{"id":6633,"date":"2023-01-13T13:20:07","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T11:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/?post_type=archiv&#038;p=6633"},"modified":"2023-01-16T12:35:02","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T10:35:02","slug":"33th-africa-festival-2022","status":"publish","type":"archiv","link":"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/en\/archive\/33th-africa-festival-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"33th Africa Festival (2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Bugs_Titel-768x168-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Bugs_Titel-768x168-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Bugs_Titel-768x168-1-300x66.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-461897f4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\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=\"300\" height=\"275\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Thursday-e1635404463882-300x275-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6366\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>11:00 am &#8211; <\/strong>11:00 pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BASAR AND FOOD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>11:00 am &#8211; <\/strong>06:00 pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SOCIAL AND INNOVATIVE PROJECTS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>12:45 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FASHION SHOW&nbsp;MADAME RAMA&nbsp;WITH DJ HI&nbsp;<a href=\"#john\">JOHN<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1:30 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IBU&nbsp;STORYTELLER<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2:00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"#lucia\">L\u00daCIA de CARVALHO (Solar power energy from Angola)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>5:00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OPENING FOR GUESTS AND INTERESTED PARTIES<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>6:00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"#marema\">MAREMA (Finest grooves from Senegal)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:244px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>9:00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ARTE FILMPROGRAMME<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>9:30 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DJANE&nbsp;<a href=\"#ukai\">UKAI (Afro house, gqom and kuduro from Angola)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\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=\"300\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Friday-e1635404510876-300x226-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6328\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>11:00 am &#8211; <\/strong>11:00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BASAR AND FOOD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>11:00-18:00 Uhr<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SOCIAL AND INNOVATIVE PROJECTS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>12:45 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FASHION SHOW MADAME&nbsp;RAMA&nbsp;WITH DJ <a href=\"#ukai\">UKAI<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>1:30 pm<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IBU&nbsp;STORYTELLER<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>2:00 pm<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#siti\"><strong>SITI &amp; THE BAND (Taarab and African fusion from zanzibar)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3:30 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">THE BORED&nbsp;KING&nbsp;(participatory concert for children)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>5:00 pm<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#fafa\"><strong>FAFA RUFFINO (The Amazone from Benin)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>18:30 Uhr<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FASHION SHOW MADAME&nbsp;RAMA&nbsp;DJ MISTA <a href=\"#wallizz\">WALLIZZ<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>9:00 pm<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ARTE FILMPROGRAMME<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>9:30 pm<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DJ MISTA&nbsp;<a href=\"#wallizz\">WALLIZZ (Current club sound from all over Africa)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\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=\"300\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Saturday-e1635404558756-300x252-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6358\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>11:00 am &#8211; <\/strong>11:00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BASAR AND FOOD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>11:00 am &#8211; <\/strong>06:00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SOCIAL AND INNOVATIVE PROJECTS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>12:45 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FASHION SHOW MADAME&nbsp;RAMA&nbsp;WITH DJ MISTA&nbsp;<a href=\"#wallizz\">WALLIZZ<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>1:30 pm<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IBU&nbsp;STORYTELLER<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>2:00 pm<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#amira\">AMIRA KHEIR (Soul, jazz, rock and desert blues from Sudan)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>3:30 pm<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">THE BORED&nbsp;KING&nbsp;(participatory concert for children)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>5:00 pm<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#ami\">AMI WARNING &amp; BAND (Songwriter lady with groove and soul)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>18:30 Uhr<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FAHION SHOW MADAME&nbsp;RAMA&nbsp;WITH DJ&nbsp;<a href=\"#freegah\">FREEGAH<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>9:00 pm<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ARTE FILMPROGRAMME<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>9:30 pm<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DJ&nbsp;<a href=\"#freegah\">FREEGAH (Afro beats&nbsp; and Afro house from Nigeria)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\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=\"300\" height=\"246\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Sunday-e1635404602410-300x246-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6364\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>11:00 am &#8211; <\/strong>11:00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BASAR AND FOOD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>11:00 am &#8211; <\/strong>06:00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SOCIAL AND INNOVATIVE PROJECTS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>12:45 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FASHION SHOW MADAME&nbsp;RAMA&nbsp;WITH DJ&nbsp;<a href=\"#freegah\">FREEGAH<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>1:30 pm<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IBU&nbsp;STORYTELLER<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>2:00 pm<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#leila\">LEILA AKINYI (Afro-German dancehall, hip hop, soul &amp; Afro pop, Kenya)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>3:30 pm<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">THE BORED&nbsp;KING&nbsp;(participatory concert for children)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>5:00 pm<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#treesha\">TREESHA (Fine African reggae grooves from Kenya)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>18:30 Uhr<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FASHION SHOW MADAME&nbsp;RAMA&nbsp;WITH DJ HI&nbsp;<a href=\"#john\">JOHN<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>9:00 pm<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ARTE FILMPROGRAMME<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>9:30 pm<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DJ HI&nbsp;<a href=\"#john\">JOHN (Old and modern sounds from Jamaica)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-461897f4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Evening_Grafik-e1635330223351-1024x643.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Evening_Grafik-e1635330223351-1024x643.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Evening_Grafik-e1635330223351-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Evening_Grafik-e1635330223351-768x483.png 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Evening_Grafik-e1635330223351-1536x965.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Evening_Grafik-e1635330223351.png 1542w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-text-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>8:00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/alt.africafestival.org\/archiv-2022\/#awa\">AWA LY<\/a>&nbsp;(Senegalese jazz, soul and folk roots)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>10:00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"#angelique\">ANGELIQUE KIDJO (Grammy Award winner from Benin)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Evening_Grafik-e1635330223351-1024x643.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Evening_Grafik-e1635330223351-1024x643.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Evening_Grafik-e1635330223351-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Evening_Grafik-e1635330223351-768x483.png 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Evening_Grafik-e1635330223351-1536x965.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Evening_Grafik-e1635330223351.png 1542w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-text-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>8:00 pm<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"#allstars\">GUIN\u00c9E MUSIC ALL STARS (West African traditional roots and urban sounds)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>10:00 pm<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"#valerie\">VAL\u00c9RIE \u00c9KOUM\u00c8 (The beautiful voice from cameroon)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Evening_Grafik-e1635330223351-1024x643.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Evening_Grafik-e1635330223351-1024x643.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Evening_Grafik-e1635330223351-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Evening_Grafik-e1635330223351-768x483.png 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Evening_Grafik-e1635330223351-1536x965.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Evening_Grafik-e1635330223351.png 1542w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-text-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>8:00 pm<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"#lura\">LURA (Cool grooves from the Capverdian Islands)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>10:00 pm<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"#habib\">HABIB KOIT\u00c9 &amp; BAMADA (Back to Mali roots)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Evening_Grafik-e1635330223351-1024x643.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Evening_Grafik-e1635330223351-1024x643.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Evening_Grafik-e1635330223351-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Evening_Grafik-e1635330223351-768x483.png 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Evening_Grafik-e1635330223351-1536x965.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Evening_Grafik-e1635330223351.png 1542w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-text-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>8:00 pm<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"#nkulee\">NKULEE DUBE (Ethno soul, jazz and reggae from Jo&#8217;burg)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>10:00 pm<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"#patrice\">PATRICE (Roots reggae, Afrogerman soul and funk)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"87\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/grafik_programm_icon-768x87-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/grafik_programm_icon-768x87-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/grafik_programm_icon-768x87-1-300x34.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Thursday, May 26th, 2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"lucia\"><strong>L\u00daCIA DE CARVALHO<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cSOLAR POWER ENERGY\u201d FROM ANGOLA<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Angola is her home country, Brazilian rhythms have added a fire of inspiration and with French &#8216;knowhow&#8217;, the Strasbourg-based singer, dancer and drummer, has breathed a special and unique touch into her compositions. &#8220;My mother instilled in me a love of music!&#8221; &#8220;Kuzola&#8221;, &#8220;To love&#8221;, was also the title of her last, successful album (2016) which was followed by a documentary film that accompanied her on her search for her roots. She has announced a new album for 2022. Our audience can look forward to concentrated empowerment energy! \u00a9 Frank Lorioux<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a9 Frank Lorioux<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/01-Lucia-de-Carvalho-Coisas-de-Familia.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/de-luciadecarvalho_FrankLorioux-768x768-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6309 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/de-luciadecarvalho_FrankLorioux-768x768-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/de-luciadecarvalho_FrankLorioux-768x768-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/de-luciadecarvalho_FrankLorioux-768x768-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"922\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/29_Marema_web-e1638348797394-922x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6407 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/29_Marema_web-e1638348797394-922x1024.jpg 922w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/29_Marema_web-e1638348797394-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/29_Marema_web-e1638348797394-768x853.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/29_Marema_web-e1638348797394-1384x1536.jpg 1384w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/29_Marema_web-e1638348797394.jpg 1535w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 922px) 100vw, 922px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"marema\"><strong>MAREMA<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>FINEST GROOVES FROM SENEGAL<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marema Fall, the power woman from Senegal, thrilled our audience for the first time at the 27th Africa Festival. She has received several awards and is considered a &#8220;shooting star&#8221; in her West African home country, at the latest after receiving the RFI Award 2014 in the category &#8220;Best Female Artist in Africa&#8221;. She learned her musical craft at the music school of the cultural centre &#8220;Douta Seck&#8221;. Her mentor Edu Bocande encouraged her not only to work traditionally, but also to experiment with other styles such as rock, pop or jazz. Under the production management of Alpha Blondy`s guitarist and arranger Mao Otayeck, she made her breakthrough with the singles &#8220;Femme d&#8217;affaires&#8221; and &#8220;My Friend&#8221;. In the meantime, her first solo album &#8220;Initie&#8221; has been released, with which she thrills audiences everywhere internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a9 Nampemania<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/04-Marema-Femme-daffaires.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Evening concerts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Awa_Web-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Awa_Web-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Awa_Web-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Awa_Web-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 B. Benant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"awa\"><strong>AWA LY<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>SENEGALESE JAZZ, SOUL AND FOLK ROOTS<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Born in Paris, the daughter of Senegalese parents, she has long since found her new home in Italy. Musically, however, she has always remained true to her West African roots. At a meeting in Dakar in 2016, she wrote and sang &#8220;Here&#8221; with Faada Freddy from Daara J Family &#8211; a poignant song about the fate of the boat refugees in the Mediterranean. Otherwise, she is a versatile and exceptional artist who has also acted in various films such as &#8220;Black And White&#8221; (2008). Her first solo album &#8220;Five And A Feather&#8221; was released in 2017. This time, she will also present songs from her new, current work. An exciting musical journey awaits us, in which the borders of African folk roots merge with modern jazz, soul and Afro pop. \u00a9 B. Benant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1672\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Angelique_Joshua-Jordan-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Angelique_Joshua-Jordan-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Angelique_Joshua-Jordan-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Angelique_Joshua-Jordan-1024x892.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Angelique_Joshua-Jordan-768x669.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Angelique_Joshua-Jordan-1536x1338.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Angelique_Joshua-Jordan-2048x1783.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 Joshua Jordan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"angelique\"><strong>ANG\u00c9LIQUE KIDJO<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A TRIBUTE TO THE QUEEN OF SALSA CELIA CRUZ<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The triple Grammy winner and award-winning artist from Benin has repeatedly returned to her early musical influences in recent years. Sometimes with a concert homage to the great \u00b4Mama Africa\u00b4 Miriam Makeba, sometimes with her interpretation of the Talking Heads album &#8220;Remain In Light&#8221;. Now she remembers her first listening experiences in the 60s in Benin and her later encounters with the unforgettable &#8220;Queen of Salsa&#8221;, the Cuban &#8220;Az\u00facar&#8221; Celia Cruz. Ang\u00e9lique enthusiastically discovered the traces of her own West African music culture in her songs. This was reason enough for her to revive her songs with Afrobeat, Juju Style and Yoruba Music and to pay tribute to the singer who died in 2003.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/04-Angelique-Conga-Habanera.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-africafestival-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Friday, May 27th, 2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>SITI &amp; THE BAND<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>TAARAB &amp; AFRICAN FUSION FROM ZANZIBAR<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Siti Amina Omar (lead vocals &amp; oud), Rahma Ameir (violin) and Gora Moh&#8217;d Gora, who plays the qanun, a trapeze-shaped box zither, form the core of this new and energetic band from the Spice Island. Through a joint study at the &#8220;Dhow Countries Music Academy of Zanzibar&#8221; they found each other and decided to mix the traditional Taarab music of their island with the modern rhythms and sounds of jazz, funk and reggae. Right from their debut album &#8220;Fusing The Roots&#8221; (2018), they succeeded brilliantly! \u00a9 Siti &amp; The Band<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a9 Siti &amp; The Band<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/06-Siti-The-Band-Ogende.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"745\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Siti-The-Band_Brand-Pic-2048x1489-1-1024x745.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6359 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Siti-The-Band_Brand-Pic-2048x1489-1-1024x745.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Siti-The-Band_Brand-Pic-2048x1489-1-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Siti-The-Band_Brand-Pic-2048x1489-1-768x558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Siti-The-Band_Brand-Pic-2048x1489-1-1536x1117.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Siti-The-Band_Brand-Pic-2048x1489-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1008\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Fafa-Ruffino-scaled-e1638350229922-1008x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6315 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Fafa-Ruffino-scaled-e1638350229922-1008x1024.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Fafa-Ruffino-scaled-e1638350229922-295x300.jpg 295w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Fafa-Ruffino-scaled-e1638350229922-768x780.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Fafa-Ruffino-scaled-e1638350229922-1512x1536.jpg 1512w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Fafa-Ruffino-scaled-e1638350229922.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"fafa\"><strong>FAFA RUFFINO<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>THE AMAZONE FROM BENIN<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Born in Contonou \/ Benin, Ahouefa &#8220;Fafa&#8221; Ruffino&#8217;s musical journey began at an early age, in the cradling hands of her Ghanaian grandmother, when she encouraged her to sing herself with her golden voice. In her current adopted country of Paris, her expressive, jazzy voice is appreciated by colleagues from Lokua Kanza to Faada Freddy. Meanwhile, together with Kandy Guira, Rokia Kone, Niaru and Mamani Keita, she is an integral part of the women&#8217;s collective &#8220;Les Amazones D&#8217;Afrique&#8221;. She still has her own career firmly in sight, as her latest hit &#8220;Chiwawa We&#8221; together with the Nigerian singer Flavour proves. \u00a9 Fafa Ruffino<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/07-Fafa-Ruffino-Ile.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-africafestival-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Evening concerts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-container brlbs-cmpnt-content-blocker brlbs-cmpnt-with-individual-styles\" data-borlabs-cookie-content-blocker-id=\"youtube-content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-content=\"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\"><div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-preset-c brlbs-cmpnt-cb-youtube\"> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/borlabs-cookie\/1\/yt_Kf8VLnKqpEs_hqdefault.jpg')\"><\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-main\"> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-play-button\"><\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-content\"> <p class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-description\">You are currently viewing a placeholder content from <strong>YouTube<\/strong>. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers.<\/p> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-provider-toggle\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-show-provider-information role=\"button\">More Information<\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-buttons\"> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-unblock role=\"button\">Unblock content<\/a> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-accept-service role=\"button\" style=\"display: inherit\">Accept required service and unblock content<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"music\"><strong>GUIN\u00c8E MUSIC ALL STARS<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>WESTAFRICAN TRADITIONAL ROOTS AND URBAN SOUNDS<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moh Kouyat\u00e9, probably the most well-known singer, guitar player and songwriter from the small West African country Guinea at the moment, finally found the time &#8211; after his last outstanding solo album \u201eFe Toki\u201c &#8211; to realise a heartfelt project. In his city of birth Conakry, as well as in his adopted home Paris he combined many old and new companions in the studio and founded the `Guin\u00e9e Music All Stars`. Part of it, amongst others,&nbsp; S\u00e9kouba Bambino (Africando \/ Bembeya Jazz International), as well as singer and dancer Adame Kouyate. With this large ensemble he connects the traditional Mandinka music of his country with new urban sounds from Conakry and black Paris. His musical journey will lead us from Afro-Punk across Afro-Blues to the fine and tender sounds of the Kora, played by his brother Abdoulaye Kouyat\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moh Kouyat\u00e9, probably the most well-known singer, guitar player and songwriter from the small West African country Guinea at the moment, finally found the time &#8211; after his last outstanding solo album \u201eFe Toki\u201c &#8211; to realise a heartfelt project. In his city of birth Conakry, as well as in his adopted home Paris he combined many old and new companions in the studio and founded the `Guin\u00e9e Music All Stars`. Part of it, amongst others,&nbsp; S\u00e9kouba Bambino (Africando \/ Bembeya Jazz International), as well as singer and dancer Adame Kouyate. With this large ensemble he connects the traditional Mandinka music of his country with new urban sounds from Conakry and black Paris. His musical journey will lead us from Afro-Punk across Afro-Blues to the fine and tender sounds of the Kora, played by his brother Abdoulaye Kouyat\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"661\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/K92A1632-661x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/K92A1632-661x1024-1.jpg 661w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/K92A1632-661x1024-1-194x300.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 661px) 100vw, 661px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 Bugs Steffen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"valerie\"><strong>VAL\u00c8RIE \u00c8KOUM\u00c8<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>THE BEAUTIFUL VOICE FROM CAMEROON<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Already as a child she grew up in her family with the sounds of traditional and modern music from her home country Cameroon or listened to the magic voice of Miriam Makeba. It was precisely through the influence of &#8216;Mama Africa&#8217; that the artist, who lives in France, became enthusiastic about singing and finally, in 2004, had the great honor of being part of the &#8216;Soul Makossa Gang&#8217; of the unforgettable Manu Dibango for over eight years as a back vocal singer. She lent her voice to artists such as Meiway, Papa Wemba, Coco Mbassi and MC Solar. Since her debut album &#8220;Djaal\u00e9&#8221; in 2015, she is now on the road herself with her own band. Her current and third album is called &#8220;Mon\u00e8 Mon\u00e8&#8221;, on which she will now also take us &#8216;live&#8217; deep to her roots in Cameroon with the rhythms of Ess\u00e8w\u00e8, Assiko or Bikutsi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1-10-Changer.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-africafestival-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>AMIRA KHEIR<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>SOUL, JAZZ, ROCK AND DESERT BLUES FROM SUDAN<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ever since her debut album \u201eView From Somewhere\u201c (2011), the singer, who lives in England, has allowed her Sudanese home culture to live on in her sparingly but intensely arranged songs. Love, belonging and spirituality are her themes, which she currently envelops like no other from the former Nubia, sometimes in electronic, sometimes in acoustic form. It\u2018s not surprising that her latest work \u201eMystic Dance\u201c (2018) has now been nominated by the renowned British World Music Magazine \u201aSonglines\u2018 in the category \u201aBest Album 2019\u2018. The \u201aBBC Word News\u2018 also honored her with the title \u201eThe Diva of the Sudanese Desert\u201c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a9Emma Marshall<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/09-Amira-Kheir-Sameeri.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/180420_Amira-37_print-768x512-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6411 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/180420_Amira-37_print-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/180420_Amira-37_print-768x512-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ami_Bugs_web-768x512-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6297 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ami_Bugs_web-768x512-1.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ami_Bugs_web-768x512-1-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>AMI WARNING &amp; BAND&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>SONGWRITER LADY WITH GROOVE &amp; SOUL&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amira \u201cAmi\u201d Warning, daughter of the well-known reggae and world music fusion musician Wally Warning from the Caribbean island of Aruba, who lives in Munich, has developed into a self-confident Afro- German artist with each of her musical steps, i.e. albums, who has no inhibitions about expressing her musical feelings in English (\u201cJungle\u201d) as well as in German (\u201cVielleicht lieber morgen\u201d). Her mixture of pop, soul and reggae, all spiced with the necessary groove, will once again delight every festival visitor!&nbsp;\u00a9 Bugs Steffen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a9 Bugs Steffen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/13-Ami-Free-Yourself.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/LURA_web_2022_min-2048x1536-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/LURA_web_2022_min-2048x1536-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/LURA_web_2022_min-2048x1536-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/LURA_web_2022_min-2048x1536-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/LURA_web_2022_min-2048x1536-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/LURA_web_2022_min-2048x1536-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 Les Visiteurs du Soir<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"lura\"><strong>LURA<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>COOL GROOVES FROM THE CAPEVERDIAN ISLANDS<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maria de Lurdes Pina Assuncao was a talented swimmer who wanted to study sports, but when Juka, a well-known singer in Sao Tome &amp; Principe, invited her to sing a duet with him, her musical career began at the age of seventeen. Today, under her stage name Lura, she is considered one of the most successful singers from Cape Verde. Like no other, she succeeds in combining the traditional Batuku, Morna and Fuan\u00e1 music of the islands with West African and modern elements, thus breaking out of the often melancholic harmonies of the island world. Their successful album &#8220;Di Korpu Ku Alma&#8221; (&#8216;About Body and Soul&#8217;) with the hit &#8220;Na Ri Na&#8221; from 2004 is still considered indispensable in every West African record collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1038\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/744A7417-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/744A7417-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/744A7417-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/744A7417-1024x554.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/744A7417-768x415.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/744A7417-1536x831.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/744A7417-2048x1107.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 Digipak int\u00e9rieur<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"habib\"><strong>HABIB KOIT\u00c9 &amp; BAMADA<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>BACK TO MALI ROOTS<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exceptional guitarist from Mali took more than five years to record his current album &#8220;Kharifa&#8221; directly in his hometown Bamako. His compatriots like Toumani Diabat\u00e9, Amy Sacko \u2013 wife of Bassekou Kouyat\u00e9 and member of their band \u201cNgoni Ba\u201d \u2013 but also family members like his son Cheick Tidane Koit\u00e9 stood by his side. In the spirit of the Griots, he delved deep into the traditions and musical treasures of his country and recorded a total of twelve new songs. With this new program, the sympathetic songwriter will surely fascinate and enchant the Africa Festival audience again, without forgetting his hits like &#8220;Muso Ko&#8221; or &#8220;No Cigarette Abana&#8221; from his 1995 debut album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-africafestival-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Sunday, May 29th, 2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>LEILA AKINYI&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>AFRO-GERMAN BLACK EMPOWERMENT FROM COLOGNE&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hip-hop, rap, dancehall and Afrobeat filled with heart and soul&#8230;..these are just a few of the ingredients with which the singer and power woman, who was born in Mombasa\/Kenya and grew up in Cologne, has been making headlines since 2016 with her cheeky hit \u201cAfro Spartana\u201d, in which she provocatively asked: \u201cWho is afraid of the black woman? In the meantime, she has released several songs as singles (\u201cHauwezi\u201d 2021), EPs or videos, or put them online. Live she will be on stage with a lot of \u2018Black Empowerment\u2019, dancers and DJane!&nbsp;\u00a9 Bugs Steffen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a9 Bugs Steffen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Leila-Akinyi-Positive-Energy.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"366\" height=\"314\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Leila.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6345 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Leila.jpg 366w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Leila-300x257.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 366px) 100vw, 366px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Treesha_Press3-scaled-e1639732919408-768x681-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6367 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Treesha_Press3-scaled-e1639732919408-768x681-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Treesha_Press3-scaled-e1639732919408-768x681-1-300x266.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>TREESHA<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>FINE AFRICAN REGGAE GROOVES FROM KENYA&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her musical destiny and her career were probably already predetermined in her birth name Patricia Wamburi Mwaura, because in the Kikuyu language \u201aWamburi\u2018 means \u201asinger of songs\u2018. At the age of eight she early became soloist in a school and gospel choir in Nairobi. Later in Cologne, in addition to her training as a medical assistant, she continued to train her unique voice and quickly made a name for herself in the local scene as a popular background singer (Gentleman). With her first album \u201eListen\u201c (2015) she started successfully into her solo career, which has been constantly rising ever since.&nbsp;\u00a9 Treesha<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a9 Treesha<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/14-Treesha-We-need-love.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-africafestival-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Evening concerts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Nkulee-Dube-ProductionsII-2048x1360-1-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Nkulee-Dube-ProductionsII-2048x1360-1-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Nkulee-Dube-ProductionsII-2048x1360-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Nkulee-Dube-ProductionsII-2048x1360-1-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Nkulee-Dube-ProductionsII-2048x1360-1-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Nkulee-Dube-ProductionsII-2048x1360-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 Nkluee Dube Productions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"nkulee\"><strong>NKULEE DUBE<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>ETHNO SOUL, JAZZ, REGGAE AND RAGGA FROM JO\u00b4BURG<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The violent death of her father in 2007, the unforgettable South African reggae legend Lucky Dube, was more than just a shock for the likeable singer, but at the same time it was also an impulse to take on her father&#8217;s legacy and carry the memory of him further out into the world. Since the release of her debut album &#8220;My Way&#8221; (2011), she has further developed her own style, which she calls &#8220;Ethno-Ragga&#8221;, and just finished the recordings for her second album &#8220;The Journey&#8221;. With a great deal of stage experience, which she gained at festivals in Europe, Africa and the USA in the meantime, she is now, since her debut at the 23rd Africa Festival in 2011, on stage for the second time in the main tent to celebrate with her audience another South African party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-container brlbs-cmpnt-content-blocker brlbs-cmpnt-with-individual-styles\" data-borlabs-cookie-content-blocker-id=\"youtube-content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-content=\"PGlmcmFtZSB0aXRsZT0iUEFUUklDRSAtIEJ1cm5pbmcgQnJpZGdlcyAoT2ZmaWNpYWwgTXVzaWMgVmlkZW8pIiB3aWR0aD0iNTAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjI4MSIgc3JjPSJodHRwczovL3d3dy55b3V0dWJlLW5vY29va2llLmNvbS9lbWJlZC9oV3U4MDAxdEhjST9mZWF0dXJlPW9lbWJlZCIgZnJhbWVib3JkZXI9IjAiIGFsbG93PSJhY2NlbGVyb21ldGVyOyBhdXRvcGxheTsgY2xpcGJvYXJkLXdyaXRlOyBlbmNyeXB0ZWQtbWVkaWE7IGd5cm9zY29wZTsgcGljdHVyZS1pbi1waWN0dXJlOyB3ZWItc2hhcmUiIHJlZmVycmVycG9saWN5PSJzdHJpY3Qtb3JpZ2luLXdoZW4tY3Jvc3Mtb3JpZ2luIiBhbGxvd2Z1bGxzY3JlZW4+PC9pZnJhbWU+\"><div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-preset-c brlbs-cmpnt-cb-youtube\"> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/borlabs-cookie\/1\/yt_hWu8001tHcI_hqdefault.jpg')\"><\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-main\"> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-play-button\"><\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-content\"> <p class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-description\">You are currently viewing a placeholder content from <strong>YouTube<\/strong>. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers.<\/p> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-provider-toggle\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-show-provider-information role=\"button\">More Information<\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-buttons\"> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-unblock role=\"button\">Unblock content<\/a> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-accept-service role=\"button\" style=\"display: inherit\">Accept required service and unblock content<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"patrice\"><strong>PATRICE<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>ROOTS REGGAE, AFROGERMAN SOUL AND FUNK<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Patrice Babatunde Bart-Williams, born in Cologne, son of the writer Gaston Bart-Williams from Sierra Leone and his German mother, gained his first musical experiences in the Cologne hip hop scene and was inspired at home in Kerpen, on the sofa, by the albums of Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix and other soul greats. Since his debut album &#8220;Ancient Spirit&#8221; (2000), he sings in a cosmopolitan English or Patois and has matured musically, as in his last works &#8220;The Rising Of A Son&#8221; (2013) and &#8220;Life\u00b4s Blood&#8221; (2016), sometimes on roots reggae, sometimes on African-influenced funk or soul paths. In Jamaica, at home in New York, Paris, Cologne or Sierra Leone, the Africa Festival is happy to celebrate a brilliant closing party with the sympathetic songwriter!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-africafestival-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">We celebrate DJ culture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year we will again present modern African club sounds every day. For this we have invited DJs from the Berlin and Cologne &#8220;Freak de l&#8217;Afrique&#8221; movement. They are a team of DJs and MCs who share a passion for modern African club sounds like Afrobeats &#8211; Afro-House, Coup\u00e9 D\u00e9cal\u00e9, Kuduro and Kizomba. Please do not confuse this with the Afrobeat of Fela Kuti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Foto-12.08.21-19-29-54MarioGerth_2021-2048x1536-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6319 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Foto-12.08.21-19-29-54MarioGerth_2021-2048x1536-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Foto-12.08.21-19-29-54MarioGerth_2021-2048x1536-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Foto-12.08.21-19-29-54MarioGerth_2021-2048x1536-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Foto-12.08.21-19-29-54MarioGerth_2021-2048x1536-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Foto-12.08.21-19-29-54MarioGerth_2021-2048x1536-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ukai\"><strong>DJANE UKAI<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Berlin-based Ukai was born in Angola and grew up in South Africa, so it was natural for her to focus her DJ career on Afro Electronic sounds such as Afro House, Gqom and Kuduro. Today, she not only plays all over Europe, but also in countries like Kenya, Mozambique, Madagascar or Senegal and also in her home country Angola. Photo: \u00a9 Mario Gerth<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a9 Mario Gerth<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/UKAI-Keine-Zeit-Master.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wallizz\"><strong>DJ MISTA WALLIZZ<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the second and third day, DJ Mista Wallizz will be spinning. Wallizz has created a unique series of club nights that focus on current club sounds from across Africa that are also redefining the sound of clubs. DJ Mista Wallizz is a DJ with African roots in Senegal and the organiser of the &#8220;Afroheat&#8221; party series in Berlin.&nbsp;Photo: \u00a9 Bugs Steffen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a9Bugs Steffen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/11-Infinity-Jerry-c-remix.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Wallizz_Bugs-768x578-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6377 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Wallizz_Bugs-768x578-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Wallizz_Bugs-768x578-1-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Freegah_Bugs-768x508-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6323 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Freegah_Bugs-768x508-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Freegah_Bugs-768x508-1-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"freegah\"><strong>DJ FREEGAH<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DJ Freegah from Cologne will be playing on Saturday and Sunday. He is a passionate DJ and MC who has dedicated his work to Afrobeats and Afrohouse. He was born and raised in Nigeria, where he worked with various DJs and artists from the continent. In the meantime, he has finally moved to Europe. As a DJ, he is a permanent member of the Freak de l&#8217;Afrique movement in Berlin. Photo \u00a9 Bugs Steffen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a9 Bugs Steffen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DJ-Freegah-Africa-Festival-Quickmix.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HiJohn_Bugs-768x486-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6331 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HiJohn_Bugs-768x486-1.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HiJohn_Bugs-768x486-1-300x190.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"hijohn\"><strong>DJ HI JOHN<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our legendary DJ HI John from Jamaica will present current sounds at the beginning and end of the Africa Festival, but also the beginnings of reggae such as mento, ska and rocksteady from the Caribbean island under the motto &#8220;Old but Gold&#8221;.&nbsp;Photo \u00a9 Bugs Steffen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a9 Bugs Steffen<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-africafestival-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1508\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/09-1-2048x1609-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/09-1-2048x1609-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/09-1-2048x1609-1-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/09-1-2048x1609-1-1024x805.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/09-1-2048x1609-1-768x603.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/09-1-2048x1609-1-1536x1207.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 Carol Beckwith und Angela Fisher<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FOTOAUSSTELLUNG &#8211; K\u00d6NIGREICHE IN AFRIKA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exhibition shows photos of kingdoms in Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, the Republic of Congo, Kameroon and Swaziland. The photos were taken by internationally renowned photographers Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher during their 40 year journey through Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of the images were also published in their two most recent books &#8220;African Twilight&#8221;. The exhibition consists of 26 colour photographs and will be shown at the University of W\u00fcrzburg (Sanderring 2, 97070 W\u00fcrzburg) from 13 May to 25 July 2022 (opening hours: Mon-Fri 08:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-africafestival-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Modenschau_cBugs_Steffen-768x576-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Modenschau_cBugs_Steffen-768x576-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Modenschau_cBugs_Steffen-768x576-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 Bugs Steffen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"rama\"><strong>FASHION MADE IN AFRICA<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fashion designer Rama Diaw from Saint Louis (Senegal) has been creating modern African fashion and accessories for a few years now and uses native techniques and materials like batik and indigo fabrics. All materials she uses are purchased directly from Senegal, Mauretania and Mali. Because of her passion for fashion she created the federation \u201cAissaitou\u201d, which brings together underprivileged dressmakers, sewers and cloth dyers in the countryside to offer them work. In order to support this project, Afro Project again provides a tent and catwalk free of charge and organises a fashion show with the creations of Madame Rama. By mixing wax (a modern fabric) and rabal (a traditional fabric) Diaw combines the subtlety of forms and the robustness of matter. Senegalese and African Women are subtle and persevering. With her new fashion show \u201cPERSEVERANCE\u201c Madame Rama wants to emphasize the status of African Women in society.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fashion show will take place Thursday at 12:00 p.m., Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 12:00 p.m. and at 06:00 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-africafestival-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Childrens Programme<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-461897f4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ibu_cBugs_Steffen-2048x1536-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ibu_cBugs_Steffen-2048x1536-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ibu_cBugs_Steffen-2048x1536-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ibu_cBugs_Steffen-2048x1536-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ibu_cBugs_Steffen-2048x1536-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ibu_cBugs_Steffen-2048x1536-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The children&#8217;s programme is an integral part of the Africa Festival. The author and musician Ibrahima Ndiaye from Senegal knows how 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. Daily on the open stage at 1:30 pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a9 Bugs Steffen<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Jabahee-2_web.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Jabahee-2_web.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Jabahee-2_web-300x199.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The African artist ensemble Adesa from Ghana will amaze the children. This year they will perform &#8220;The bored King&#8221; on the open stage on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and Saturday and Sunday at 5:00 p.m..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Bright excitement in the Ghanaian fishing village of Kokrobite!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The king, Nana Ansong the Third, is strangely just bored. Joining forces, the animals of the jungle, the steppe and the rainforest try to please the king with their songs, dances and funny tricks.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Will they succeed? Based on numerous fables, handed down by the griots from Ghana, among others, the Adesa ensemble tells and plays the story of the bored king in this participatory theatre with a lot of humour and empathy.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>With music, dance, colourful costumes and masks, acrobatics and juggling, this fairy tale is presented in an understandable and lively way. In this way, a piece of African joie de vivre and wisdom is tangibly conveyed to children and brought closer to them.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The compositions of the Ensemble ADESA musically symbolise different animal voices and transport the children into the mystical, exciting and wise world of the traditional kings.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/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\"><strong><strong>AFRICA IN GLOBAL CHANGE<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year&#8217;s exhibition of the University of W\u00fcrzburg focuses on issues surrounding global change. Researchers will provide information about climate change, scarce resources, migration and the return of African cultural assets. Another question is whether new remote sensing techniques can help people in West Africa adapt better to climate change? Can drones be used for the efficient transport of aid on the African continent?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-461897f4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\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=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Memorial-bust-of-a-kings-mother-iyoba-Nigeria-Benin-Kingdom-Public-Domain-200x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6351\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Memorial bust of a king&#8217;s mother iyoba<br>Nigeria, Benin Kingdom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\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=\"300\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/webLeopard-aquamanile-Nigeria-Benin-KingdomPublic-Domain-300x214-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6379\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bronze works from the kingdom Benin<br>(British Museum)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\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=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IG25-225x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6335\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bronze Plaque Depicting Edo<br>Warriors, Benin City, Nigeria (British Museum)<\/figcaption><\/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=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Social and innovative Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 33rd International Africa Festival will again present social and innovative projects as well as print media. The start-up company &#8220;Africa GreenTec&#8221; will be there with their Solartainer\u00ae and will present, among other things, how they are building up electricity supply, especially in remote rural regions in Africa. The &#8220;Freundeskreis Ombili&#8221; will again inform about its project with the Bushmen in Namibia. The non-profit organization &#8220;Agerto&#8221; has set itself the task of providing young people from socially disadvantaged backgrounds with high-quality vocational training. Also the organization &#8220;Ein Dollar Brille&#8221; will be represented, they want to achieve that there is a continuous and independent basic ophthalmic care in developing countries. The &#8220;DKMS&#8221; will be present with a booth to find stem cell donors. The &#8220;Erden Project&#8221; makes an important contribution in the fight against climate change by trying to plant as many trees as possible in Africa. The association &#8220;Take a Maleika&#8221; wants to enable young women and mothers to live an independent life by giving them the opportunity to work. &#8220;Doctors without Borders&#8221; will also run a booth on site again. Furthermore, the African print magazine LoNam and the taz, which present the festival, will be on site with an information booth. The information booths will be open daily from 11 am &#8211; 6 pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Africa-GreenTec-Pressebild-4.web_-768x512-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6666 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Africa-GreenTec-Pressebild-4.web_-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Africa-GreenTec-Pressebild-4.web_-768x512-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AFRICAN GREENTEC<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Social company Africa GreenTec (AGT) develops, builds, delivers and runs ImpactSites. AGT features products like the efficient Solartainer and focuses on solar energy, the most useful and at the same time cleanest source of energy in Africa.&nbsp; AGT enables people to reach more self-determination and growth by using sustainable energy solutions. Photo: \u00a9 African GreenTec<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>AGERTO<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AGERTO e.V. is a non-profit association. It supports and cooperates with the NGO AGERTO for a sustainable positive development in Togo. The support consists of collecting new and used tools, sewing machines and the like, which are indispensable for the education of the youth in the centers of the NGO AGERTO. The vision of the NGO AGERTO in Togo is to provide quality vocational training and responsible education to young people from socially disadvantaged backgrounds. Photo: \u00a9 Agerto e. V.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/agerto3-768x576-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6668 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/agerto3-768x576-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/agerto3-768x576-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/aerzte-ohne-Grenzen-mailchimp.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6664 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/aerzte-ohne-Grenzen-mailchimp.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/aerzte-ohne-Grenzen-mailchimp-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/aerzte-ohne-Grenzen-mailchimp-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">M\u00c9DECINS SANS FRONTI\u00c9RES<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res was founded in 1971 by a group of French doctors and journalists as a private, non-governmental humanitarian organization. They set themselves the task of providing emergency medical aid in areas of crisis or conflict, regardless of religious, ethnic or political interests. In order to maintain this independence, Doctors Without Borders is financed primarily by private donations. The organization was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999 for its work. Doctors without Borders provides emergency medical aid in more than 70 countries worldwide. Most of the aid projects are currently in Africa. Photo: \u00a9 M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e9res<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>ONEDOLLARGLASSES<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Millions of people suffer from a correctable defective vision, but cannot afford glasses. The organization EinDollarBrille has the solution: lightweight, stable and inexpensive glasses made by local skilled workers on a simple bending machine. The goal: continuous and independent basic optical care in developing countries. In Africa, the organization has a presence in Malawi, Burkina Faso and Kenya. Photo: \u00a9 Martin Aufmuth<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/EinDollarBrille_c_MartinAufmuth_10-768x532-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6670 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/EinDollarBrille_c_MartinAufmuth_10-768x532-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/EinDollarBrille_c_MartinAufmuth_10-768x532-1-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Erden-Projekt-768x512-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6658 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Erden-Projekt-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Erden-Projekt-768x512-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>ERDEN PROJECT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anthony Gschwender, founder of the project, promises that with every bracelet purchased, ten mangrove trees will be planted in Africa, realized by local partner organizations. The aesthetic bracelet has it all, improving the global climate, creating new habitats for animals and creating jobs for the local population. When you buy the ribbon, you also receive a QR code, which you should keep because the innovative 27-year-old is planning an app that will make it possible, among other things, to locate the trees. Photo: \u00a9 Erden Project<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>OMBILI<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the oldest ethnic groups of mankind, the SAN &#8211; also called Bushmen &#8211; deprived of their roots and natural habitat, are in great danger of losing their cultural and social identity. For as long as there have been people in Africa, they have lived as hunter-gatherers. They were never sedentary but always peaceful and so easy victims of displacement and disrespect. Only the careful attempt to help them to acquire the basics of a settled life and to introduce their children to education enables the SAN to preserve their culture and their tradition. The OMBILI Foundation near Tsumeb is dedicated to this task. Photo: \u00a9 Manfred Matthies<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ombili4-768x576-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6660 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ombili4-768x576-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ombili4-768x576-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"261\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africafestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/TakeaMailaika_Afrika_Logo_2019-261x300-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6662 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>TAKE A MALAIKA E.V.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Take a Malaika supports women and families from socially and economically difficult backgrounds with a sewing project in Arusha Tanzania. The women, most of whom are single parents, receive a monthly wage from the association, which is an important contribution to their livelihood. This recognition of their achievement strengthens their motivation and increases their self-confidence. The women also receive weekly business training and can obtain a micro-credit from the association to support them on their way to self-employment. 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