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Here you will find news of the future gigs/concerts and tours of prominent African musicians in Britain/Ireland. Tours are listed in the separate window on the left, or by clicking on Tours (currently Toumani Diabate; Tinariwen supported by Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara)
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Updated on: May 5, 2008

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.