The Africans By the Bay concert came off at DA CENTER at 8945 GOLF LINKS RD in
OAKLAND, CA on 5th December. The concert featured Tanzanian superstar, ALI KIBA and Kenyan duo, LONGOMBAS. It also featured West Africa's upcoming artist /dancer DODOYE and South Africa's DANANAI & HAKI. It was organized by DJ Slim. The event ended around 5am after sterling performances by Awilo Longomba's nephews - Christian and Lovy Longomba, as well as Alikiba.

Museke.com interviews Alikiba
Museke.com interviews Longombas

Here are some pictures from the event.

Mokobe is the only Rapper who has reunited in one unique Afro Hip Hop album many African Music Stars . From Salif Keita to Youssou NDour, Oumou Sangare, Sekouba Bambino, Amadou et Mariam, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Seun Kuti to the Latest hit "African Tonik" with Maure Kante !

After winning BEST AFRO CARRIBEAN ALBUM 2008 , Mokobe is now going on his AMERICAN TOUR !!!! He will be performing in several locations:

- November 26th in ATL, USA
- November 28 th in DC, USA

A week ago, I went to see the Grammy winning Soweto Gospel Choir perform at Stanford's Memorial Church. This is not just any choir, this is a Grammy Award winner born and bred in probably the most melodious corner of the world, Southern Africa. I was very excited to see them that I got lyrics to their songs which were not on Museke.com (yet) just so I could sing along and show them how much of a fan I am. Eventually, they didn't perform any of my top 3 SGC favorites but they gave a marvelous account of themselves. If you hear that they are coming to a venue near you, you should go see them too.

The Soweto Gospel Choir is in the midst of their "African Spirit" tour which comprises of 48 dates from early October at New York's Carnegie Hall till December 23 with a concert in the Disney Hall in Los Angeles. "African Spirit" is the name of their latest CD. "African Spirit" won the 2008 Grammy Award for best traditional world music, following their success in the same category in 2007 with their CD "Blessed."

K'Naan Warsame is one of my favorite rappers. His lyrics are deep, on point, conscious, and real. He combines spoken word artistry with African rhythms and his life experiences. He has gone through a lot and he sums it up in one line - "If I rhymed about home and got descriptive, I'll make 50 Cent look like Limp Bizkit".

Yesterday, I attended my first K'Naan concert. I am not done seeing K'Naan perform because the energy he and his band bring on stage and to the crowd is something music fans want again and again. My friends and I got to the club (where he was going to be performing) around 11 but he didn't show up on stage until 12 midnight. The DJ played some good tunes to keep the crowd dancing but personally I would have rather sat somewhere and listened to some K'Naan tunes in anticipation of his performance. Hearing lines like "I'm so sick my rhyme book throws a fit/ I need a vaccination just so I can spit my own shit" (from African way) have to be better than trying to have a good time while waiting for K'Naan to show up.

I saw Oliver Mtukudzi perform over the weekend in San Francisco (Yoshi's). I missed a chance to see him perform once and after my friends who attended that concert praised him, I decided not to miss the Tuku man if he came to perform somewhere near me. The jury is out on Tuku, he's great in concert. The man was full of energy, he was great on his guitar and his Black Spirits band backed him up really well.

Oliver Mtukudzi is the best-selling artiste in Zimbabwe and probably its most famous musician. Tuku, as he is affectionately called, was the first African musician to feature on the cover of the TIME AFRICA magazine in April 2003. The central article was entitled 'The People’s Voice?' and talked about how Zimbabwean musicians sing about change amidst all the problems in the country.

AFRO-DIASPORIC GROOVALICIOUS FUNKADOCIOUSNESS!!!
WE'RE BAAAACK!!

Wzup FAM! It's been awhile but we're back and in full effect! The summer has been a productive one - full of hot recording, new connexions, some backstage wheelin' n' dealin', and a few special surprises coming up in the next few weeks. In short, we cannot wait to unveil all the fiyah' fo' ya!

The first project we are launching this fall is the Take Back the Mic(TBTM) tour. In typical Soulfège style, we are using our music as a means to empower youth across the country, challenging a generation to "take back the mic" and speak for itself. Visit http://takebackthemic.com to learn more about the project and become a member of the TBTM movement.

AFRO-DIASPORIC GROOVALICIOUS FUNKADOCIOUSNESS!!!

Soulfège BACK IN THE BEAN!
A concert to celebrate our new management deal with multi-platinum
record producer and Eurythmics founder, Dave Stewart!

feat. Soulfège, Iyeoka (www.iyeoka.com), and other special guests
Saturday, June 9th
Bill's Bar
Doors 8:30pm
18+, $10
www.billsbar.com

This will be Soulfège's last performance in Boston for awhile as we
get underway with new management! Boston is where it all began, come

http://www.brooklyncenteronline.org

Date: March 10, 2007
Time: 8 PM local time

Single Ticket Price:
A: $35 B: $30 C: $ 20
Multibuy Price:
A: $30 B: $26 C: $ 17

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  Album Mondongo
  Artistes Awilo Longomba
  Language French
  Runtime 4:34
  Track # 1
  Video URL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ubDI6Ioaxk&
  Writer Awilo Longomba
  Year 2004