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Tiken Jah Fakoly / Youssou n'Dour
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Jazz / Blues / Gospel
La Pinède Gould 10 bd ardisson 06160 Antibes Juan les Pins Offsale1st part : Tiken Jah Fakoly /2nd part : Youssou n'Dour
Tiken Jah Fakoly
leading figure of the African continent and in reggae, crowned with several
gold discs and "Victoire de la Musique" awards, Tiken Jah Fakoly is now an
established major artist of international fame. Attracting hundreds of thousands of spectators at his concerts in Africa, he is famous for his explosive stage
performances and has played at all the key festivals in France, Europe and Canada.
Youssou n'Dour
From an early age, Youssou N’Dour preferredmusic over studying and so his father, resigned to this, enrolled him at the Institute of Arts in Dakar. In 1979, with his band Étoile de Dakar (Star of Dakar), Youssou N’Dour launched a new dance (the "ventilator") which became all the rage in the clubs of the Senegalese capital and he became, from that moment, the new and unrivalled ambassador of Senegalese music. At the age of 24, Youssou set out to conquer Europe. In Paris, he performed the opening act for Jacques Higelin at the music festival
« Printemps de Bourges » and in Bercy, then in 1987, he did the same for Peter Gabriel at Madison Square Garden in New York. The following year, he took part in the world tour of Amnesty international Human Rights Now.