AFRICA EXPRESS – Granary Square, London.  Sept 8th 2012                       

RUNNING ORDER

MC: M3nsah

Sound FX / Machines etc:  Richard Russell, Remi Kabaka & Pauli the PSM

DJ: Richy Pitch

1            BAMAKO

AFEL BOCOUM (Guitar / Vocals)

Kelly Mamadou (Guitar)

Alpha ‘Pedro’ (Calabash)

Fode Lassana (Balaphon)

John Paul Jones (Bass)

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, Pauli the PSM and Remi Kabaka (Beats)

M1 (MC)

3            CRYSTALIZED

MARTINA TOPLEY BIRD (Vocals)

Jupiter Bokondji (Vocals)

Fode Lassana (Balaphon)

John-Paul Jones (Mandolin)

Richard Rusell, Pauli the PSM and Remi Kabaka (Beats)

Yvo Abadi (Scraper)

4            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)

Mamadou Sarr (Congas)

Yvo Abadi (Scraper)

Boubacar Dembele (Djembe)

Nelly (Percussion)

5            SHUFFLE

JACK STEADMAN (Guitar / Vocals)

Lucy Rose (Vocals)

Seye (Bass)

Cubain (Percussion)

Mamadou Sarr (Djembe)

Alberto Makoto (Drums)

Pauli the PSM (Shaker)

Anaiah (Drums)

6            HUMAN BEATBOXING

REEPS 1 (Human Beatbox)

7            HAGEREA ETHIOPIA

KRAR COLLECTIVE:

Genet Asseta (Vocals)

Temessen Zeleke (Krar / Backing Vocals)

Robel ‘Grum’ Taye (Drums)

Seye (Bass)

Djabel Cissokho (Kora)

Lorenzo Sillitto (Guitar)

Rae Morris (Vocals)

Lucy Rose (Vocals)

EXPRESS HORNS: Tamar Osborn (Baritone Sax) , Tom Allan (Trumpet), Dave Liddell (Trombone)

Yvo Abadi (Percussion)

Mamadou Sarr (Djembe)

8            YA HULU CHEWATA

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)

Rae Morris (Vocals)

Lucy Rose (Vocals)

Afrikan Boy (MC)

9            DON’T LOOK BACK

CARL BARAT (Guitar / Vocals)

Terri Walker (Vocals)

Roses Gabor (Vocals)

Charli XCX (Vocals)

Boubacar Dembele (Djembe)

Seye (Guitar)

Lorenzo Sillitto (Bass)

Johnny Aherne (Bass)

Toby Dundas (Drums)

Cubain (Percussion)

Temessen Zeleke (Krar)

Robel ‘Grum’ Taye (Percussion)

Pauli the PSM (Tambourine)

10            MELANCHOLY HILL

DAMON ALBARN (Guitar / Vocals)

Rokia Traore (Vocals)

11            SUFFER         

BOTS:  Mikaiah (Guitar), Anaiah (Drums)

Reeps (Human Beat Box)

M.anifest (MC)

Karim ‘Rush’ (MC)

Mensah (MC)

Reeps 1 (Human Beatbox)

Thandiswa (Vocals)

Lorenzo Sillitto (Bass)

Toby Dundas (Drums)

Romeo Stodart (Guitar)

Toby Couling (Percussion)

Damon Albarn (Piano)

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            HIP HOP

M1 (MC)

Karim ‘Rush’ (MC)

Mensah (MC)

M.anifest (MC)

Afrikan Boy (MC)

Spoek Mathambo (MC)

Bashy (MC)

Kano (MC)

Mehdi Haddab (Oud)

Roses Gabor (Vocals)

Martina Topley Bird (Vocals)

Remi Kabaka (Percussion)

jesse Hackett (Keyboards)

Pauli the PSM (Drums)

14            GYRRU GYRRU GYRRU           

Gruff Rhys (Vocals / Guitar / Crazy Placards)

15            DOUNIA

ROKIA TRAORE (Vocals)

Stefano Pilia (Guitar)

Sebastian Rochford (Drums)

Paul McCartney (Bass)

Ruth Goller (Bass)

Robel ‘Grum’ Taye (Percussion)

Maman Diabate (Ngoni)

Marques Toliver (Violin)

John-Paul Jones (Mandolin)

Bintou Soumbounou (Backing Vocals)

Fatim Kouyate (Backing Vocals)

jesse Hackett (Keyboards)

16            GO BABY GO BABY GO (DON’T UPSET THE RHYTHM)      

NOISETTES: Shingai Shoniwa (Vocals / Bass), Dan Smith (Guitar), Toby Couling (Drums)

Spoek Mathambo (MC)

Diabel Cissokho (Kora)

Nick Zinner (Guitar)

EXPRESS HORNS: Tamar Osborn (Baritone Sax) , Tom Allan (Trumpet), Dave Liddell (Trombone)

Yvo Abadi (Percussion)

Fatoumata Diawara (Vocals)

Eliza Doolittle (Vocals)

Terri Walker (Vocals)

Martina Topley Bird (Vocals)

Pauli the PSM (Tambourine)

Lorenzo Sillitto (Percussion)

Toby Dundas (Percussion)

Pauli the PSM (Drumpads)

Jack Steadman (Congas)

Robel ‘Grum’ Taye (Percussion)

17            LOVING YOU FOREVER       

ELIZA DOOLITTLE (Vocals)

Marques Toliver (Violin)

Seye (Guitar)

18            INDEPENDENCE CHA CHA

BALOJI (MC)

Amadou Bagayoko (Guitar)

Yende (Bass)

Soulè (Guitar)

Alberto Makossa (Drums)

Richards (Guitar)

Da Costa (Percussion)

Jupiter Bokondji (Cowbell)

Marques Toliver (Violin)

Nelly (Vocals)

Damon Albarn (Piano)

19            SALIMATA

FATOUMATA DIAWARA (Vocals)

Amadou Bagayoko (Guitar)

Yende (Bass)

Soulè (Guitar)

Alberto Makossa (Drums)

Richards (Guitar)

Da Costa (Percussion)

Mamadou Sarr (Calabash)

Nelly (Vocals)

20            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)

21            FOR YOU

Rae Morris (Piano / Vocals)

Rokia Traore (Vocals)

Diabel Cissokho (Kora)

Jack Steadman (Guitar)

22            PEOPLE GET READY

Romeo Stodart (Guitar)

Terri Walker (Vocals)

Reeps 1 (Human Beatbox)

M.anifest (MC)

M3nsah (MC)

Spoek Mathambo (MC)

23            SENEGAL MALI

DIABEL CISSOKHO (Kora)

MIM SOULEYMAN (Vocals)

Baaba Maal (Vocals)

Mamah Diabate (Ngoni)

Ilon Ba (Guitar)

Yao (Bass)

Alberto Makossa (Drums)

Mamadou Sarr (Percussion)

Jesse Hackett (Keyboards)

Bintou Soumbounou (Backing Vocals)

Fatim Kouyate (Backing Vocals)

Massamba Diop (Talking Drum)

Terri Walker (Vocals)

Touby Couling (Percussion)

Robel ‘Grum’ Taye (Percussion)

Temessen Zeleke (Percussion)

Afrikan Boy (MC)

24            SIDIKI

BAABA MAAL (Vocals)

NICHOLAS JAAR (Synth)

Will Epstein (Sax)

Dave Harrington (Guitar)

Bassekou Kouyate (Ngoni)

Fode Lassana (Balaphon)

Ilon Ba (Guitar)

Martina Topley Bird (Vocals)

Fatoumata Diawara (Vocals)

Thandiswa (Vocals)

Mamadou Sarr (Djembe)

Ilon Ba (Guitar)

Massamba Diop (Talking Drum)

25            NDEKHA

THANDISWA (Vocals)

Marttina Topley Bird (Vocals)

Spoek Mathambo (MC)

Alberto Makossa (Drums)

Jack Steadman (Bass)

Da Costa (Congas)

Toby Couling (Percussion)

Nick Zinner (Guitar)

Sebastian Rochford (Cowbell)

Mikaiah (Timbales)

Jonah (Turntables)

26            CONTROL

SPOEK MATHAMBO (Vocals / Machines / MC)

Mehdi (Oud)

Jack Steadman (Bass)

Thandiswa (Vocals)

Cubain (Drums)

Nelly (Vocals)

Toby Couling (Djembe)

Lorenzo Sillitto (Percussion)

Toby Couling (Percussion)

Bintou Soumbounou (Backing Vocals)

Fatim Kouyate (Backing Vocals)

Remi Kabaka (Percussion)

Mikaiah (Percussion)

Toby Dundas (Percussion)

Nick Zinner (Percussion)

27            I GOT THE LIVIN’ DRUM

M.anifest (MC)

M3nsah (MC)

Reeps 1 (Human Beatbox)

28            AFRICAN WOMAN

BAABA MAAL (Vocals / Guitar)

Diabel Cissokho (Kora)

Mamadou Sarr (Calabash)

Massamba Diop (Talking Drum)

EXPRESS HORNS: Tamar Osborn (Baritone Sax) , Tom Allan (Trumpet), Dave Liddell (Trombone)

Alberto Makossa (Drums)

Ilon Ba (Guitar)

Yao (Bass)

Shingai Shoniwa (Vocals)

Rokia Traore (Vocals)

Terri Walker (Vocals)

Lorenzo Sillitto (Guitar)

29            COMING UP

PAUL McCARTNEY (Bass / Vocals)

Damon Albarn (Vocals)

Seye (Guitar)

Da Costa (Percussion)

Robel ‘Grum’ Taye (Percussion)

Cubain (Drums)

Gruff Rhys (Synth / Vocals)

Pauli the PSM (Percussion)

Toby Couling (Percussion)

Jesse Hackett (Keyboards)

29            GOODNIGHT TONIGHT      

PAUL McCARTNEY (Bass / Vocals)

Seye (Guitar)

Tony Allen (Drums)

Yao (Bass)

Gruff Rhys (Synth / Vocals)

Damon Albarn (Piano / Vocals)

Pauli the PSM (Percussion)

Toby Couling (Percussion)

Jesse Hackett (Keyboards)

Bassekou Kouyate (Ngoni)

John Paul Jones (Mandolin)

Da Costa (Percussion)

Robel ‘Grum’ Taye (Percussion)

Rokia Traore (Vocals)

Terri Walker (Vocals)

Fatoumata Diawara (Vocals)

Martina Topley Bird (Vocals)

Shingai Shoniwa (Vocals)

Yvo Abadi (Percussion)

30            KASHMIR

KANO (MC) & BASHY (MC)

John Paul Jones (Keyboards)

Sebastian Rochford (Drums)

EXPRESS HORNS: Tamar Osborn (Baritone Sax) , Tom Allan (Trumpet), Dave Liddell (Trombone)

Mehdi (Oud)

Rokia Traore (Vocals)

Stefano Bilia (Guitar)

Amadou Bagayoko (Guitar)

Ruth Goller (Bass)

Johnny Aherne (Timbales)

Toby Dundas (Percussion)

Shingai Shoniwa (MC)

31            TRAIN IN VAIN  

JOHN MCLURE (Vocals)

Amadou Bagayoko (Guitar)

Nick Zinner (Guitar)

Yao (Bass)

Boubacar Dembele (Djembe)

Yvo Abadi (Drums)

Toby Dundas (Tambourine)

Terri Walker (Vocals)

Charli XCX (Vocals)

Nick Zinner (Guitar)

Toby Couling (Percussion)

Remi Kabaka (Percussion)

Pauli the PSM (Tambourine)

32            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)