The Afrobeat Show
BEATS. DRUMS. PASSION. SOUL. Feel the pulse of the world & tune in to DJ Meredith’s Afrobeat Show!
Seun Kuti
Mar 13 – L’Aeronef – Lille, France
Mar 14 – Vooruit – Ghent, Belgium
Mar 20 – Le Noumatrouff – Mulhouse, France
Mar 27 – Le Rocher De Palmer – Cenon, France
Mar 29 – Theatre Lino Ventura – Nice, France
Euforquestra
Dec 20 – Wooly’s – Des Moines, IA
Dec 21 – Gabe’s – Iowa City, IA
Dec 31 – Peforming Arts Center at Third (PAC 3) – Carbondale, CO
Feb 14 – Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom – Denver, CO
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
Dec 12 – The Sugar Club – Dublin, Ireland
Dec 13 – The Sugar Club – Dublin, Ireland
Dec 14 – The Sugar Club – Dublin, Ireland
Dec 15 – The Sugar Club – Dublin, Ireland
Dec 31 – Arts Riot Studio – Burlington, VT
Jan 23 – New Morning – Paris, France
Jan 30 – North Sea Jazz Club – Amsterdam, Netherlands
Jan 31 – Under The Bridge – Fulham, UK
Femi Kuti
Apr 17 – Cite de la Musique – Paris, France
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