AFRICA FESTIVAL WÜRZBURG

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Genre: Afro-beat / Latin / Reggae
Location WÜRZBURG, Bayern, De
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Last Login: 4/7/2011
Member Since 12/29/2008
Website www.africafestival.org
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Bio
The Africa Festival has been taking place for 21 years and it has become Europe's biggest festival for African music and culture. Over the last 20 years more than 1,500,000 visitors form Germany and other foreign countries have come to Wuerzburg's Mainwiesen to witness the cultural wealth of Africa and to participate in Africa's zest for life. Because of its great success in Germany, the Africa Festival has now found a few copiers of varying quality. To avoid confusion, the name and logo are now licensed. The dancing figures with the name Africa Festival will not only now, but also in the future be a guarantee of a high quality in music and background program. We'd like to thank our visitors cordially here who stood by us on sunny and rainy days and who have made it possible that this festival has always been a peaceful and lively togetherness.
Members
AFRO-Project:.... The Afro Project is a team of people, dedicated to bringing the music and culture of Africa closer to a greater public. .. In order to support the cultural exchange, the Afro Project cooperates with various African embassies, the European Union, the German Foreign Office, the Bavarian Ministry of Science and Art, the Initiative for Southern Africa of German Business (SAFRI), the cultural office of the city of Wuerzburg and many African artists and musicians. .. The Afro Project organizes exhibitions, workshops and concerts and thus propagates the riches of African culture. .. The first Africa Festival took place in 1989 and visitors and artist from 32 nations took part. Since then over 3,300 musicians from North, South, East and West Africa performed live on stage at the festival in Wuerzburg. Movies produced by the German international TV channel Deutsche Welle were broadcasted by television companies in America, Africa and the Caribbean. National and international Press reported regularly and in detail about the festival. .. Since several years, the Afro Project has been cooperating with various African organizations. In the years 2000 and 2001, the Afro Project supported Youssou N'Dour's festival DK24 in Dakar. In 2003 and 2004, there was a cooperation with the Tuareg festival "Festival au Desert" in Timbuktu, Mali. Since 2002, the Afro Project has been cooperating with the South African Aids Project "Steps for the Future". In the year 2006, the Afro Project donated 1'000'000 condoms to this project. 2007 Afro Project handed over a Mercedes van to the anti-aids initiative. Now they are able to reach people in remote villages. .. Again this year, the Afro Project awards the Africa Festival Award to outstanding artists and important initiatives in Africa. Afro Project is a politically independent non-profit organization. .. .. .. .. .... On the early morning of 10th November 2008 Miriam Makeba died at the age of 76 after a concert in Italy. All of us, visitors, friends, and organisers of the Africa Festival, are deeply shocked at the news. We are mourning for a great artist, an important anti-apartheid advocate, and an exceptional woman. Miriam Makeba has featured five times as a guest at the Africa Festival since 1996. In 2004, she received the Africa Festival Award for her lifetime achievement. In 2006, she gave her last concert in Germany at the Africa Festival. Our connections were manifold and went far beyond her concerts on stage. We met her several times in South Africa. In 2001, we accompanied her when she was awarded the Otto-Hahn-Medaille of the United Nations Association of Germany. We organised her concert on the occasion of the state reception for Nelson Mandela in Bonn. She had already agreed to appear on stage at the FIFA Gala in January 2009. Yesterday, the legendary voice of the African continent passed away. Her death is a great loss that will be felt far beyond the friends of African music...
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THESE ARTISTS HAVE PERFORMED @ THE AFRICA FESTIVAL IN THE LAST 20 YEARS: Abacush - Jamaika (1992) Abdul Tee-Jay & Rokoto - Sierra Leone (1990) Adama Yalomba - Mali (2003, 2008) Addys D..Mercedes - Kuba (2002, 2004) Adesa - Ghana (1989, 1990, 2001) Afel Bocoum - Mali (2006) Africa Manza - Senegal/Kamerun (1989) Africa Soli - Guinea (1989, 1998) African Dope Sound System - Südafrika (2005) Africando - Senegal (2001) Afrob - Afrodeutschland (2001) Afrodynamix - Senegal/Österreich (2003) Aicha Koné - Elfenbeinküste (1993) Akapoma - Ghana (1989) Akiyo - Karibik (1997) Aline de Lima - Brasilien (2007) Alpha Blondy & The Solar System - Elfenbeinküste (1992, 2003, 2008) Amadou & Mariam - Mali (1999) Amadou Kienou & Foteban - Burkina Faso (2006) Andy Brown & The Storm - Zimbabwe (2000) Andy Palacio & The Garifuna Collecitve - Belize (2007) Angelique Kidjo - Benin (1992, 1996, 2002, 2006, 2008) Ano Neko - Elfenbeinküsten (2002) Asere - Kuba (1999) Atongo Zimba - Ghana (2006) Audrey Motaung & Grace - Südafrika (1990) .. Ba Cissoko Trio - Guinea (2001, 2007) Baaba Maal - Senegal (1999) Badenya & les Fréres Coulibaly - Burkina Faso (2003) Bafing Kul - Mali (2009) Bantu & Afrobeat Academy - Nigeria/Deutschland (2006) Bellemou Messaud - Algerien (1993) Bidee Bou Bess - Senegal (2000) Black Umfolosi - Zimbabwe (1993) Bongo Maffin - Südafrika (2004) Boubacar Traoré - Mali (2005, 2008) Boukan Ginen - Haiti (1995) Brother Restistance - Trinidad (1999) Buba Jammeh - Gambia (1992) Buju Banton - Jamaika (1997) Busi Mhlongo & Twasa - Südafrika (1994, 1999, 2004) .. Camagwini - Südafrika (2009) Caribbean Brass International - Aruba (1999, 2000) Célia Mara - Brasilien (2007) Cheb Bilal - Algerien (2003) Cheb Moumen - Algerien (1990) Chi Kale - Ghana (1994) Chiwoniso - Zimbabwe (1999, 2007) Clube do Balanco - Brasilien (2007) Cocco M..Bassi - Kamerun (1997) Compagnie Sokan - Burkina Faso (2008) Conexion Latina - Kuba/Puerto Rico (2002) Corey Harris - Afroamerika (2005) .. Daara-J - Senegal (1998, 2000, 2001, 2005) Damba Kouaté & Hanna Diabaté - Senegal (1991) Damian Marley - Jamaika (1997) Diely Moussa Kouyate - Guinea (2008) Dub Incorporation - International (2007) Dudu Tucci & Band - Brasilien (1993) Dunjabélé - Guinea-Bissau (1989) .. Eléyó - Kuba (2002) Emanuel Jal - Sudan (2006) Espirito do Danca Brasil - Brasilien (2007) .. Famoudou Konaté - Guinea (1993, 2002) Fania - Senegal (2005) Farafina - Burkina Faso (1995) Fatala - Guinea (1990) Faudel - Algerien (2002) Femi Kuti - Nigeria (1998, 2006) Freshlyground - Südafrika (2007) Freundeskreis - Afrodeutschland (2000) .. Gainde & Ebraima Jobarteh - Westafrika (1994) Gentleman (2002, 2005) Gnawa Diffusion - Algerien (1998) Gnawa Halwa - Marokko (1996) Guem & Band - Algerien (1994, 2001, 2005) .. Habib Koité & Bamada - Mali (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008) Headcornerstone - Afrodeutschland (2004) Houssaine Kili - Marokko (2002) Hugh Masekela - Südafrika (2000, 2008) .. Illegals - Afrodeutschland (1992, 1993) Intik - Algerien (2001) Ismael Isaac - Elfenbeikünste (1994, 2002) .. Jahcoustix - Afrodeutschland (2004, 2005, 2007) Jam Ak Jam - Senegal (2006) Jimmy Dludlu - Südafrika (2002) Joy Denalane & Guests - Afrodeutschland (2002) Julian Marley - Jamaika (1997, 2005) .. K 2 R Riddim - International (2000) Kadda Cherif Hadria - Algerien (1999) Kaissa Doumbe - Kamerun (2004) Kalango - Afrodeutschland (1992) Kali - Martinique (1995) Kamel El Harrachi - Algerien (2009) Kana - Mauritius (2005, 2009) Kan..nida - Guadeloupe (1997) Kassav - Guadeloupe (2005) Kékélé - Kongo (2009) Khadja Nin - Burundi (2002) Khaled - Algerien (1994, 1998, 2009) King Mensah - Togo (2006) Klaus Doldinger - Deutschland (2008, 2009) Kreyol Syndikat - Martinique/Guadeloupe (1999) .. La Familia Valeria Miranda - Kuba (1999) Lágbájá - Nigeria (2002) Laye Sow - Senegal (2005) Le Super Cayor - Senegal (1998) Leo..s Den - Afrodeutschland (2004, 2005, 2008) Les Boukakes - Tunesien (2006) Les Coquines - Brasilien/Togo/Kamerun (1993) Les Go de Koteba - Elfenbeinküste (2000) Les Tambours de Brazza - Kongo (1997) Living Spirits - Südafrika (1995) Lobi Traoré - Mali (1996) Lokua Kanza - Zaire (1994, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2006, 2008) Lucky Dube († 2007) - Südafrika (1995,1998, 2004) Lucky Peterson - Afroamerika (2005) Lulendo - Angola (2006) Luma & So do Samba - Brasilien (2007) Lura - Kapverden (2007) .. Madeira Limpia - Kuba (2005) Madosini - (Südafrika) 2009 Maga Daan - Senegal (2000) Mahmoud Fadl & Cairo Sonic - Ägypten (2004) Makwerhu - Südafrika (1995) Mam Bambe - Senegal (2002) Mamady Keita - Guinea (2009) Mama Loca - Afrodeutschland (1993) Manou Gallo - Elfenbeinküste (2004) Manu Dibango & The Soul Makossa Band - Kamerun (1989, 1995, 2006) Manu Dibango & The Maraboutik Big Band - Kamerun (2008) Maracatu - Brasilien (1998) Marhaba - Niger (2003) Mariem Hassan & Leyoad - Westsahara (2004) Maristela - Brasilien (1992) Marléne Dorcena - Haiti (2002) Marlene Johnson & House of Riddim - Afrodeutland (2007) Martin Jondo - Afrodeutschland (2007) Mayra Andrade - Kapverden (2006) Mellow Mark - Afrodeutschland (2003, 2005) Metal Sound - Martinique (1996) Mi Oso Es Mi Kas - Surinam (1997) Minyeshu - Äthiopien (2004, 2009) Miriam Makeba - Südafrika (1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2006) Mo Kalamity & The Wizards - International (2007) Morena Son - Kuba (2004) Mourina Mitchala - Tschad (2009 Mpho & Uvimba - Südafrika (2008) Mzekezeke - Südafrika (2004) .. Nathalie Natiembé - Reunion (2007) Nder & Le Setsima Group - Senegal (2001) Neco Novellas - Mozambique (2008) Netsay - Zimbabwe (2007) Nimba - Westafrika (1990) Njava - Madagaskar (1998) Nneka - Nigeria (2006, 2009) Nosliw & One Drop - Afrodeutschland (2004) Nosliw& The Feueralarm Band - Afrodeutschland (2008) Novissi - Togo (1998) N..Gewel Saf Sap - Senegal (1989, 1991) .. Oliver Mtukudzi - Zimbabwe (2003) Omar - Afroengland (2005) Omar Ka & Fula Band - Senegal (2001) Omar Pene - Senegal (2007) Orchestre National de Barbes - Algerien (1998, 2009) Orishas - Kuba (2000) Orissa-Orixa - Afrodeutschland (1992) Osibisa - Ghana (2004) Otentikk Street Brothers - Mauritius (2007) Oumou Sangare - Mali (2009) .. Papa Wemba - Zaire (1993, 1996, 2001) Pape & Cheikh - Senegal (2000) Paris Salsa All Stars - Kuba /Venezuela (2003) Patrice - Deutschland/Jamaika (2001) Pee Froiss - Senegal (2003) Percussion de Puné - Afrodeutschland (1992) Percussions de Guinée - Guinea (1992) Postive Black Soul - Senegal (1999, 2003) Prophets of da City - Südafrika (2002) .. Queen Omega - Trinidad (2005) .. Rai-Express - Algerien (1989) Raina Rai - Algerien (1992) Ras Sheehama - Namibia (1999) Raul Paz - Kuba (2005) Reality - Karibik (1991) Ringo - Südafrika (1999) Rita Marley - Jamaika (2005) Rokia Traoré - Mali (1998) .. Salif Keita - Mali (1997, 2003, 2006, 2009) Sally Nyolo & Band - Kamerun (1996) Salsa Mania - Puerto Rico/Kuba (2003) Sara Tavares- Kapverden (2001, 2009)) Saraba - Gambia/Senegal/Ghana/Jamaika (1991) Sawt el Atlas - Marokko (1997) Sebastian Sturm & Jin Jin Band - Afrodeutschland (2007) Seeed - Afrodeutschland (2001) Sékou - Afrodeutschland (2001) Sénémali - Senegal/Mali (1990) Seydu - Sierra Leone (2002) Sisters - Afrodeutschland (2005) So Kalmery - Kongo (2002) Sona Diabaté - Suinea (1996) Stella Chiweshe - Zimbabwe (1992) Suge - Guinea (2002) .. Tam Tam Madame - Afrodeutschland (1992) Tanbou Bô Kannal - Martinique (1996) Tandiswa - Südafrika (2009) Tambours de Brazza - Kongo (2008) Tartit - Mali (2003) Tcheka - Kap Verden ( 2008) Tchetelli - Togo (2002) Tchico & The Soukous Machine - Zaire (1991, 1992) The African Boyz - Ghana (2003) The Mahotella Queens - Südafrika (2001) Tidawt - Niger (2003) Tiken Jah Fakoly - Elfenbeinküste (2001, 2006) Tonton David - Reunion (2003) Toto La Momposina - Kolumbien (1999) Toumast - Niger (2008) Touré Kunda - Senegal (2009) Tropical Alianca - Aruba (2005) Tropical Brass Band - Antillen (2001) Tumi and the Volume - Südafrika (2009) .. Uwe Banton - Afrodeutschland (2005) .. Victor Démé - Burkina Faso (2009) Vieux Farka Toué - Mali (2008) Vitamin X - Ghana (2006) Viviane N..Dour - Senegal (2000) Vusi Mahlasela - Südafrika (2004) .. Wafir - Sudan (2004) Wagner Pa - Brasilien (2002) .. Yelemba - Elfenbeinküste (2000, 2005) Youssou N..Dour - Senegal (1994, 1998, 2000, 2008) Yuba - Guinea/Kamerun/Senegal (1997) Yunasi - Tanzania (2003) Yusa - Kuba (2003) .. Zenzi Lee - Südafrika (2006) Zola - Südafrika (2002)