The Afrobeat Show
BEATS. DRUMS. PASSION. SOUL. Feel the pulse of the world & tune in to DJ Meredith’s Afrobeat Show!
Dele Sosimi
Dec 29 – Open the Gate – the Black Culture Café – London, UK
Femi Kuti
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 – Caen, France
Dec 13 – L’Aeronef – Lille, France
Dec 15 – La Cartonnerie – Reims, France
Dec 16 – La Vapeur – Dijon, France
Dec 17 – Antwerpen – Antwerp, Belgium
Tony Allen
Dec 16 – Grounds – Rotterdam, Netherlands
Dec 17 – Grounds – Rotterdam, Netherlands
Jan 21 – Theatre Victor Hugo – Bagneux, France
Hugh Masekela
Feb 8 – Irvine Barclay Theatre – Irvine, CA
Feb 10 – UCLA Royce Hall – Los Angeles, CA
Feb 11 – Laxson Auditorium – Chico, CA
Feb 22 – Flynn Center For The Performing Arts – Burlington, VT
Feb 24 – Zeiterion Performing Arts Center – New Bedford, MA
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