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VALERIE EKOUME (CAMEROON / FRANCE)
2021 Online Festival Special
2020 / 2021 Nyumbani
2019
SOFIANE SAIDI AND MAZALDA (ALGERIA)
JAH9 AND THE DUB TREATMENT (JAMAICA)
2018
2017
JUPITER & OKWESS INTERNATIONAL (DR CONGO)
DIZZY MANDJEKU & OK ALLSTARS (DR CONGO)
HAJAMADAGASCAR & THE GROOVY PEOPLE (MADAGASCAR)
2016
PAT THOMAS & KWASHIBU AREA BAND (GHANA)
SAIDI KANDA & MVULA MANDONDO (TANZANIA)
MAMADOU & THE SUPER LIBIDOR BAND (SENEGAL)
2015
GORDON MASIALA & NKA MUSICA (DR CONGO)
MODOU TOURE & RAMON GOOSE (SENEGAL)
2014
JUPITER & OKWESS INTERNATIONAL (DR CONGO)
HOMAGE TO MAGOOL FEAT. FARXIYA FISKA (SOMALIA)
JOE DRISCOLL AND SEKOU KOUYATE (USA / GUINEA)
ABDUL TEE-JAYS ROKOTO (SIERRA LEONE)
ABDOULAYE SAMB MINNJIARABY (SENEGAL)
2013
ZONG ZING ALL STARS( DR CONGO)
SAMBA MAPANGALA & ORCHESTRE VIRUNGA (DR CONGO)
2012
DELE SOSIMI AFROBEAT ORCHESTRA (NIGERIA / UK)
SAMBA MAPANGALA & ORCHESTRA VIRUNGA (DR CONGO)
2011
MIRIEM HASSAN (WESTERN SAHARA)
SIERRA LEONE REFUGEE ALLSTARS (SIERRA LEONE)
AMKOULLEL THE FULA CHILD (MALI)
STEVEN SOGO & HOPE STREET (BURUNDI)
2010
LES ESPOIRES DE CORONTHIE (GUINEA CONAKRY)
2009
GROUP LOLOU (SENEGAL / GAMBIA)
GORDON MASIALA & NKA MUSICA (DR CONGO)
2008
ODEMBA OK JAZZ ALLSTARS (DR CONGO)
CANDIDO FABRE Y SU BANDA (CUBA)
BEDOUIN JERRY CAN BAND (EGYPT)
2007
ANDY PALACIO AND THE GARIFUNA COLLECTIVE (BELIZE)
ODEMBA OK JAZZ ALLSTARS (DR CONGO)
PAPA NOEL AND BANA CONGO (CUBA / DR CONGO)
2006
CABRUERA (BRAZIL)
TIKEN JAH FAKOLY (IVORY COAST)
2005
MTHOMBENI (SOUTH AFRICA)
2004
MISTY IN ROOTS (UK / CARIBBEAN)
2003
MIGHTY ZULU NATION (SOUTH AFRICA)
THE SOUL BROTHERS (SOUTH AFRICA)
MORGAN FAMILY HERITAGE (JAMAICA)
2002
RIVER NIGER ORCHESTRA (NIGERIA / UK)
ABASS AKANDE OBESERE (NIGERIA)
2001
LES TAMBOURS DE BRAZZA (DR CONGO)
ALBERT NYATHI & IMBONGI (ZIMBABWE)
N’DER/SETSIMA (SENEGAL)
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Since we began in 1992, we have been privileged to welcome the following Artist’s from a range of African countries and the African diaspora, including:
Sierra Maestra ’97, Orquesta Cana Brava ’97, Baaba Maal with the Dande Lenol band ’98, Ernest Ranglin, The Soul Brothers, The Justin Vali Trio, Afrigo Jazz, Thomas Mapfumo & The Blacks Unlimited ’95, Merengue Mania, Bozi, Osita Osadebe & his Soundmasters, Diblo Dibala, Olodum, Simba Wanyica, Awatina, Big Soukus Gang, La Clave, Jit Jive Tour
Femi Kuti, Mamadou Doumbia, Tarika, VIP & AM
Fete de la Musique is the European celebration of music which takes place every year on 21st June. Africa Oyé was invited to produce the festival with cooperation from NO FAKIN, and Liverpool was the UK’s only representatives of the celebration Fete de la Musique event. This annual celebration took place between 2000 – 2004, some of the Fete de la Musique alumni that featured are below:
2001
K SPECIAL (France)
LA COSCA (France)
O.I.C (Liverpool)
2002
Rusty Pelicans (USA)
North-West All Stars (UK)
2003
2004
Gemma Fox
Bandaloop (Feat TL, Karlos, Young L)