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Africa Oye 2006
ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING!
AN AFRICA CHANNEL EXCLUSIVE!
Africa Oye is a 90-minute showcase of the only free, live, African music festival in the UK. Taped at Sefton Park in Liverpool, England. Africa Oye features music performances and backstage interviews with Tiken Jah Fakoly, (Ivory Coast), Eyuphuro (Mozambique), Cabruera (Brazil), Nuru Kane (Senegal), Luciano (Jamaica), and Omar Pene (Senegal) among others.
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The Africa Channel Presents: Durban One World Music Festival
ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING!
AN AFRICA CHANNEL EXCLUSIVE!
Taped last year at King’s Park Stadium in the oceanfront City of Durban, South Africa. Featured performers:Thandiswa, Skwatta Kamp, The Batiste Family, Simphiwe Dana, Ernie Smith and American Idol winner Ruben Studdard. |
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The Africa Channel Presents: Ladysmith Black Mambazo In Concert!
ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING!
AN AFRICA CHANNEL EXCLUSIVE!
Grammy award winning Ladysmith Black Mambazo performed at California Plaza in Los Angeles in 2005 in this world television premiere concert, which also features exclusive interviews with Joseph Shabalala. |
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The Africa Channel Presents: Oliver Mtukudzi In Concert
ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING!
AN AFRICA CHANNEL EXCLUSIVE!
Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi and his band the Black Spirits gave a stunning performance at Los Angeles' famed Temple Bar and The Africa Channel cameras were there. Incorporating the lilting and hypnotic rhythms of the mbira, the thumb piano of Zimbabwe's Shona people, Tuku's resonant and rich voice delivers sorrow and sweetness alike over layers of guitar and African percussion affirming his status as a national treasure.
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Watoto Children's Choir
Watoto means "The Children". Since 1994, Watoto Children's Choir from Kampala, Uganda, has regularly toured the United States, Canada and Great Britain. Accompanied by a small team of adults, Watoto's performances are a soulful blend of native African rhythms, contemporary gospel music and ethnic dance. These children are among the more than 880,000 children in Uganda that have had the tragic and life-altering experience of losing one or both of their parents to AIDS. Now, through their lively and inspiring performances, the Watoto Children's Choir shares their unique experiences, as well as their newfound joy and hope, which thrill and dazzle audiences everywhere!
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