The ultimate carnival party took place on the night of Friday, March 15th, ideally opening the three-day climax of the Patrinos Carnival and turning George I Square into a huge dance floor. Responsible is the internationally renowned Shantel, who with the excellent band of Bucovina Club Soundsystem roused the thousands of Patrinians and visitors who … Read more
2023-09-07 11:04:41 “Aya Nakamura, already and above all, it is a pride of the African continent” In Kinshasa, it was producer and consultant Ika de Jong who did everything to get Aya Nakamura to perform. A pride of course for this committed woman who accompanied the singer all day on September 6, in the Congolese … Read more
2023-05-21 22:04:00 From our correspondent in Tunis, It was while listening to this song on YouTube in 2011, just after the revolution, that the young director Yassine Redissi wondered about the identity of the singer. A man with a full beard who sings in the streets of Besançon, a Tunisia of yesteryear. « She described wonderfully … Read more
Faced with the problems of copyright, piracy, with social networks at their fingertips, how can artists use digital to profit from their art? These questions were discussed at the Africa Tech Summit. The African Digital Summit brought together more than 1,000 participants, including investors and entrepreneurs, on February 15 and 16, 2023 in Nairobi. Several … Read more
The world of Senegalese music is in mourning with the disappearance of Ismaïla Touré, founder and member of the musical group Touré Kunda. It was his family, in a press release, who announced the sad news on Monday, February 27: “ Ismaïla died this morning, at the age of 73, following a long illness in … Read more
Published on : 13/01/2023 – 11:37 It is a major event for African music: the Afrima Awards are being held from January 12 to 15, 2023 at the Dakar Arena. Their goal: to promote a pan-African culture, to give a positive and up-to-date image of Africa, and of course to put the spotlight on artists … Read more
Published on : 27/12/2022 – 01:32 Cameroonian artist Penda Dalle, one of the pillars of makossa, died on Monday, December 26, in Paris. He contributed to the popularity of this rhythm in the 80s and 90s. After a stay in Cameroon, he returned to France for medical follow-up. Penda Dalle died at the age of … Read more
Published on : 07/10/2022 – 13:33 Overthrown on Friday, October 30, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba is officially replaced by the young captain Ibrahim Traoré at the head of the MPSR, the ruling junta. In Ouagadougou, the weekend was particularly troubled. In this context, the major cultural events supposed to be held in the coming weeks … Read more