Acclaimed French world music festival Fiesta des Suds will celebrate its 30th anniversary this year. The event is scheduled for October 6 – 8, 2022.
The lineup includes
Thursday, October 6
Juliette Armanet (France): sparkling vocalist
Bonga (Angola): the master of the Angolan Semba
Pongo (Angola-Portugal): the undisputed queen of neo-kuduro
Kutu (France / Ethiopia): the experience of ethio-trance
Friday, October 7
Youssou Ndour (Senegal): The legendary Pan-African star
Georgio (France): singer-rapper
Star Feminine Band (Benin): remarkable folk-pop performed by the female orchestra from Benin
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble (United States): groovy brass band
Saturday October 8
Oumou Sangaré (Mali): The queen of Malian music
The Groove Sessions Live: Chinese Man + Scratch Bandits Crew + Baja Frequencia + Guests (France): electro-tropical fireworks collective
Youssoupha (France / Congo): Bantu hip hop
BCUC (South Africa): South African psychedelic trance
David Walters (France): electro-Creole vibrations
and also (evening TBC):
Zar Electrik (Marseille): The spellbinding trances of African Electro
Social Dance (Marseille): electro-pop
More about the festival at fiestadessuds.com
Author: World Music Central News Room
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