Join AfriCourage –
wherever you are
Experience Gambian stars like Jali Madi and Gee live on stage with world-famous musicians like Baaba Maal and Smockey – at The Gambia’s biggest venue, the Independence Stadium in Bakau, and on the radio / web.
The AfriCourage programme will be streamcast live by the European Broadcast Union to the world. AfriCourage will thus become the first sub-Saharan African festival to be broadcast live to major European media networks.
Information about
the festival
The OpenMic/AfriCourage festival brings together international and regional music stars to celebrate the power of music and the strength of indigenous culture in Banjul, The Gambia, Dec 27-28, 2019.
On December 27th the focus is on hip-hop and urban contemporary music and on December 28th, OpenMic invites the AfriCourage project to expose traditional and contemporary culture to an international audience.

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FESTIVAL PROGRAM & BROADCASTING TIMES
Artist
Banjul / Lisbon / London
Berlin / Lagos / Warsaw
Helsinki
Feature with recordings from the OpenMicFest (27.12.) with Jali Madi and others
09:00 p.m.
10:00 p.m.
11:00 p.m.
Tatadindin
9:30 p.m.
10:30 p.m.
11:30 p.m.
Baaba Maal
10:00 p.m.
11:00 p.m.
00:00 a.m.
Journal Rappé
11:00 p.m.
00:00 a.m.
01:00 a.m.
The Liberation Orchestra of Inverted Traditions including performances by Wimme & Rinne, Ensemble Modern, Sambou Suso, Killa Ace and others
11:10 p.m.
00:10 a.m.
01:10 a.m.
Smockey
00:30 a.m.
01:30 a.m.
02:30 a.m.
DJs from The Gambia
01:00 a.m.
02:00 a.m.
03:00 a.m.
Sambou Suso
01:30 a.m.
02:30 a.m.
03:30 a.m.
Gee
02:00 a.m.
03:00 a.m.
04:00 a.m.
DJs from The Gambia
02:30 a.m.
03:30 a.m.
04:30 a.m.
ST
03:00 a.m.
04:00 a.m.
05:00 a.m.
FESTIVAL PROGRAM & BROADCASTING TIMES
Berlin / Lagos / Warsaw
Artist: Feature with recordings from the OpenMicFest (27.12.) with Jali Madi and others
Time: 10:00 p.m.
Artist: Tatadindin
Time: 10:30 p.m.
Artist: Baaba Maal
Time: 11:00 p.m.
Artist: Journal Rappé
Time: 00:00 a.m.
Artist: The Liberation Orchestra of Inverted Traditions including performances by Wimme & Rinne, Ensemble Modern, Sambou Suso, Killa Ace and others
Time: 00:10 a.m.
Artist: Smockey
Time: 01:30 a.m.
Artist: DJs from The Gambia
Time: 02:00 a.m.
Artist: Sambou Suso
Time: 02:30 a.m.
Artist: Gee
Time: 03:00 a.m.
Artist: DJs from The Gambia
Time: 03:30 a.m.
Artist: ST
Time: 04:00 a.m.
Banjul / Lisbon / London
Artist: Feature with recordings from the OpenMicFest (27.12.) with Jali Madi and others
Time: 09:00 p.m.
Artist: Tatadindin
Time: 9:30 p.m.
Artist: Baaba Maal
Time: 10:00 p.m.
Artist: Journal Rappé
Time: 11:00 p.m.
Artist: The Liberation Orchestra of Inverted Traditions including performances by Wimme & Rinne, Ensemble Modern, Sambou Suso, Killa Ace and others
Time: 11:10 p.m.
Artist: Smockey
Time: 00:30 a.m.
Artist: DJs from The Gambia
Time: 01:00 a.m.
Artist: Sambou Suso
Time: 01:30 a.m.
Artist: Gee
Time: 02:00 a.m.
Artist: DJs from The Gambia
Time: 02:30 a.m.
Artist: ST
Time: 03:00 a.m.
Helsinki
Artist:Feature with recordings from the OpenMicFest (27.12.) with Jali Madi and others
Time: 11:00 p.m.
Artist: Tatadindin
Time: 11:30 p.m.
Artist: Baaba Maal
Time: 00:00 a.m.
Artist: Journal Rappé
Time: 01:00 a.m.
Artist: The Liberation Orchestra of Inverted Traditions including performances by Wimme & Rinne, Ensemble Modern, Sambou Suso, Killa Ace and others
Time: 01:10 a.m.
Artist: Smockey
Time: 02:30 a.m.
Artist: DJs from The Gambia
Time: 03:00 a.m.
Artist: Sambou Suso
Time: 03:30 a.m.
Artist: Gee
Time: 04:00 a.m.
Artist: DJs from The Gambia
Time: 04:30 a.m.
Artist: ST
Time: 05:00 a.m.