from her latest album \u201cLondon Ko\u201d (2023), but also of course her magnificent single hit \u201cSowa\u201d from 2011.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-africafestival-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"may-31-music\">Friday, 31st May 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-bottom af-media-text--right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-africafestival-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Adjiri-Bugs-Steffen-1280x1280-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Adjiri-Bugs-Steffen-1280x1280-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Adjiri-Bugs-Steffen-1280x1280-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Adjiri-Bugs-Steffen-1280x1280-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Adjiri-Bugs-Steffen-1280x1280-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Adjiri-Bugs-Steffen-1280x1280-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: \u00a9 Bugs Steffen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>New Open Stage, 2:00 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"merceron\">Adjiri Odametey <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>World music from Ghana<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether kora, mbira, balafon, kalimba, kpanlogo drum or of course the guitar the world musician Adjiri Odametey, born in 1963 in Ghana, masters all these instruments perfectly. He laid the foundation with his studies at the Arts Council in his hometown Accra and his first musical band experiences with the \u2018Pan African Orchestra\u2019. He sees himself as an ambassador of authentic African music, who wants to present the versatility and cosmopolitanism of his continent. Since his debut solo album \u201cMala\u201d (2003) he has been managing this easily with his warm and unique voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/13-Savannah-Swing.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-bottom af-media-text--right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>New Open Stage, 5:00 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"merceron\">Santrofi<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New High Life Power From Ghana&#8217;s Capital Accra<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Santrofi is a new, young and dynamic music collective from Accra, the capital of Ghana. Bandleader Emmanuel Ofori has already plucked the bass for Ghana\u2019s stars like Ebo Taylor or Pat Thomas in his Kwashibu Area Band. He reinterprets the popular music style of his country at the Gold Coast with his large band and gives it a fresh, exciting and urban touch. Multiple guitar sounds, horn sections and traditional rhythm passages are sometimes accompanied by Afro-funk and West African Afrobeat &#8211; music to dance to!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/santrofi.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-africafestival-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/santrofi-by-prince-gyasi-1024x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/santrofi-by-prince-gyasi-1024x1024-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/santrofi-by-prince-gyasi-1024x1024-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/santrofi-by-prince-gyasi-1024x1024-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/santrofi-by-prince-gyasi-1024x1024-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: \u00a9 Prince Gyasi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-africafestival-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/L2A8816-7-2-Kopie-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/L2A8816-7-2-Kopie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/L2A8816-7-2-Kopie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/L2A8816-7-2-Kopie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/L2A8816-7-2-Kopie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/L2A8816-7-2-Kopie.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: \u00a9 Alan Nart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio alignleft\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/02-Basta-ya.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Evening concert, 8:00 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Las Karamba<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Latin urban grooves via female power<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ahyvin (Vocals \/ Guiro) &amp; Ahylin Bruno (Congas), Nati Arizu (Keyboards\/Piano), Liviet Ojeda (Bass), Anggie Obin (Flute) and Rita Baulida (Percussion) are \u2018Las Karamba\u2019. In 2018, they came together in Barcelona, where they formed their unique formation. All shaped by migration and their different life stories as well as their diverse musical roots, from Spain to Cuba to South America. Shared empowerment has always been at the centre of their musical togetherness. In their songs, spiced with the rhythms of Son, Salsa, Cha Cha Cha and modern urban grooves, they give all the women of this world a voice. \u201cLa Humanitat\u201d is the name of their latest single release. With many more songs, including from their first album \u201cCamino Asi\u201d (2021), we can look forward to a hot festival debut.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:64px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-africafestival-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mariana-2-Lio-BAUNOT-Kopie-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mariana-2-Lio-BAUNOT-Kopie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mariana-2-Lio-BAUNOT-Kopie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mariana-2-Lio-BAUNOT-Kopie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mariana-2-Lio-BAUNOT-Kopie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mariana-2-Lio-BAUNOT-Kopie.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: \u00a9 Lio Baunot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio alignleft\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/12-Vocacao.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Evening concert, 10:00 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mariana Ramos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The wonderful voice from the Cape Verdian Islands<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mariana Ramos is considered one of the great voices from Cape Verde, who also feels obliged to the legacy of the legendary Cesaria Evora. She was born in Dakar, Senegal, in 1962. As the daughter of the guitarist of the well-known formation \u2018Voz de Cabo Verde\u2019 Toy Ramos, alias Toy de Bibia, from Cape Verde, she feels connected to the source of her ancestors and draws inspiration for her songs from the tradition of the archipelago. She combines Funana, Coladeira and Batucu rhythms boundlessly with modern styles. In the entire spectrum of her albums, such as \u201cMorna\u201d (2019), \u201cQuinta\u201d (2015) or \u201cSuavidanca\u201d (2011), she shows that music from her homeland can not only be melancholic, but also terrifically danceable. After her unforgettable performance at the 22nd Africa Festival in 2010, she will finally be our guest for the second time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-africafestival-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"june-01-music\">Saturday, 1st June 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-bottom af-media-text--right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-africafestival-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Mamadou-Diabate-2-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Mamadou-Diabate-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Mamadou-Diabate-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Mamadou-Diabate-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Mamadou-Diabate-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Mamadou-Diabate-2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: \u00a9 Franz Weingartner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>New Open Stage, 2:00 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"merceron\">Mamadou Diabat\u00e9 &amp; Percussion Mania<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Balafon and percussion fire from Burkina Faso <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mamadou Diabat\u00e9 has already received several awards for his musical skills. For example, in 2012 in Mali, together with his excellent accompanying band \u201cPercussion Mania\u201d, with the \u201cGrand Prix des Triangle du Balafon\u201d. His virtuoso playing on the balafon is always at the centre of attention. In this way, he uses this extraordinary instrument to establish a connection to his Sambla culture in Burkina Faso, which is over thousands of years old. He was trained on the balafon by his father Penegue Diabat\u00e9 at the age of five. In the meantime, he has recorded over 14 albums in his musical career. The most recent is \u201eSeengwa\u201c (2022).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/08-Danga.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-bottom af-media-text--right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>New Open Stage, 5:00 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"merceron\">Jahcoustix<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Positive Roots Reggae Vibes From Germany<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jahcoustix, whose real name is Dominik Haas, has travelled a lot in his life. Born in Bonn in 1978, he spent his youth as the son of a diplomat, mostly on the African continent. At the age of 15, he discovered reggae music for himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After various projects with bands such as Headcornerstone, the Outsideplayers, Dubious Neighbourhood, The Evolution \u2013 Gentleman\u2019s band or the Munich band Jamaram, we can once again look forward to seeing which band he will perform with this time at the New Open Stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/jahcoustix.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-africafestival-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/jahcoustix-by-bugs-steffen-1024x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/jahcoustix-by-bugs-steffen-1024x1024-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/jahcoustix-by-bugs-steffen-1024x1024-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/jahcoustix-by-bugs-steffen-1024x1024-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/jahcoustix-by-bugs-steffen-1024x1024-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: \u00a9 Bugs Steffen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-africafestival-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/CAP_7571-copie-Kopie-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/CAP_7571-copie-Kopie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/CAP_7571-copie-Kopie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/CAP_7571-copie-Kopie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/CAP_7571-copie-Kopie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/CAP_7571-copie-Kopie.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: \u00a9 Seoute Emmanuel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio alignleft\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/01-Mi-Man-Ze.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Evening concert, 8:00 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fafa Ruffino <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amazone power from Benin <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After two unforgettable concerts on the Open Stage at the International Africa Festival, Ahouefa \u201cFafa\u201d Ruffino will now also thrill the Africa Festival audience on the Main Stage. Born in Cotonou, the capital of Benin, with Ghanaian roots, Paris has become her current base. Encouraged by her grandmother, she began training her expressive jazzy voice as a child. In the meantime, she is appreciated as a singing partner of various artists such as Faada Freddy, Lokua Kanza or the Nigerian singer Flavour. Furthermore, she forms the core of the music collective \u201cLes Amazones D\u2019Afrique\u201d with Rokia Kone, Kandia Guira, Niaru and Mamani Keita. Women Power is the order of the day when the \u201cAmazon\u201d takes over the stage!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-africafestival-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Ade-Bantu_Album-Cover-Photo-Kopie-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Ade-Bantu_Album-Cover-Photo-Kopie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Ade-Bantu_Album-Cover-Photo-Kopie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Ade-Bantu_Album-Cover-Photo-Kopie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Ade-Bantu_Album-Cover-Photo-Kopie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Ade-Bantu_Album-Cover-Photo-Kopie.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: \u00a9 Victor Adewale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio alignleft\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/6-Africa-For-Sale.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Evening concert, 10:00 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BANTU<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Afrobeat and high energy from Lagos<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BANTU stands for \u201cBrotherhood Alliance Navigating Towards Unity\u201d. This association was founded and brought to life in 1996 by the brothers Adegok\u00e9 and Abiodun Odukoy\u00e1. Now, the name is backed by Brother Ade, who has been playing excellent Afrobeat with his multi-member band from Nigeria for several years. The Afro-German artist, cosmopolitan and activist, who also founded the project \u2018Brothers Keepers\u2019 with other artists, has moved his centre of life from Cologne to the pulsating Nigerian metropolis of Lagos. Here he is active in many ways, sometimes as a musician, sometimes as a TV or radio presenter or organiser of cultural events. Afrobeat at its best and high energy is what our audience can expect. In 2007, Ade Bantu won the Africa Festival Award in recognition of his great commitment to the \u201cBrothers Keepers Project\u201d in the fight against daily racism in Germany.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-africafestival-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"june-02-music\">Sunday, 2nd June 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-bottom af-media-text--right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-africafestival-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sarah-akuma-cornelius-tometten-1024x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sarah-akuma-cornelius-tometten-1024x1024-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sarah-akuma-cornelius-tometten-1024x1024-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sarah-akuma-cornelius-tometten-1024x1024-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sarah-akuma-cornelius-tometten-1024x1024-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>New Open Stage, 2:00 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"merceron\">Sarah Akuma<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Afrogerman Souldfood With A Cup Of Jazz And Hiphop<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sarah Akuma, aka \u201cAfra\u201d, is a gifted Afro-German artist who has her centre of life in Cologne. With a lot of soul in her voice and heart, she oscillates between all styles, from pop to jazz to hip hop. Her stories and messages, as in \u201cMehr von Dir\u201d, \u201cPlanlos\u201d or her latest single release \u201cSag Es Laut\u201d, she\u00b4s telling us in German. Her lyrics are thoughtful on the one hand and socially critical on the other, but always full of empowerment and optimism. We are happy to present this young, highly talented singer to the Africa Festival audience for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sarah-akuma-mehr-von-dir.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-bottom af-media-text--right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>New Open Stage, 5:00 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"merceron\">Melchi Vepouyoum<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Young Singer And Songwriter From Cameroon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The young singer and songwriter Melchi Vepouyoum from Cameroon reminds us a bit of Lokua Kanza with his musical style. In his songs, which he sometimes performs in his mother tongue \u201cBamoun\u201d, in \u201cCamfranglais\u201d &#8211; a mixture of English, French and various languages of his homeland &#8211; but also only in French or English, he tells of experiences in his youth, the social differences and problems of village and big city, but also of solidarity and love. We can look forward to the songs from his last two albums \u201cMonteru\u201d (2020) and \u201cFemju\u201d (2022) and be curious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/melchi-vepouyoum.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-africafestival-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/melchi-vepouyoum-1024x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/melchi-vepouyoum-1024x1024-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/melchi-vepouyoum-1024x1024-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/melchi-vepouyoum-1024x1024-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/melchi-vepouyoum-1024x1024-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: \u00a9 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-africafestival-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0F7A00481-Kopie-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0F7A00481-Kopie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0F7A00481-Kopie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0F7A00481-Kopie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0F7A00481-Kopie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0F7A00481-Kopie.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: \u00a9 Joel Heyd<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio alignleft\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/05-love-is-a-funny-thing.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-get-tickets\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/en\/tickets\/35-africa-festival-tickets\/\">Get tickets<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Evening concert, 7:00 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ami &amp; Wally Warning <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Reggae, soul and more with Arubian flavour<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Together they are unbeatable. Blind understanding and boundless love! No wonder when father and daughter pick up the guitar together and have been successful on stage for years. Born on the small ABC island in the Caribbean Aruba, Wally Warning devoted himself to music at an early age and developed his own crossover style, combining the rhythms of the Caribbean from reggae to soul. Daughter Amy, of course, was not \u2018spared\u2019 this and thus integrated and drawn into her father\u2019s musical career at an early age. Meanwhile, she has been standing on her own musical feet for a long time, singing in English as well as in German. In 2022, she won the German Music Authors Award of the GEMA as best young musician. On this last day of the festival, they will present their new album.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-africafestival-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/TIKEN_DSC05230_cYouri-Lenquette-Kopie-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/TIKEN_DSC05230_cYouri-Lenquette-Kopie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/TIKEN_DSC05230_cYouri-Lenquette-Kopie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/TIKEN_DSC05230_cYouri-Lenquette-Kopie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/TIKEN_DSC05230_cYouri-Lenquette-Kopie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/TIKEN_DSC05230_cYouri-Lenquette-Kopie.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: \u00a9 Youri Lenquette<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio alignleft\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/10-Saya.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-video-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yoQcrLbc1x4\">Video<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-get-tickets\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/en\/tickets\/35-africa-festival-tickets\/\">Get tickets<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Evening concert, 9:00 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tiken Jah Fakoly <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Best West African roots reggae unplugged<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is considered one of the most important voices on the African continent: Tiken Jah Fakoly, alias Doumbia Moussa Fakoly! Born in Odienn\u00e9, in the north of the Ivory Coast, he had to leave in 2003 and flee into exile in Mali. There, in Bamako, he found his new home and set up his own music studio. His various excellent albums from \u201cMangercratie\u201d (1996) to \u201cBraquage De Pouvoir\u201d (2022) have won several awards. In 2024, Tiken Jah Fakoly returns with a new album and an acoustic concert. Surrounded by traditional West African musicians, the artist revisits his 25-year repertoire, including his greatest hits. After his first appearance in 2001 at the 13th Africa Festival, this time he will celebrate his German premiere with this extraordinary programme at the 35th Africa Festival.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Framework Programme<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" id=\"havana\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"441\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HavanaClubHeadline-100px.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HavanaClubHeadline-100px.png 441w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HavanaClubHeadline-100px-300x68.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HavanaClub-Stoerer-e1704969215759.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19830\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thursday &#8211; Saturday, 8:30 PM &amp; Sunday, 7:00 PM  <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-africafestival-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1081\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/c-Havana-Club_Aufmacher-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/c-Havana-Club_Aufmacher-edited-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/c-Havana-Club_Aufmacher-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/c-Havana-Club_Aufmacher-edited-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/c-Havana-Club_Aufmacher-edited-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/c-Havana-Club_Aufmacher-edited-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/c-Havana-Club_Aufmacher-edited-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: \u00a9 Havana Club<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Havana Club is all about Cuban rum, Caribbean music and joie de vivre. Due to the events caused by the pandemic, we unfortunately could not continue the popular club in the known way. So that our fans can celebrate and dance again, the \u201cHavana Club\u201d will move to the \u201cNew Open Stage\u201d as a revival.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An extra dance floor with disco lighting will provide the appropriate ambience. At a Havana Club bar various Cuban rums and cocktails can be tested to hot music.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three Salsa bands will delight our guests with their live performances from Thursday to Saturday. Afterwards DJ Freegah as a Salsa specialist will play Latino music, supported by various dance couples, who will also visually motivate the audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Sunday evening, our DJ Hi John from Kingston, Jamaica will again provide a hot atmosphere with his reggae party.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"804\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HavanaClub-804x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HavanaClub-804x1024.png 804w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HavanaClub-235x300.png 235w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HavanaClub-768x979.png 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HavanaClub.png 1057w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-africafestival-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"rama\"><strong>FASHION MADE IN AFRICA<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Open Stage,  Thursday 4 PM, Friday &#8211; Sunday 12:45 PM &amp; 6:30 pm<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-africafestival-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1079\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Modenschau_cBugs_Steffen-1920x1280-min-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Modenschau_cBugs_Steffen-1920x1280-min-edited.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Modenschau_cBugs_Steffen-1920x1280-min-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Modenschau_cBugs_Steffen-1920x1280-min-edited-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Modenschau_cBugs_Steffen-1920x1280-min-edited-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Modenschau_cBugs_Steffen-1920x1280-min-edited-1536x863.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: \u00a9 Bugs Steffen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>African fashion designer Rama Diaw from Saint Louis (Senegal) will once again be present at the Africa Festival with several fashion shows. To support her association \u201cAissaitou\u201d, which brings together disadvantaged tailors, seamstresses and fabric dyers in the countryside and provides work, Afro Project is once again providing a free tent and organising the fashion shows.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, one fashion creation is dedicated to the African mother. These strong, hard-working, charismatic women are the driving force in the family and often forget themselves to take care of everything and everyone. This fashion show will be a great tribute to them, with a very beautiful staging and extraordinary outfits.&nbsp;Another focus will be the work of young Senegalese stylists. Madame Rama Diaw has spent several months training various designers and will present the work in the form of beautiful collections with different African fabrics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fashion shows will take place on Thursday at 4:00 pm and on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 12:45 pm and 6:30 pm at the New Open Stage&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-africafestival-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ibu\">CHILDREN\u00b4S PROGRAMME<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">KARI-BUNI WATOTO \u2013 Welcome children! Daily 12:00 PM \u2013 6:00 PM<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-africafestival-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Kinderbereich_BugsSteffen-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Kinderbereich_BugsSteffen-edited-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Kinderbereich_BugsSteffen-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Kinderbereich_BugsSteffen-edited-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Kinderbereich_BugsSteffen-edited-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Kinderbereich_BugsSteffen-edited-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Kinderbereich_BugsSteffen-edited-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: \u00a9 Bugs Steffen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cKari-buni Watoto \u2013 Welcome children!\u201d is the name of the dedicated children\u2019s area, where \u2013 thanks to the cooperation with s.Oliver \u2013 there will be a wide range of activities for children of all ages, including the City of W\u00fcrzburg\u2019s play package, a large bouncy castle, face painting and colouring. Away from the hustle and bustle of the festival, parents and grandparents can watch their children play while enjoying a cool drink or coffee. The children\u2019s area is available to visitors of all ages free of charge.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ibu story teller &#8211; New Open Stage, Daily 1:15 PM &amp; Sunday 3 PM<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-africafestival-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IbucBugs-Steffen-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IbucBugs-Steffen-edited-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IbucBugs-Steffen-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IbucBugs-Steffen-edited-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IbucBugs-Steffen-edited-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IbucBugs-Steffen-edited-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IbucBugs-Steffen-edited-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: \u00a9 Bugs Steffen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The children\u2019s programme is an integral part of the Africa Festival. The author and musician Ibrahima Ndiaye from Senegal has a unique ability to inspire his young audience with a mixture of traditional storytelling, pantomime, percussion, dance and song. This time he tells stories from Africa of today and yesterday for tomorrow. Included are tales and black wisdom from his grandmother for young and old. You can listen to Ibu daily at the New Open Stage at 1:15 PM as well as Sunday at 3 PM. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>ADESA \u2013 <strong>\u201cTHE BEST OF 35 YEARS ADESA\u201d<\/strong><\/strong> &#8211; <strong>NEW OPEN STAGE, Thursday \u2013 SATurday 3:00 PM<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-africafestival-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1081\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Adesa-Kinderprogramm-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Adesa-Kinderprogramm-edited-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Adesa-Kinderprogramm-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Adesa-Kinderprogramm-edited-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Adesa-Kinderprogramm-edited-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Adesa-Kinderprogramm-edited-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Adesa-Kinderprogramm-edited-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: \u00a9 Bugs Steffen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For 35 years now, Adesa has been touring four continents with its varied music and theatre programmes, reaching the hearts of people young and old. They already performed at the 1st Africa Festival, back then still in the Gromb\u00fchl district centre. At this year\u2019s children\u2019s music spectacle, the colourful German-Ghanaian ensemble will be presenting a musical potpourri of various programme items from the last 35 years, bringing new and old with them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dance, acrobatics, clowning, stories and the successful mask theatre \u201cThe Bored King\u201d \u2013 paired with musical hits from recent years will delight children and adults alike. So, let\u2019s go to the joint anniversary celebration of ADESA and the International Africa Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-africafestival-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bazaar\"><strong>BAZAAR AND CULINArY DELIGHTS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Daily 11:00 am &#8211; 11:00 pm<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-africafestival-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1079\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Basar-Bild-1920x1280-min-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Basar-Bild-1920x1280-min-edited.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Basar-Bild-1920x1280-min-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Basar-Bild-1920x1280-min-edited-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Basar-Bild-1920x1280-min-edited-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Basar-Bild-1920x1280-min-edited-1536x863.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: \u00a9 Mario Gerth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The bazaar again has a lot to offer: among other things, African musical instruments and CDs with traditional and modern African music. In addition, extraordinary clothes and fabrics, jewellery as well as sculptures, traditional masks, objects of art and everyday objects will provide enthusiasm. To indulge in culinary delights, the food area has African and oriental delicacies in store for you from Thursday to Sunday (11:00 &#8211; 11:00). This year you can enjoy dishes from Senegal, Ethiopia, Jamaica and Cameroon, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-africafestival-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"foundation\">FOUNDATION AFRICA FESTIVAL &amp; MAMA AFRIKA E.V.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FOR A LIFE WITHOUT FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-africafestival-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1079\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/mamaAfrica-Schule-Unterricht-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/mamaAfrica-Schule-Unterricht-edited-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/mamaAfrica-Schule-Unterricht-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/mamaAfrica-Schule-Unterricht-edited-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/mamaAfrica-Schule-Unterricht-edited-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/mamaAfrica-Schule-Unterricht-edited-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/mamaAfrica-Schule-Unterricht-edited-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Foto: \u00a9 Mama Afrika e. V.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mama Afrika is a non-profit recognised German-African association whose main goal is the fight against female genital mutilation. With the support of the Africa Festival Foundation and Sternstunden e.V., the Hadja Kitagbe Kaba primary school, named after the founder, was built in Kankan, Guinea, and opened on 5. October 2022. It has space for a total of 60 pupils and currently has three class levels from year 1. to year 3. In addition to providing a general education, the school also educates children and parents about the consequences of female genital mutilation. In Guinea, 96% of girls and women are still affected by female genital mutilation &#8211; despite a legal ban. The long-term goal is to end this negative tradition of female genital mutilation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-africafestival-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">15 years of the university tent at the Africa Festival <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">University Tent, daily 11:00 am &#8211; 6:00 pm<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-africafestival-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Universitaetszelt_\u00a9ForumAfrikazentrum-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Universitaetszelt_\u00a9ForumAfrikazentrum-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Universitaetszelt_\u00a9ForumAfrikazentrum-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Universitaetszelt_\u00a9ForumAfrikazentrum-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Universitaetszelt_\u00a9ForumAfrikazentrum-1.jpg 1401w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: \u00a9 Forum Afrikazentrum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For decades, the very diverse, intensive, and internationally recognized interdisciplinary research on Africa and African states, mostly together with African partners and partner institutions in Africa, has been an important part of the research landscape at the Julius-Maximilians-Universit\u00e4t (JMU) W\u00fcrzburg. At the JMU, the Forum Africa Centre (FAZ) bundles these activities for joint external communication, creates synergies and advises the university in the context of its internationalization strategy on the topic of Africa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-africafestival-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"project\"><strong>SOCIAL AND INNOVATIVE PROJECTS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Place of social and innovative projects, daily 11:00 am \u2013 6:00 pm<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-africafestival-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Platz-d-Initiativen-IMG_3390-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Platz-d-Initiativen-IMG_3390-edited-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Platz-d-Initiativen-IMG_3390-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Platz-d-Initiativen-IMG_3390-edited-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Platz-d-Initiativen-IMG_3390-edited-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Platz-d-Initiativen-IMG_3390-edited-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Platz-d-Initiativen-IMG_3390-edited-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Foto: \u00a9 Bugs Steffen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the place of initiatives we will again present&nbsp;selected and meaningful projects around Africa as well as print media. The projects presented by the initiatives this year take place in Malawi, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Guinea, Ghana, Tanzania and many more. The information stands are open daily from 11:00 AM  &#8211; 6:00 PM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-africafestival-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"arte\">ARTE OPEN AIR CINEMA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ARTE movie programme @ Africa Festival 2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-africafestival-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/arte-KinoIMG_2471-Kopie-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/arte-KinoIMG_2471-Kopie-edited-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/arte-KinoIMG_2471-Kopie-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/arte-KinoIMG_2471-Kopie-edited-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/arte-KinoIMG_2471-Kopie-edited-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/arte-KinoIMG_2471-Kopie-edited-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/arte-KinoIMG_2471-Kopie-edited-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: \u00a9 ARTE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The cultural TV channel ARTE is once again partner of the 35th Africa Festival and will be showing special films on African culture and music every day in the ARTE open air cinema. This year\u2019s focus is on films about Cuba, including the premiere of the documentary \u201cCuba\u2019s boxers\u201d on Thursday. Other focal points are documentary films about young West African entrepreneurs and West African music. If not mentioned otherwise, the films will be shown in german.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">THURSDAY, MAY 30TH &nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>8:30 PM&nbsp;<strong>Bissau, An idol returns&nbsp;<\/strong><br>documentary film, ARTE 2020, 53 Min.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9:30 PM <strong>Premiere: Cuba\u2019s female boxers&nbsp;<\/strong><br>documentary film, ARTE\/Medienkontor 2024, 52 Min.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>FRIDAY, <\/strong>MAY 31ST <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>8:30 PM&nbsp;<strong>Amas world, the new Ghana&nbsp;<\/strong><br>documentary film, ARTE\/Medienkontor 2016, 52 Min.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9:30 PM&nbsp;<strong>Cuba \u2013 Master of the barrel organ&nbsp;<\/strong><br>documentary film, ARTE\/Medienkontor 2017, 52 Min.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>SATURDAY, JUNE 1ST &nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>8:30 PM&nbsp;<strong>Cuban Dances&nbsp;<\/strong><br>documentary film, ARTE\/ZDF 2022, 43 Min.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9:30 PM&nbsp;<strong>Ballak\u00e9 Sissoko, Kora Tales&nbsp;<\/strong><br>documentary film, Ol\u00e9o Films\/Mad Minute Music 2023, 52 Min.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>SUNDAY, JUNE 2ND&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>8:30 PM&nbsp;<strong>Senegal: From Paris back to Dakar&nbsp;<\/strong><br>documentary film, ARTE 2022, 24 Min.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9:00 PM&nbsp;<strong>City Country Art: Special Ivory Coast&nbsp;<\/strong><br>documentary film, ARTE 2022, 38 Min.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-bottom af-media-text--right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"916\" height=\"913\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/arte_button.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19507\" style=\"width:168px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/arte_button.png 916w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/arte_button-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/arte_button-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/arte_button-768x765.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 916px) 100vw, 916px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"249\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/arte_logo-1024x249.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19509\" style=\"width:288px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/arte_logo-1024x249.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/arte_logo-300x73.png 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/arte_logo-768x186.png 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/arte_logo.png 1289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-africafestival-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ORIGINAL EXHIBITION PHOTOS FOR SALE!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-africafestival-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ausstellungsbild-Mario-Gerth-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ausstellungsbild-Mario-Gerth-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ausstellungsbild-Mario-Gerth-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ausstellungsbild-Mario-Gerth-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ausstellungsbild-Mario-Gerth-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ausstellungsbild-Mario-Gerth-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ausstellungsbild-Mario-Gerth-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: \u00a9 Mario Gerth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, photos from the diverse and exciting exhibitions of the International Africa Festival are still available for purchase for a good cause. All photos will be exhibited in the entrance area of the festival and can be taken away immediately if you are interested. The large-format photos are either framed or mounted on Alu Dipond and are priced between 100,&#8211; and 250,&#8211; Euro for a single photo. If you are interested, please contact the information stand.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The proceeds will go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/en\/foundation\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/en\/foundation\/\">Africa Festival Foundation<\/a>, which has so far supported the \u201cAmadu Bansang Jobarteh\u201d music school in The Gambia and the \u201cMama Africa\u201d school in Guinea. Both school projects were founded by two committed African women whom we have known for a long time. This is one of the reasons why the two projects have been so successful so far. 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