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 N'Faly Kouyate & Dunyakan
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Concerts/gigs

Johnny Clegg, The Forum, London, Thursday 28th and Friday 29th August
The South African superstar ('the white Zulu') with his band and exciting support acts for 2 great nights.
London African Music Festival, South Bank Centre, London, Friday 5th - Sunday 7th September
Three days packed full of African music: musicians featured include Claude Deppa, Modeste Hugues, Kanda Bongo Man and the South African Gospel Singers.
Thomas Mapfumo & The Blacks Unlimited, Startlight Entertainment Centre, Leicester, Friday 26th September; Stratford Rex, London Saturday 27th September; West Indian Centre, Leeds, Sunday 28th September
Soulful and hypnotic beats from The Lion of Zimbabwe with his band.
Bassekou Kouyate / Tartit, Barbican, London, Monday 29th September
Malian superstar and champion of the ngoni (West African lute) Bassekou Kouyate and his band Ngoni Ba with their addictive African blues. Plus hypnotic, trance-inducing sounds and drum rhythms from Tartit, an all-female band from Timbuktu.
Toumani Diabate & LSO, Barbican, London, Wednesday 29th October
A unique concert of new arrangements based on Malian kora legend Toumani Diabate’s critically acclaimed solo album Mandé Variations, backed by the London Symphony Orchestra.