Paris- France (PANA) -- The African-American singer, Michael Jackson, who died la st Thursday, owed Africa the liveliness of his dance and his choreography, Victo r Adelaï, trainer in voice and concert organiser, said Thursday in Paris, France. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Togolese female singer Afiwavi Mawulana Missohou, alias Afia Mala, on Tuesday expressed satisfaction about the improvement of the situation of African women, stressing the importance of their social role. Full text...

Cairo- Egypt (PANA) – Israeli musical conductor, D-aniel Barenboim, has confirmed his participation in a show fixed for 16 April in Egypt despite opposition from a number of intellectuals and activists to Israelis performing in Egypt. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Senegalese musician and roving ambassador for peace in the world Oumar Pene on Thursday made a passionate plea for the restoration of peace in Africa and around the world. Full text...

Lome- Togo (PANA) -- A music and dance festival for Africans in diaspora, dubbed "Africarythms", will be held here from Thursday to Saturday, organisers of the e v ent, Association "Integraale", said Monday. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Barely two months after Nigeria lost three key music pra ctitioners, another legend, Oliver De Coque, died Friday here, the Punch newspap e r reported Sunday. Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) -- An exhibition on the life and career of famous Egyptian s inger, Oum Kalsoum, opened here Monday. Full text...

Yaounde- Cameroon (PANA) -- Musician Odile Ngaska was Sunday elected chairperson of the Board of Directors of Cameroon's Musical Art Corporation (SOCAM) during a n extraordinary meeting of the corporation here. Full text...

Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Former French tennis champion, who has switched to music, Yannick Noah, is to perform a concert on Friday evening at Swami Vivekananda International Center, in Pailles, in the Mauritian capital, sources close to the singer's staff told PANA. Full text...

Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The fourth edition of the International Nomad Mu sic Festival in Nouakchott (FIMNN) opened on Monday in the Ksar Stadium, a commu n e in Nouakchott. Full text...

Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The fourth edition of the international music fe stival of Nouakchott is due from 7-11 April in the Mauritanian capital, Nouakcho t t, sources close to the organizers announced on Thursday. Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) -- Musicians from 10 French-speaking countries, including eight from Africa, are participating in the international market of world music (WOMEX) in Seville, Spain. Full text...

Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- Famous South-African singer, Miriam Makeba says she will sing until she reaches three scores and thirty. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The man described as the "doyen of Highlife" in Nigeria, Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe, has died at the age of 73, according to his son, Obiajulu. Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) – Senegalese musician Ismaël -Lô said on Monday in Paris that he would begin a marathon tour in South Africa to promote his latest album "Senegal". Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Senegalese musician Baaba Maal is back in Dakar after a five-month stay in London, for medical treatment, his communications office said here. Full text...

Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- Ivorian singer, Stéphane Doukouré alias "Douk-Saga," has died at the El Fateh Suka private hospital in Ouagadougou, the local media reported in the Burkinabe capital Friday. Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) - – A compact disk featuring music by Malian singer and guitarist Ali Farka Touré, who died on 7 March 2006 in Bamako, has been released posthumously in France. Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) – South African singer and gu-itarist, Johnny Clegg, is staging a concert Monday evening in Lourdes, southwest France, to promote peace in Africa, organisers said here. Full text...

Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The third international nomadic music Festival opened in the Mauritanian capital Monday night. Full text...

Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The third international nomadic music festival opens in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott 10 April, the organisers said here Wednesday. Full text...

Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- The third edition of the annual Malian Music Awards, "The 2005 Tamani", kicks off here 26 December, organisers said in a statement Wednesday. Full text...

Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- Ten artists and personalities have been given prizes for their roles in promoting Black music across the globe at the 2nd "Black Music Awards" held here at the weekend, organisers revealed Monday. Full text...

Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- Participants from ten West African countries will attend the second festival of the "Stars of African Cultural Integration" (SICA) opening Monday in Cotonou, the Benin capital. Full text...

Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Renowned Malian musician Aly Farka Touré suffered paralysis in the legs a fortnight ago, a close associate of the artist revealed here Thursday. Full text...

Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- The second edition of the 'Black Music Awards' designed to promote African music on the continent and the Diaspora takes place here 10 December, organisers announced Sunday. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The RFI 2005 Musiques du Monde Prize will be awarded 10 November at a concert of finalists Ba Cissoko, Naneth and Tcheka at the Dakar-based Léopold Sédar Senghor Institute, sources close to the institute revealed here Friday. Full text...

Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Julian Marley, one of the sons of the late Jamaican reggae legend Bob Marley, is in Mauritius where he is due to perform at a concert late Monday at Rose-Hill, 20-km south of Port-Louis. Full text...

Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Lebanese star singer Ragheb Alama is expected to stage a concert in Nouakchott this coming weekend, sources close to the organisers said here Sunday. Full text...

Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- A court in Bamako, the Maliain capital, has ordered Ivorian reggae musician Seydou Doumbia, alias Tiken Jah Fakoly to pay 14 million CFA francs to organisers of Bamako International Music Festival (FIMBA), for a breach of contract last year, the local press reported Monday. Full text...

Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- Ivorian musicians John Yaley, Gadji Celi, Mawa Traore and others begin a tour on Saturday to promote peace among fellow compatriots in the war-torn country. Full text...

Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Senegalese musician Alioune Mbaye Nder's Friday night concert in Nouakchott drew a thousand people at the Racing Club in the Mauritanian capital. Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) -- Senegalese superstar Youssou Ndour on Thursday called for the setting-up of an Association of African Professional Musicians (AMPA) designed to better organise the sector in the continent. Full text...

Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- Congo's minister of culture, arts and tourism, Jean Claude Gakosso has described slavery as the greatest tragedy in the history of Africa. Full text...

Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- Artists from African, the American and Caribbean countries will participate in the fifth Pan-African Musical Festival (FESPAM), which opens Saturday in the Félix Eboué stadium of Brazzaville, Congo. Full text...

Libreville- Gabon (PANA) -- Salif Keita, the Malian superstar, arrived in Libreville on Friday to perform two concerts in the Gabonese capital, organisers said here. Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) -- Three Central African musical bands plan holding a concert Tuesday in Paris at the headquarters of Alliance Francais, an organisation working for the promotion of the French language worldwide. Full text...

Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- The second edition of the Stars of African Cultural Integration (SICA), an event held to reward African cultural talents, has been scheduled for December in Porto-Novo, organisers announced here Friday. Full text...

Port Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Ivorian reggae star Alpha Blondy arrived Thursday in Mauritius where he will hold a concert Saturday evening at Germain Commarmond Stadium, in Bambous, in the west of the island. Full text...

Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Senegalese superstar Baaba Maal will from 3 to 5 June in Nouakchott celebrate the 20th anniversary of the formation of his band called "Dende Lenool. Full text...

Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- The Lesedi Cultural Performers from South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province has left the country to perform at the Emancipation from Slavery Celebration in Martinique, an island in the Caribbean. Full text...

Praia- Cape Verde (PANA) -- Famous Cape Verdian superstar Cesaria Evora has undergone in Paris a surgical operation to open her coronary arteries, sources close to the singer told PANA. Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) -- Ivorian reggae singer Tiken Jah Fakoly will be the guest star at the 21st Francopholies, a modern music festival billed for 12-17 July at La Rochelle in southwest France, sources told PANA here Tuesday. Full text...

Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Cameroonian musician Richard Bona will be on stage here on 2 May at the invitation of the French cultural centre in Nouakchott, officials indicated Monday in the Mauritanian capital. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Akonliv Afrik, a new record company, has been established in Dakar to promote Senegalese hip-hop throughout Africa and overseas. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Senegalese musician, Mamadou Kalade has founded "Marimbalafon", an association aimed to promote the balafon, a musical instrument played in several regions of the world, notably in Africa, Latin America and Asia. Full text...

Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Malian bluesman Aly Farka Toure, a 1995 Grammy Awards winner, has set up a foundation bearing his name, informed sources told PANA here on Wednesday. Full text...

Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- Arts and Culture Minister Pallo Jordan and Western Cape Premier Ebrahim Rasool visited seriously ill music legend Robbie Jansen Thursday night at a Cape Town hospital. Full text...

Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Eight groups from abroad are participating in the second edition of Nouakchott's International Nomad Music Festival that kicked off three days ago here. Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) -- Legendary Cameroonian saxophonist Manu Dibango begins a tour of several French cities that kicks off in New Morning, Paris this Friday, organisers said Tuesday. Full text...