BEATS. DRUMS. PASSION. SOUL. Feel the pulse of the world & tune in to DJ Meredith’s Afrobeat Show!
Dele Sosimi Afrobeat Orchestra
Feb 27 – Brixton Jamm – London, UK
EMEFE
Feb 26 – S.O.B.’s – New York, NY
The Budos Band
Feb 19 – Corner Hotel – Richmond, Australia
Mar 7-8 – Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park and Kiley Gardens Park – Tampa, FL
Mar 27 – Brooklyn Bowl – Brooklyn, NY
Apr 10 – North Beach Bandshell – Miami Beach, FL
May 22-25 – Gorge Amphitheatre – George, WA
Beats Antique
Mar 13 – Crown Room – Crystal Bay, NV
Mar 14 – Crown Room – Crystal Bay, NV
Mar 29 – Margaret T. Hance Park – Phoenix, AZ
Apr 17 – Sweetwater 420 Fest – Atlanta, GA
Apr 18 – Bicycle Day – San Francisco, CA
May 7 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO
May 15-17 – Hangout Music Festival @ Gulf Shores Beach – Gulf Shores, AL
Aug 13 – Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain – Scranton, PA
Tony Allen
Feb 26 – Melkweg The Max – Amsterdam, Netherlands
Mar 6 – Les Saulnieres – Le Mans, France
Mar 7 – La Cooperative De Mai – Clermont-Ferrand, France
Mar 21 – Haus Der Kulturen Der Welt – Auditorium – Berlin, Germany
Mar 28 – La Sirene – La Rochelle, France
Apr 2 – Babylon – Istanbul, Turkey
Apr 11 – La Gaite Layrique – Paris, France
May 28-30 – Primavera Sound Festival – Barcelona, Spain
Jun 5-6 – Hellenic Cosmos – Athens, Greece
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