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The hidden talents discovered by the African Dream // The association
The African Dream is an active communication network thanks to the AFRO PEPITES SHOW,
a project hunter and coordinator of talents throughout social networks. Every year new
artists are discovered among more than 400 participants.
Here is a selection of some artists who deserve to be widely known. Until they find cultural
actors who will support them (Managers, Producers, Tour Managers, Distributors…), the African Dream offers
the support of its structure (Tour Manager, Manager, Press Liaison Officer, Producer…).
Ablaye & The Links
(Pop World)
Shahin eL ‫ع‬abkary
(Arabic Rap, Hip Hop)
Mamady DIABATE and
le Vibration
Mandingue (Mandingo
Afrobeat)
NJAAYA & Band
(Soul, RNB, Reggae,
Hip Hop)
WALFADJARI (Music
of the World:
Mauritania)
IamBad “Show
Spirale” (Slam)
Madou Sidiki
DIABATE (Mandingo
Music, Kora)
JuJuCracy (Hip Hop)
Ghirmay ANDOM
(Eritrean Music)
KREOLOKOZ (Maloya
Foonker)
IKOBE (Acoustic Music)
Just Woân (Acoustic
Ballad)
Dumba Kultur (TradiModern)
Coline LAMY
(Figurative Painting)
Le Quartier Général
(Figurative Painting)
Frédéric RIDENT
(Photos : landscapes)
Nicolas REMENE
(Photos : Figurative)
By the Network of the
African Dream…
MODERN MUSIC
>> Ablaye & The Links // Senegal, France // Pop World //
www.ablayeandthelinks.com
A cultural mix linking Ablaye MBAYE (Senegalese artist well known for his singing
talent close to Youssou N'DOUR) to the artists of TARACE BOULBA, DÉSERT
REBEL... They found the universal language. Their cultural mix is nicely
balanced to offer a POP style, in between jazz, rock, m'balaax, variety and movie
soundtracks // Lives in: Paris (France) and Dakar (Senegal)
VIDEOS
ALBUMS
MUSIC TOUR
MEDIA, NETWORKS
PREVIOUS CONCERTS
LOOKING FOR
Clip « Parlons entre-nous » // Live « Plaisir » // « Ma demande est là » // Meadley // Lives in:
1 à Dakar et 6 à Paris
APRIL 2012 « Parlons entre nous … » : ITUNES, AMAZON, FNAC, VIRGINMEGA, OVI,
7DIGITAL, DEEZER and SIMFY Production : The African Dream in collaboration with the artists.
Tour 2013 program being prepared: [email protected]
NOVA le grand prix, FIP, Radio Africa N°1, Radio Nostalgie Dakar, RTS (Radio Television
of Senegal), Radio Television Suisse Romande, Radio Funhaus Europa (Germany),
AFRICA 24 TV, Télésud, VoxAfrica TV, Africanews.it, Afrik.com, StarAfrica.com, Presses
régionales Iles de France, Ile et Vilaine…Networks : Zone Franche, The African Dream
SATELLIT CAFE Paris // OLYMPIC CAFÉ Paris // LE PARADOX Marseille // L’ÉPROUVETTE
St-André-Des-Eaux // LA SCÉNE BASTILLE Paris // PARIS JAZZ FESTIVAL at Parc Floral
Vincennes // JOURNÉE MONDIALE ANTI PALUDISME Champs De Mars Paris // SEXTANT
Paris // MINISTÈRE DES FINANCES Paris //
A Producer and the Distributor of their 2nd album // Tour Manager
>> Shahin eL ‫ع‬abkary // Egypt // Arabic Rap, Hip Hop //
www.myspace.com/mistashahin
Shahin is the yourngest rap singer of the Y-Crew Family, Ahmed Shahin,
known as sHaHin el 3abkary. He lives in Alexandria, the Hip-hop city in Egypt.
When he began, Shahin was the youngest rap singer in Egypt. In 2006 he met YCrew Family, they helped him and showed him the way. An artist discovered
thanks to his new style. Today his aim is to widen the Arab Hip-Hop culture
all over the world. He works a lot in collaboration with different rap singers from
Egypt and other countries …… // Lives in: Alexandria (Egypt)
MUSIC
MEDIA, NETWORKS
LOOKING FOR
Le Feen Weselt Ft. Deep Case // 7elwa Ya Balady
Africanews.it // Afrik.com // Radio Africa n°1 // Networks : Zone Franche, The African
Dream
Tour Manager
>> JuJuCracy // Cameroun // Hip Hop //
www.myspace.com/sonofthedrunkardking
JUJuCracy links the sound with the picture. A very original set to be
discovered. When he applied to Yaoundé University « THEATER AND CINEMA ARTS
» he discovered that it was a perfect "prison" for his soul. JujuCRACY started to
produce himself visual arts and music, and found in the city a new 'FREE
HOLLYWOOD'; he calls it JUJUROCK, free from any rule or norm of judgment,
seeing sounds and hearing pictures. // Lives in: Holland.
VIDEOS
ALBUM
MEDIA, NETWORKS
LOOKING FOR
Clip « a day shall come »
1st album being recorded
Africanews.it // Afrik.com // Radio Africa n°1 // Networks : Zone Franche, The African
Dream
Tour Manager // Distributor of his 1st album // Producer of his 2nd album
>> NJAAYA & Band // Senegal // Hip Hop, Blues, Soul, Reggae //
www.myspace.com/njaayaa
NJAAYA & Band proposes severe tones on very modern music close to RNB, Soul or
Reggae. Anyone who discovered these diverse performances foresees a
great future in music…Njaaya started to work professionally in music world by
working during almost two years with PBS Radikal of Didier Awadi where she was
back vocalist. It is after this experience that she joined the band Alif (first band of
female rap in Senegal) to gain « a more female expression » according to her
words. // Lives in: : Dakar (Senegal)
MUSICS
MEDIA, NETWORKS
LOOKING FOR
Da na mègne // MBINDAAN
Africanews.it // Afrik.com // Networks : Zone Franche, The African Dream
Tour Manager // Producer of her 1st album
>> JUST WOÂN // Cameroun // Acoustic Ballads //
http://justwoan.com
JUST WOÂN brings us in the vast universe of love... such as hymns of
comfort and sharing…
According to Just Wôan, love is this vital energy that any human being must
transmit in order to be happy. In his lyrics he describes as well pains and
frustrations of the innocent people who suffer from the consequences of decisions
taken by the leaders of this world. Last, he delivers through his art a message of
support to marginalized people, comfort for the weak, and does not forget to evoke
hope and dreams, theses dreams that we all have deep inside. // Lives in: Douala
(Cameroun).
CLIP
PREVIOUS CONCERTS
LOOKING FOR
Me bë gwéss wè
CCF de Yaoudé (Cameroun) // Francofolies in 2012 (Canada) …
Tour Manager // Producer of his 1st album
>> IAMBAD « le Show Spirale » // Algeria, France // Slam //
www.myspace.com/islamabad31
Islam presents a new form of artistic chaos. “Spirale” is a modern tale; the
fusion between urban music, classic music (piano, lyric voice) and theatre; all of
this is accompanied by short movies where the main character is challenged to his
own alter ego. Islam already won the Young Discoveries Award in Cannes and was
supported by Luc Besson and received the support from many other talents such as
Akenathon, Sexion d’assaut, Kery James… // Lives in: Toulouse (France)
VIDEOS
ALBUM
MEDIA, NETWORKS
PREVIOUS CONCERTS
LOOKING FOR
La Confiance – L’architecte – Ils le soutiennent - Interview IamBad - Interview Media 46 Court Métrage du spectacle - L'Homme libre (extrait) - L'Histoire (extrait) - Bravo (extrait) - La
Plume maudite (extrait) - Traversée Divine (extrait) - Le Meilleur (extrait)
RELEASE in SPRING 2013 + SPIRALE. Production : NFCA CONCEPT and NFCA PICTURES
La dépêche du Midi // Direct Matin // Magazine Sortir // Intra Muros // Magazine
RamDam // Taky Mag // AfricaNews.It // Network Zone Franche // Network The
African Dream
Bike Parc de la Roseraie, Toulouse (31) // Maison d'arrêt de Seysses (31) // Salle la
Fourguette, Toulouse (31) // Salle Ernest Renan, Toulouse (31) // La nuit du hip hop :
Muret (31) // MJC croix daurade, Toulouse (31) // Salle Allegora, Auterive (31) // Foire
Africaine Grande Halle de la villette Paris ( 75 ) // Salle Olympic café, Paris (75) //
Festival des cultures urbaines, Mjc Saint denis (93) // Soirée artifice Cahors (46) //
« Printemps des poètes d' afrique et d' ailleurs », in a loft in Paris // At « ateliers
musicaux » at l'Amanita in Toulouse (31) // Fête de la Musique Pibrac ( 31 )
Tour Manager + 1 Distributor of his 1st album + 1 Producer for the 2nd album.
TRADITIONAL / TRADI-MODERN MUSIC
>> Mamady DIABATE & Le Vibration Mandingue // Guinea, France //
Mandingo Afrobeat // www.myspace.com/mamadydiabate
Discovered thanks to his guitarist talent and his great phrase rhythm in
Fanta MARA’s band, his sister, during the 2nd edition of the AFRO PEPITES SHOW
(a project hunter of talents from Africa). Mamady DIABATE collaborated during a
long time with, among others, Amadou SODIA, Sékouba Bambino, Haja
KOUYATE, Sayon CAMARA... Today he performs a lot on Paris stages with
his band le Vibration Mandingue, which delights music lovers, Afrobeat
Maker and fans of African culture... // Lives in: Paris (France)
VIDEOS
MEDIA, NETWORKS
PREVIOUS CONCERTS
LOOKING FOR
FOIRE AFRICAINE at the Grande Halle de la Villette // Extrait JAM SESSION // Un Blues
with Kenny NEAL // Live à l’Entrepôt // Africa 24 TV
Africa 24 TV // TéléSud // Radio Africa N°1 // Network Zone Franche // Network
The African Dream
2011/2012 > La Bellevilloise (Paris 20) > Le Panic Room (Paris 11) > Café des Sports
(Paris 20) > Le China (Paris 12) > Le Blue Note (Paris 18) > L'entrepôt (Paris 14) > Le
Baroc (Paris 10) > l'Olympic Café (Paris 18) > Moussa l'Africain (Paris 19) > Le
Chinois (Montreuil) > Festival Afrique Unie 2 (Paris 11) > At Satellit Café (Paris 11) >
La Foire Africaine at Grande Halle de la Villette (Paris 19)
Producer and Distributor of their 1st album with the Vibration Mandingue + Tour Manager
>> WALFADJARI // Mauritania // Music of the World //
www.reverbnation.com/walfadjiri
The music style of Walfadjiri band (from Nouakchott) gives the feeling
that the music coming from Sahara, together with the music from wet
and clayey places of Chemama (the river valley) are from the same
inspiration.
Here and elsewhere, this music accompanies women and men beyond borders.
This is what explains Walfadjiri’s ability to delight the public while they remain
attached to the music style of nomad shepherds. From music notes of
N'diarou to the ones of Fantang and Vaghou, Walfadjiri’s repertoire is rich,
diverse, nostalgic, committed and pugnacious… // Lives in: Nouakchott
(Mauritania)
VIDEOS/MUSICS
ALBUM
MEDIA, NETWORKS
PREVIOUS CONCERTS
LOOKING FOR
KAAW // Reverbnation
April 2009 : SEHIL (Self-production)
Radio Mauritania // Dounya richard toll Senegal // Franco diffusion // Rfi // National
Press : Cridem, Citymag , Authentique, Mauritanie découvertes // Radio Télévision
Suisse Romande // Radio Funhaus Europa (Germany) // Radio Africa n°1 // Network
Zone Franche // Network The African Dream
2011/2012 : Institut français de Mauritanie // Couleurs tropicales Rfi // National
tours to sensitize people about Aids; excision, malaria and good governance // Festival
Walo // Festival « nous les femmes » // Fête de la MUSIC à Nouakchott
Tour Manager + 1 Distributor for their 1st album + 1 Producer for the 2nd album.
>> KREOLOKOZ // Island of Réunion // Maloya Foonker //
www.myspace.com/kreolokoz
KREOLOKOZ create a sound universe proper to their Reunion origins.
Fine sounds sailing from sugar cane field, sea side, brown footpaths…
Carrying a strong and original concept, focused on creole culture,
Kréolokoz develops a concept which is nonetheless universal, where the
human being can recognize him/herself. Fine lyrics and attractive
melodies are the basis on which the musicians paint delightful music
atmospheres, mixing influences coming from Africa, India; Madagascar and the
rest of the world!! // Lives in: Saline-les-Bains (Island of Réunion)
MUSIC
CONCERTS
MEDIA, NETWORKS
LOOKING FOR
In Zistwar Maronaz – Portrait de Kréolokoz on Canal Sakifo
Festival WAYO 2012 at St Giles les bains (Island of Réunion) // Sakifo Musik Festival
2011 //
Antenne Réunion TV // Canal Sakifo // Network Zone Franche // Network The African
Dream
Tour Manager // Producer of their 1st album
>> Madou Sidiki DIABATE // Mali // Mandingo music, Kora //
www.myspace.com/madousidikidiabate
Madou is the son of Sidiki Diabaté, famous Gambian musician who emigrated to
Mali before the Independence who recorded in 1971 the first kora album solo in
the History of music, and son of Mariam Kouyaté, great story-teller from Mali. It
is in this family environment that Madou started to play the kora with 8 strings
when he was three. Music is easy as a toy and is part of his daily life.
Today, he presents a Mandingo band (Kora, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Vocal), in the
art of tradition… // Lives in: Bamako (Mali)
MUSICS/VIDEOS
ALBUMS
MEDIA, NETWORKS
PREVIOUS CONCERTS
LOOKING FOR
La nuit des divas au Zenith de Paris // Baralahou // In tour with Amadou et Mariam
2012 : Album Solo in India (Live Kora Solo). Amaras Production
2011 : Album with his band Le Mandingo Acoustique « Buruju » sold on Itunes,
Deezer, Amazon… (selfproduction)
Madou recorded with: Kassé Mady Diabaté - Manden Djeli Kan - 2009 // Cheick Tidiane
Seck - Sabaly - 2008 // Dee Dee Bridgewater - Red Earth – 2007 // Sekouba Bambino Warasso – 2004 & CAN 2006 // Alex Wilson - 2004 // Mali-Latino 2010 // Kandia Kouyaté Excision - 2001 & Birigo – 2004 // Baba Maal – 2001 // ... and many others
The Independant // Gladyspalmera.com // Song Lines Mgazine // BBC Radio //
Uncut Magazine // Africanews.it // Afrik.com // StarAfrica.com // Radio Africa N°1
// Network Zone Franche // Network The African Dream…
Festival Gnaoua and Music of the World - Essaouira, Morocco - 2009 // Ollinkan
International Festival - Mexico - 2007 & 2008 & 2009 // Festival about Niger - Ségou, Mali
- 2007 & 2009 // Festival Timitar-Morocco-2010 // 2008 : US solo tour
Sfinks Festival- Belgium- 2008 // Music Meeting - Holland - 2007 // Mojo Station Blues
Festival - Roma, Italy - 2007 // Mundial Festival - Holland - 2007 // Festival Singe Africa
Danse - South Africa - 2005 // Bath Festival - Ukraina - 2004 // Festival Due laghi Jazz Italy 2004 // Festival Visage du Mali - Cahors, France - 2004 // Festival de Kora Bamako, Mali - 2004 // Festival Stavanger - Norway – 2003 // Forde Festival - Norway 2003 // Festival Afrique de Pontarlier - Holland - 2002 // Festival Voix des Femmes Belgium - 2002 // La Mar de Musica - Spain – 2001 Festival Gourmande - Canada - 2001
// Festiyeelen - Koulikoro, Mali - 2000 // Womad Festival (Griot Groove) - 1999 //
Printemps des Cordes - Dakar, Senegal - 1996 // Festival Africolor - France – 1992…
European Tour Manager
>> Ghirmay ANDOM // Eritrea // Eritrean Music //
www.myspace.com/ghirmayandom
Ghirmay Andom is an Eritrean author, composer and interpreter. His music is
the result of his original and harmonious alliance of modern and
traditional instruments played by ethnic tribes in Eritrea: “waata”, “kirar”,
“koboro”, “shambuko”, “darabuka”, “abangala”, etc.
MUSIC
ALBUM
MUSIC TOURS/CONCERTS
MEDIA, NETWORKS
LOOKING FOR
Clip TEKEDIME // Song Jonna
2010 : Mslekhi iu (Self production)
Khartoum Sudan Holyday villa hotel Aug 2012 // Omdurman Sudan international
music festival November 2012 // Eritrean festival // French national day, Asmara
Alliance Française // Concert Asmara Cinema Roma…
Eritrean TV // Eritrean newspapers // Menisey magazine // Eritrean radio, Eritrean
FM radio // Sudan alshruq TV // Dubai Alshruq TV // Khartoum FM radio 94 //
Africanews.it // Afrik.com // Radio Africa n°1 // Networks : Zone Franche, The
African Dream
Tour Manager + Producer of his 2nd album
>> IKOBE // Rwanda // Acoustic Music //
www.myspace.com/ikobemuzikgroup
IKOBE is a band of young artists from Rwanda, well motivated to make
you travel through their country of 1000 hills! IKOBE shares the passion of
music, this is a band which started in the university centre of arts in Butare,
Rwanda. IKOBE proposes a music in which culture and ancient songs of
storytellers communicate a message of life, all of this in an acoustic mix of
guitars, percussions and traditional instruments such as inanga and ikembe. //
Lives in: Kigali (Rwanda)
MUSIC
LOOKING FOR
Live
Tour Manager + Producer of their 1st album
>> Dumba Kultur // Burkina Faso // Mandingo Tradi Modern //
www.myspace.com/dumbakultur
Dumba KULTUR: it really works, melodies remain, an attracting broken
voice… The prince and the hunter to seduce you… Dumba Kultur presents
Mossi rhythms, accompanied by the strings of N'goni and Kora, subtile
resonances of calabash and djembe. // Lives in: Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
VIDEOS
ALBUM
MUSIC TOURS/CONCERTS
MEDIA, NETWORKS
LOOKING FOR
Clip Nansara // Ntekerine
Le Trône (1999) // Voyage (2004) // Sabab (2009) produced by EMI MUSIC FRANCE
Ouaga hip hop,Jazz // Les récreatrales ''of Ouagadougou // la semaine
nationale de la culture à Bobodioulasso (SNC) // Salon internationale de l'artisanat
de ouagadougou (SIAO) // Le FESPACO Salles l'institut français de ouagadougou et
bobodioulasso // le Cenasa // le jardin de la MUSIC reemdogo // Théâtre de l'amitié
de Bobodioulasso. December 2012: tour in Congo (Festival sound système de Matombi)
BF1 TV // Canal3 TV // Smtv //Africable télévision // Radio ouaga Fm // Pulsar //
Nostalgie // Arc-en-ciel //Savane Fm // jam fm // Africanews.it // Afrik.com //
Radio Africa n°1 // Networks : Zone Franche, The African Dream
Tour Manager + Producer and Distributor of their 4th album
PAINTING
>> Coline LAMY // France // Figurative //
www.myspace.com/colamy
Coline Lamy is a self-taught; drawing and pastel are her passion pleasures,
giving her the opportunity to escape from the daily life and to express some
emotions. Africa had always interested her, she could not explain why.
The only country she has visited by now is Morocco but she is not done yet ;o)
Coline does not paint only paintings inspired by Africa, she is inspired in the first
place by the expression and the presence of some glances. // Lives in: Toulouse
(France)
ALBUM PHOTOS
MEDIA, NETWORKS
EXPOS PASSEES
LOOKING FOR
MYSPACE
Africanews.it // Afrik.com // Radio Africa n°1 // Network Zone Franche //
Network The African Dream
La Maripausa (Toulouse) // Festival Confluence (Lacroix Falgarde) // La Gaité (Toulouse)
Agence, Art gallery
>> Le Quartier Général // France // Figurative //
www.lequartiergeneral.com
Le Quartier Général, it is a duet of graphic artists and illustrators sisters
who create the atmosphere of a cultural Black American travel. Le
Quartier Général launches a set « Papiers Ordinaires », a figurative work
of portraits entirely created with felt, big size, scale one. This project
consists in series like a pagan « pilgrimage », travelling through cultures.
They want to have this project out from their workshop and go and meet diverse
places to give birth to a « travel » celebrating mix. // Lives in: Paris (France)
ALBUM PHOTOS
MEDIA, NETWORKS
EXPOS PASSEES
LOOKING FOR
Les BOUBOYS // Los Corazonegros // Zistwar de France
Africanews.it // Afrik.com // Radio Africa n°1 // TéléSud // France Ô // Network
Zone Franche // Network The African Dream
2008/2009 : Forum de la Bellevilloise (Paris) // 2009 : exposition collective à l’occasion
de l’avant-première du film « Notorious B.I.G » // 2010 : l’espace Xuly-Bët à Paris //
2010 : Lazy Dog (Paris 12ème) // 2010 : Festival ARTAQ au Stattbad de Berlin // 2011 :
Galerie La Place Forte (Paris 3ème) // 2011 : Art Lounge (Beirut, Liban) // 2011 :
98Weeks (Beirut, Liban) // 2011 : 56ème salon d’Art Contemporain de Montrouge //
2011 : White Project (Paris 3ème) // 2011: la JM Galerie (Paris 17ème) // 2012 : la
galerie l'Escale (Levallois).
Agence, Art gallery
PHOTOGRAPHY
>> Nicolas REMENE // France // Exhibition of pictures from Africa //
www.nicolasremene.com
Nicolas REMENE reveals treasures, resources and simple moments given
by life… Nicolas makes us plunge into the atmosphere and universe of Africa. //
Lives in: Marseille (France)
ALBUM PHOTOS
MEDIA, NETWORKS
EXPOS PASSEES
LOOKING FOR
Au Mali // HopeFull // Horizons
Africanews.it // Afrik.com // Network Zone Franche // Network The African Dream
L’Olympic Café (Paris) // L’Atipiko (Paris) // Full Moon (Lambesc)…
Agence, Art gallery
>> Frédéric RIDENT // France // Exposition Photos d’Afrique //
http://rident.yellowpics.net
Frédéric is a freelance photographer. He likes very much pictures of veils and of
illustrations. To him, Africa has always been a dream of life... // Lives in: Brest
(France)
ALBUM PHOTOS
MEDIA, NETWORKS
LOOKING FOR
Au Mali
Africanews.it // Afrik.com // Network Zone Franche // Network The African Dream
Agence, Art gallery
OTHER LINKS
>> Artists data basis: Julie STAL // Jesers // Boolumbal // Chengetai // Dame CONDOUL // Elie DRO // Hampathe & le
Sahel Blues // Terrakota // Melka AMANY // Ej Von Lyrik // Takeifa // Kréolokoz // Just Wôan // Mounawar… sorted
out by places of residence // by cultural region // by style
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