Original Story Published by: Staff Writer for Music in Africa
(Above) Zanzibari act Siti and the Band.
The Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF) has unveiled the list of artists that will perform at the Pan-African event in Nairobi, Kenya from November 15-17, 2018.
11 artistic formations with different musical universes were selected to represent the diversity of current and traditional music of sub-Saharan Africa.
On the List:
Eric Wainaina (Kenya)
Makadem (Kenya)
Seun Olota (Nigeria)
Sahad and The Nataal Patchwork (Senegal)
Maia and the Big Sky (Kenya)
Siti & The Band (Tanzania)
Kidum and the Bodaboda Band (Burundi/Kenya)
Djeneba & Fousco (Mali)
Suzan Kerunen (Uganda)
Winyo (Kenya)
Johnstone Mukabi (Kenya)
Organized by MIAF in a different African city each year, ACCES is a pan-African event aimed at fostering an exchange of ideas, the discovery of new talents and collaborations beneficial to the continent's music industry.
ACCES 2018 will feature a captivating program, including keynotes, roundtables, networking sessions, exhibitions, showcases, training workshops and tours of key venues in Nairobi's music industry.
"We have taken our showcase program to the next level," said Eddie Hatitye , director of the Music In Africa Foundation and member of the ACCES organizing committee. "A majority of the scheduled musicians are from Kenya, the host country of the conference, the others come from other African countries, which contributes to the pan-African spirit that characterizes each edition of ACCES".
The announcement of the showcases programming follows the call for applications launched by the Foundation, inviting artists from the continent to apply to perform at ACCES 2018.
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