Concerts/gigs
 Still
Black, Still Proud, An Afro Tribute to James Brown, Concert Hall,
Brighton, Tuesday 6th May
Tributes from contemporary jazz and funk crusaders (from Tony
Remy to Wunmi) and top-flight African musicians: Cameroonian sax
giant Manu Dibango, Senegalese superstar Cheikh Lô and Afro-beat
pioneer Tony Allen.
Taara,
Mau Mau, London, Friday 9th May
Chillis Fly West presents West African Party with Taara live &
direct from Senegal.
Vieux
Farka Toure, Jazz Cafe, London, Saturday 10th May
Son of the late superstar Ali Farka Toure, guitarist and singer
Vieux brings Malian blues to the 21st century.
Abdullah
Ibrahim with BBC Concert Orchestra & BBC Big Band, Barbican,
London, Saturday 17th May
South African pianist and composer Abdullah Ibrahim's art comes
to life in a specially conceived concert that journeys through
achingly lyrical solo piano to sweeping orchestral soundscapes
and powerful big band grooves
Miriam
Makeba + the Seckou Keita Quartet, Concert Hall, Brighton, Wednesday
21st May
Miriam Makeba still reigns supreme as the 'Empress of African
song', with support from charismatic Senegalese kora master Seckou
Keita.
Hugh
Masekela, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, Thursday 22nd May
The great South African jazz trumpet player and vocalist abounds
in energy and charisma.
Konono No. 1, Tate Modern Turbine Hall, London, Friday
23rd May
A special event which combines a performance by award-winning
Congolese band Konono No. 1, with a rare showing of two groundbreaking
films, Badou Boy and Contras City, by the acclaimed
Senegalese Director Djibril Diop Mambéty.
Seun
Kuti & Egypt 80 + Geraldo Pino & The Heartbeats, Barbican,
London, Wednesday 28th May
Afrobeat band Egypt 80 – containing many veterans in their
50s and 60s – performing in the same style as in Fela’s
day, fronted by Seun Kuti’s vocals and saxophone. Plus afro-soul
funk from Sierra Leonian Geraldo Pino and The Heartbeats.
Orchestra Baobab, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London,
Friday 30th May
The iconic band with their subtle blend of African and Cuban sounds.
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