Launching in Abidjan of the 13th edition of the Anoumabo Urban Music Festival
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The launch of the 13th edition of the Anoumabo Urban Music Festival (FEMUA) took place on Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Abidjan.
The event is one of the largest cultural platforms in Africa.
Organized by the Ivorian musical group, Magic System, it is scheduled to take place from 14 to 19 April around the theme "Africa-Europe Alliance: Peace and Development".
The 2020 edition of FEMUA will see the participation of 21 artists from 13 countries.
According to Traoré Salif dit A'Salfo, FEMUA's general commissioner and vocal lead of the Magic System group, the FEMUA will have five components.
The innovation of this 2020 edition will be the introduction of "Couleur Café", a European festival that will allow Western artists to come and play on the FEMUA stage and vice versa.
The festival will take place in Abidjan and Grand-Bassam (south of Abidjan).
Senegal is the guest of honour of this edition. The godmother of this edition is Ursulavon Der Leyen, President of the European Commission.
Several artists are expected for this celebration. They include Youssou N'Dour (Senegal), Koffi Olomidé (DRC), Vegedream (France) Daphne (Cameroon), Floby (Burkina Faso), David Carreira (Portugal), Soum Bill (Cote d'Ivoire), Kadjeem (Cote d'Ivoire), Magic Diezel (Cote d'Ivoire), Mix 1er (Cote d'Ivoire) and Ariel (Cote d'Ivoire).
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