The Afrobeat Show
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Femi Kuti
Jun 29 – Le Mas Des Escaravatiers – Puget Sur Argens, France
Jul 21 – Place Du Grand Jardin – Vence, France
Jul 29 – West Rock – Cognac, France
Dec 1 – Theatre Lino Ventura – Nice, France
Dec 2 – Espace Julien – Marseilles, France
Dec 3 – Transbordeur – Lyon, France
Dec 7 – Le Bikini – Toulouse, France
Dec 9 – Le Cargo – Caen, France
Dec 10 – Le 106 – Rouen, France
Dec 13 – L’Aeronef – Lille, France
Dec 15 – La Cartonnerie – Reims, France
Dec 16 – La Vapeur – Dijon, France
Dec 17 – Antwerpen – Antwerp, Belgium
Manu Dibango
Jul 7-17 – Festival d’ete de Quebec – Quebec, Canada
Jul 9 – Parc De La Navale – Le Seyne-sur-Mer, France
Jul 13 – Metropolis – Montreal, Canada
Aug 4 – Chateau L’hospitalet – Narbonne, France
Nov 17 – Casino De Paris – Paris, France
Dele Sosimi
Jul 2 – Mostly Jazz Festival @ Moseley Park – Birmingham, UK
Oct 15 – Fela Kuti Birthday Tribute @ Jazz Cafe – London, UK
Tony Allen
Sep 11 – LA Vilette Numerique – Paris, France
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