AFRICA EXPRESS – The Big Top at Creative Commons, Bristol. Sept 7th 2012

MC: Mensah
Sound FX / Machines etc: Richard Russell, Remi Kabaka & Pauli the PSM
DJs: Johan

1 BAMAKO
AFEL BOCOUM (Guitar / Vocals)
Kelly Mamadou (Guitar)
Alpha ‘Pedro’ (Calabash)
Fode Lassana (Balaphon)
Yvo Abadi (Scraper)
Damon Albarn (Guitar / Vocals)

2 GOMNI
AFEL BOCOUM (Guitar / Vocals)
Kelly Mamadou (Guitar)
Alpha ‘Pedro’ (Calabash)
Fode Lassana (Balaphon)
Yvo Abadi (Scraper)
Richard Rusell & Remi Kabaka (Beats)

3 STAR
LUCY ROSE (Guitar / Vocals)
Rae Morris (Vocals)
EXPRESS HORNS: Tamar Osborn (Baritone Sax) , Tom Allan (Trumpet), Dave Liddell (Trombone)
Bintou Soumbounou (Bscking Vocals)
Cubain (Percussion)
Jack Steadman (Bass)
Ilon Ba (Guitar)
Jessie Hackett (Keyboards)
Pauli the PSM (Drums)
Alberto Makossa (Percussion)
Mikaiah (Percussion

4 Untitled
BASSEKOU KOUYATE (Ngoni)
Fode Lassana (Balafon)
Ilon Ba (Guitar)
Seye (Bass)
Bintou Soumbounou (Bscking Vocals)
Fatim Kouyate (Backing Vocals)
Alberto Makoto (Drums)
Yvo Abadi (Scraper)
Boubacar Dembele (Djembe)

5 NGONI FALO
BASSEKOU KOUYATE (Ngoni)
Fode Lassana (Balafon)
Ilon Ba (Guitar)
Seye (Bass)
Fatoumata Diawara (Vocals)
Bintou Soumbounou (Bscking Vocals)
Fatim Kouyate (Backing Vocals)
Alberto Makoto (Drums)
Yvo Abadi (Scraper)
Boubacar Dembele (Djembe)
Nelly (Percussion)
Massamba Diop (Talking Drum)

6 SHUFFLE
JACK STEADMAN (Guitar / Vocals)
Lucy Rose (Vocals)
Seye (Bass)
Cubain (Percussion)
Mamadou Sarr (Djembe)
Alberto Makoto (Drums)
Pauli the PSM (Shaker)

7 EABO
KRAR COLLECTIVE:
Genet Asseta (Vocals)
Temessen Zeleke (Krar / Backing Vocals)
Robel ‘Grum’ Taye (Drums)
EXPRESS HORNS: Tamar Osborn (Baritone Sax) , Tom Allan (Trumpet), Dave Liddell (Trombone)
Yvo Abadi (Scraper)
Ilon Ba (Lead Guitar)
Mamadou Sarr (Djembe)
Lorenzo Sillitto (Guitar)
Rae Morris (Vocals)
Lucy Rose (Vocals)
Afrikan Boy (MC)
Diabel Cissokho (Kora)
Seye (Bass)
Nelly (Percussion)
Yvo Abadi (Percussion)

8 HUMAN BEATBOXING
REEPS 1 (Human Beatbox)

9 TIZI NET INTOU
KRAR COLLECTIVE:
Genet Asseta (Vocals)
Temessen Zeleke (Krar / Backing Vocals)
Robel ‘Grum’ Taye (Drums)
Reeps
Afrikan Boy (MC)
Yvo Abadi (Percussion)
Rye Rye (MC)

10 MELANCHOLY HILL
DAMON ALBARN (Piano / Vocals)
Rokia Traore (Vocals)

11 CONTROL
MARQUEZ TOLIVER (Vocals / Violin)
Stefano Pilia (Guitar)
Anaiah (Drums)
Martina Topley Bird (Vocals)
Terri Walker (Vocals)
Dougie (Vocals)

12 EBA ITA
AFRIKAN BOY (MC)
Terri Walker (Vocals)
Mim Souleyman (Vocals)
Diabel Cissokho (Kora)
EXPRESS HORNS: Tamar Osborn (Baritone Sax) , Tom Allan (Trumpet), Dave Liddell (Trombone)
Yao (Bass)
Pauli the PSM (Drums)
Remi Kabaka (Cow Bell)
Yvo Abadi (Scraper)

13 A.F.R.I.C.A
M1 (MC)
M3nsah (MC)
Spoek Mathambo (MC)
M.anifest (MC)
Afrikan Boy (MC)
Richard Russell (Drum Machines etc)
Pauli the PSM (Drums)
Damon Albarn (Synth)

14 HIP HOP
M1 (MC)
Karim ‘Rush’ (MC)
Mensah (MC)
M.anifest (MC)
Kano (MC)
Bashy (MC)
Afrikan Boy (MC)
Mehdi Haddab (Oud)
Martina Topley Bird (Vocals)
Remi Kabaka (Percussion)
Jessie Hackett (Keyboards)
Pauli the PSM (Drums)

15 MELANCHOLIE
ROKIA TRAORE (Vocals)
Stefano Pilia (Guitar)
Sebastian Rochford (Drums)
Ruth Goller (Bass)
Robel ‘Grum’ Taye (Percussion)
Maman Diabate (Ngoni)
John-Paul Jones (Mandolin)
Bintou Soumbounou (Backing Vocals)
Fatim Kouyate (Backing Vocals)

16 KOUMA
ROKIA TRAORE (Vocals)
Stefano Pilia (Guitar)
Sebastian Rochford (Drums)
Ruth Goller (Bass)
Robel ‘Grum’ Taye (Percussion)
Maman Diabate (Ngoni)
John-Paul Jones (Mandolin)
Bintou Soumbounou (Backing Vocals)
Fatim Kouyate (Backing Vocals)

17 CRYSTALLIZED
MARTINA TOPLRY BIRD (Vocals)
Jupiter Bokondji (Vocals)
Fode Lassana (Balaphon)
John-Paul Jones
Remi Kabaka (Congas)
Yvo Abadi (Drums)

18 NDEKHA
THE VERY BEST:
Jack Steadman (Bass)
Alberto Makossa (Drums)
Thandiswa (Vocals)
Boubacar Dembele (Djembe)
Mamadou Sarr (Djembe)
Spoek Mathambo (MC)
Anaiah (Percussion)

19 HEAD / CONTROL
SPOEK MATHAMBO (Vocals / Machines / MC)
Mehdi (Oud)
Jack Steadman (Bass)
Mim Souleyman (Vocals)
Nelly (Vocals)
Da Costa (Djembe)
Remi Kabaka (Electric Drum)
Johnny Aherne (Bass)
Cubain (Percussion)
Alberto Makossa (Percussion)
Bintou Soumbounou (Backing Vocals)
Fatim Kouyate (Backing Vocals)

20 SONSOUMBA
FATOUMATA DIAWARA (Vocals / Guitar)
John Paul Jones (Bass)
Mamadou Sarr (Djembe)
Amadou Bagayoko (Guitar)
Boubacar Dembele (Djembe)
Yvo Abadi (Drums)

21 COMING UP
Damon Albarn (Vocals)
Seye (Guitar)
Cubain (Drums)
Yao (Bass)
Robel ‘Grum’ Taye (Percussion)
Da Costa (Djembe)
Richard Russell (Drum Machine)
Gruff Rhys (Guitar / Placards)

22 GYRRU GYRRU GYRRU
Gruff Rhys (Vocals / Guitar)
Genet Asseta (Vocals)
Terri Walker (Vocals)
Nelly (Shaker)
Fatim Kouyate (Shaker)
Cubain (Drums)

23 KASHMIR
AMADOU BAGAYOKO (Guitar)
Rokia Traore (Vocals)
John-Paul Jones (Mandolin)
Mehdi (Oud)
Stefano Bilia (Guitar)
Lorenzo Sillitto (Guitar)
Sebastian Rochford (Drums)
EXPRESS HORNS: Tamar Osborn (Baritone Sax) , Tom Allan (Trumpet), Dave Liddell (Trombone)
Ruth Goller (Bass)
Mamadou Sarr (Djembe)
Nelly (Shaker)
Fatim Kouyate (Shaker)
Bashy (MC)
Kano (MC)
M1 (MC)
Karim ‘Rush’ (MC)

24 I AM THE LIVIN DRUM
M.anifest (MC)
M3nsah (MC)
Reeps 1 (Human Beatbox)

25 DANIBÉ
BAABA MAAL (Vocals / Guitar)
Diabel Cissokho (Kora)
Mamadou Sarr (Calabash)
Bassekou Kouyate (Ngoni)
Rokia Traore
Damon Albarn (Keyboard)

26 TRAIN IN VAIN
AMADOU BAGAYOKO (Guitar)
John McLure (Vocals)
Charlie XCX (Vocals)
Nick Zinner (Guitar)
Yao (Bass)
Boubacar Dembele (Djembe)
Yvo Abadi (Drums)
Toby Dundas (Tambourine)
Terri Walker (Vocals)
Nick Zinner (Guitar)
Robel ‘Grum’ Taye (Percussion)
Remi Kabaka (Percussion)
Toby Dundas (Tambourine)

27 MASITE LADI
AMADOU BAGAYOKO (Guitar)
Boubacar Dembele (Djembe)
Yao (Bass)
Yvo Abadi (Drums)
Bintou Soumbounou (Bscking Vocals)
Fatim Kouyate (Backing Vocals)
Fatoumata Diawara (Vocals)
Robel ‘Grum’ Taye (Percussion)
Pauli the PSM (Tambourine)

28 LOURDES                                                                                                                                  JUPITER & OKWESS INTERNATIONAL:
Jupiter Bokondji (Lead Vocals / Percussion)
Yende (Vocals / Bass)
Da Costa (Djembe)
Keith Richards (Guitar)
Shoulè (Guitar)
Alberto Makossa (Drums)
Nelly (Vocals)
Cubain (Percussion)
Anaiah (Tambourine)