Mariam & Amadou, Paris 2009. Pic by Susan Schulman
A new Africa Express play list is available on You Tube, with vids featuring Magic Numbers, Johnny Marr, Amadou & Mariam, Oumou Sangare, Damon Albarn, De la Soul, Bassekou Kouyate and loads more…
Africa Express You Tube Play List
If you know what’s good for you, you’ll get yourself to Hoxton Square tomorrow night to see Africa Express collaborator and general legend-in-the-making… 
Our headline show at The Great Escape Festival was a tremendous success, and we have some fantastic reviews to share with you (as… 
This Saturday, as you’ll know by now, our Africa Express Sound System is headlining the Great Escape Festival in Brighton; please click here… 
It’s only a few days till Noisettes’ lead singer, Shingai Shoniwa, takes the stage for the Africa Express Soundsystem at Great Escape Festival;… 
Diabel Cissokho, performing here with Ramon Goose in Senegal, is coming to the Great Escape Festival on May 12 off the back of… 
Spoek Mathambo has been named by the Guardian as one of the top ten must-see acts at the Great Escape Festival. Above are… 
Terri Walker gives a sublime rendition of “So Hard”, the first single from her fourth studio album “Walk With Me”. She’ll be gracing… 
The Africa Express Soundsystem headlines The Great Escape On Saturday May 12 at the magnificent Brighton Dome. If you were at Standon Calling… 
Mim Suleiman’s music is an irresistibly funky reason to hit the dancefloor; if you’re asking for evidence, just listen to Nyuli. You can… 
Spoek Mathambo, who will perform with our Sound System on May 12 at the Great Escape, is known worldwide for the sense of… 
On Saturday May 12, 2012, the Africa Express Soundsystem will headline the Great Escape festival in Brighton: please see the above video, filmed… 
The Noisettes, whose lead singer Shingai Shoniwa is set to appear with Africa Express at the Great Escape, soared to prominence with their… 
Femi Kuti, the son of the great Fela Kuti, is a superb musician in his own right: but here he movingly looks back… 
Dobet Gnahoré, born in Côte d’Ivoire and now based in Marseille, France, is at only 29 an established name worldwide; she has toured… 
A brand new video from one of Ghana’s best new talents – it couldn’t be fresher in timing or content. Here’s Oteniba, with… 
Staff Benda Bilili, a group of musicians from Congo, have each overcome severe physical disability to wow crowds worldwide. Their songs tell the… 
Few can do soothing guitar rhythms and vocals like Senegal’s Wasis Diop, who since the late Seventies has been plying his trade in… 
Tiken Jah Fakoly, who hails from Côte d’Ivoire, sings of the great texture of African experience at home and abroad. Here, in what… 
Daara J is a Senegalese hip-hop duo with an enduring mission: to contribute to a rich future for Africa by exposing corruption in… 
Mali’s Cheick Tidiane Seck is a sublime musician, good enough to have played with and written for Fela Kuti, Salif Keita and Youssou… 
Cate Le Bon goes back to the future with this brand new psychedelic video for the excellent “Puts Me To Work”. The look… 
Following on the theme of welcoming the spring season, here’s Morocco’s Hindi Zahra with her “Imik Si Mik”, a warm and engaging tune… 
Few things are more rousing than a brass band in full flight. That’s why Hypnotic Brass Ensemble have a fine reputation on the…