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Africa Express Cultural Olympics 2012
Posted on December 13th, 2010 in World Music by Songlines.
Africa Express – the spontaneous, collaborative events that have brought top Western and African talent together since Damon Albarn’s infamous Glastonbury 2007 event – is lining up for an extra special Cultural Olympics series of events in 2012.
These include a Peace One Day festival in Derry, Northern Ireland featuring an opera commission by Albarn, Rufus Norris and Jamie Hewlett, a new collaboration between Rokia Traoré, Toni Morrison and Peter Sellars, River of Music public concerts by the Thames and an outdoor festival in East London with coverage from the BBC.
It will also include many more Africa Express events across the UK, and with past collaborators including Salif Keita, Amadou & Mariam, Toumani Diabaté, Fatboy Slim, the Magic Numbers and Martha Wainwright, it promises to be a truly Olympic-sized spectacle.
Join Songlines at WOMAD or watch online
Posted on July 20th, 2010 in World Music by Songlines.
The Songlines Tteam will be at WOMAD Charlton Park in Wiltshire on the weekend of July 23-25, so if you are there come and find us. If you’re not…
…The Africa Channel – broadcast on Sky Digital channel 268 and the only TV channel devoted exclusively to African content – launches its Summer of Music in collaboration with Songlines from July 23. There will be coverage of WOMAD festival at Charlton Park available on both the Africa Channel and Songlines websites.
WOMAD this year plays host to such legends as Salif Keita, Horace Andy, Afro Celt Sound System and Gil Scott-Heron alongside hot acts like Staff Benda Bilili, Ska Cubano and Ozomatli. Throughout the weekend, you can catch artist interviews and exclusive live performances by some of the biggest names.
During the WOMAD weekend, the Africa Channel will also be broadcasting one of its live music premiere concerts – Cape Verdean star Mayra Andrade live in her homeland. This is one of a series of feature concerts and documentaries to be broadcast throughout July and August every Sunday and Wednesday night.
Other highlights include live concerts from Caribbean zouk legends Kassav’ on August 1 and Algerian gnawa and reggae fusionists Gnawa Diffusion on August 15. Watch out for more live world music in the months to come on the Africa Channel.
