Artists

Nyota Kali, meaning “bright star” are a dance band of ten Dar es Salaam based dancers and musicians who fuse modern and traditional ngoma music together with acrobatic dexterity for a unique and striking show.

Nyota Kali has been performing together since read more

Olith Ratego was born in Asere Ugenya, Siaya District, Kenya. His interest in music was awakened by his mother, who was a singer of "dodo", a traditional style of Luo music. On occasion, she used to perform for dignitaries, even including the then president of Kenya, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta.

As a read more

Le Tout Puissant Orchestre Poly Rythmo De Cotonou are one of the best kept secrets of West Africa. [[[

“If death took bribes, I would pay a fortune to save my mother and father” sang Poly-Rythmo’s Antoine Dougbé thirty years ago. This read more

The history of the Mauritian reggae-creole group Otentikk Street Brothers begins in 1992. When hanging around in the streets of their hometown [[[Plaisance, a suburb of Rose-Hill]]], like many other youngsters around the globe the two brothers Bruno and Koeny Raya got infected with the hiphop virus, read more

Oudaden, one of Morocco's mythical groups of the last twenty years, draws its inspiration from traditional Amazigh music. The group is passionately devoted to its roots, which they update into a lively music that enjoys the support of North African audiences since its early days, while more and more international read more

A prolific musician, Oumar Konaté is emerging as a leading young African guitar master and on track to become one of the new legends of singer-songwriters from Mali.

Konaté performs constantly at festivals, clubs and private parties. He has accompanied many Malian artists on their concerts and recordings: Vieux read more