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2012

AFRO-BAILAR PRAGUE FESTIVAL / JOIN US HERE:

01/11/2012 21:00

WWW.AFROBAILAR.COM

MOHAMED BANGOURA / BANGOURAKE (Guinea) in Prague

02/03/2012 19:55

The world famous guinean drummer Mohamed Bangoura, master Drummer and Teacher in traditional Guinean Music will perfrome live on 17th March at Africa Night In Palanca

He is described in Guinea as the man with “Hands of Fire”, “the Lion of Matam”, already regarded by many connoisseurs as one of the best amongst the Master Drummers of this world. His life totally dedicated to the music and his traditions, mesmerizing audiences with his out of this world skills, talent, power and virtuosity. Bangouraké is a true master through initiation and ability.

Since Mohamed was born, he has been known as Bangouraké, which means "Bangoura Man". In guinea he is known by this name. Bangourake was born in a Griot family. It is Griot tradition to carry the African traditional culture through music and song and to tell and pass on the stories of Africa. Playing music, singing and dancing is part of Griot life. Bangourake is proud of his heritage and his responsibilities as a Griot. He hopes to carry his tradition and music through his life and share it with people all around the world.

Mohamed Bangoura live at Dunumba in his native Guinee ( the older man who pays the artists at the end of the video is probably the most famous african drummer Mamady Keita )

Bangouraké is now based in Sydney and holds regular classes and workshops in Drum and Dance. He teaches, performs and founded the organisation "Djembe Kan" actively promoting Guinean Culture and Music throughout Australia, New Zealand, Europe and Japan. Bangourake has there fore appointed djembe instructors to teach the traditional rhythms as played in Guinea. He also takes students back to Guinea every year to study traditional drum and dance as an introduction to Guinean culture.

More info: www.djembekan.net ... the official webpage of Mohamed Bangoura

In Prague, Mohamad Bangoura will also lead a Workshop of African dance longside Vitor Tavares Mendes and Bijou Camara . Workshop is organized by Africky Dum and supported by Afrobailar Prague Festival

There is one more video I would like to share with you. Lot of people think tha Guinee is known and good only in traditional and perkussinmusic. This hot coupe decale guineen video proves that also the modern music from Guinee can be hot! ;)

3. Ethnobááál radia Ethno

17/02/2012 02:53

New Kuduro mixtape for Afrobailar Prague Festival

31/01/2012 10:17

Afro-Bailar Kuduro Mix by Vitor Mendes & DJ Ross The Boss Mendes

This mixtape was made for Vitor Mendes kuduro wokshop in Prague

More info can be found on www.afrobailar.com website

Sonic Africa - reloaded

01/12/2011 06:12

After 1 week break we launched new version of Sonic Africaca website.

Hopefully within 1 other week we will add the older articles and make all links and downloads working ;)

If you will find any mistakes on the website, please let us know.

Afrobailar Prague Festival

04/11/2011 20:00

More info at: www.afrobailar.com

Africa In Prague

30/08/2011 00:51

We would like to invite all fans of african music and culture to Palanca Club to theevent Called Africa in Prague. We will bring you a very rich and colourfull programm to make everybody happy and satisfied. Bring your dancing shoes and get ready for a dance crazyness all night long.

Where: Latino dance Club Palanca, OD Kotva 5.patro, Náměstí Republiky 8

When: 9.9.2011, 9pm - 5am
Entry: 120 czk / 60 czk before 10pm
Line up:
10pm - 10:40pm
MORKÉBA - Senegal,Gambia, Czech
-west african drums and dance performance
11pm - 0:00am
PRINCE ALFREDO AND THE WARRIORS - D.R.Congo
-live afropop, reggae
0:00 - 5:00 am
DJ ROSS THE BOSS - www.sonicafrica.com
DJ AMA AKA 12PLAY - www.soultrainweekender.eu/cs/menuartist/18-dj12play/21-dj-12-play
- afropop, coupedecale, hiplife, kizomba, kuduro, kwaito, mbalax, naija, reggae, semba, soukous, zouk
Additional programm: african market + african food by ACA culture.
Contest for the BEST AFRICAN COSTUME. A woman with the best african clothes will win a bottle of champaigne!

Recomended drescode: african, elegant
Recomendedmood: dancing, positive ;)
Everybody welcome, invite your friends and join us inthis unique event.

More info:
www.palanca.cz
www.sonicafrica.com
www.ethnoradio.cz

New Kizomba-Zouk mixtape for download

17/08/2011 00:54

Enjoy the Kizomba-zouk-love 2011 ( DJ Ross the Boss Mixtape ) with kizomba and zouk tunes from 2008 - 2011 with rnb and dancehall flava

Enjoy ;)

Kizomba-zouk-love 2011 ( DJ Ross the Boss Mixtape ) by sonicafrica

Coupe Decale Explosion

25/07/2011 01:04

Exactly after one year we would like to invite you to the 2nd edition of Coupe Decale Night: !!! COUPE DECALE EXPLOSION !!!

Explosive music, explosive dances, explosive party. Duruing the night you can hear one of the most danceable african styles: Coupe Decale. Besides that the DJs willspin also AFROPOP - HIPLIFE - KIZOMBA - KUDURO - NAIJA - MBALAX - REGGAE- SEMBA - SOUKOUS - ZOUK and more.

African hits will be spinned by DJ AMA AKA 12PLAY (Mali) and DJ ROSS THE BOSS (CZE).

Big show will bring us a tap dance world champion !!! Tomáš Slavíček who will perform with Djembe drummers and also live djembe-drummers group MORKÉBA

Expect wild Coupe Decale animations

First 100 people will receive brand new coupe decale mixtape CD mixed by DJ Ross the Boss During the night we will also vote for free fullpass to www.afrobailar.com Prague festival in the total rie of 100 Eur !!

COME TO THE COUPE DECALE NIGHT, WE WILL MAKE YOU DANCE ALL NIGHT LONG!

Facebook event

Start: 9:30 pm

End: 4:30 am

Entry: 100CZK ( 60 CZK before 10pm)

More info:

www.palanca.cz

www.sonicafrica.com

www.ethnoradio.cz

Africa Night with Ba-To-Cu at Jamcafé

20/06/2011 19:49

Radio Ngoma 8 Transatlantic Rhythm Passage

17/03/2011 20:10

"Following the musical diaspora from Africa to the Caribbean and back again, the story of Rumba is one of the central narratives of modern music. This edition of Radio Ngoma explores amazing dance music from places like the Congo and Nigeria to Haiti, Guadalupe, Colombia -- timeless music to warm the heart and move the feet."
Dj Zhao - Radio Ngoma 8 Transatlantic Rhythm Passage by reboot.fm

Zouk and kizomba are spreading over Africa

07/02/2011 20:13

...yes, that's right. Its a fact that zouk is getting popular. And now you can hear it in countries, you wouldn't expect before.
For example Kenya

or Guinée

Akwaaba All Stars - DJ Zhao's Chop Chop Akwaaba SuperMix

04/01/2011 20:18

Let's start the new year with some cool mixtape. DJ Zhao's Chop Chop Akwaaba SuperMix is an awesome eclectic mixtape that put together many different styles from allover africa. This mixtape is was released to the second anivesary of Akwaba project and by Akwaba's words this mixtape is ... "an epic journey into the heart of contemporary African pop music"

Listen to the mixtape
Enjoy!:)

Sonic Africa wish you a Happy New Year 2011

01/01/2011 20:25

After 2 months break when this website was off-line , sonic africa is online again. Just in time to wish you a happy New Year. Let your wishes will be fullfiled.

Makoma - Napesi ( Congolese gospel band)
Napesi Yo nde motema? na ngai (I give You my heart)
Yo moko Nzambe salela yango (You are the only God)
Na elikia na ngai napesi Yo (and my hope)