☼ Open The Gate Festival ☼ 9th Anniversary ☼
☼ 12 hours Free Entry ☼
Sunday 10th June at Rich Mix, Open The Gate cultural organization celebrates another year of cultural and community events with some of the finest LIVE acts on stage, drumming, dance and arts workshops and activities surrounded by Open The Gate's "The African Market"... all in for 12 hours non-stop festival... and FREE ENTRY all day long from midday to midnight!

☼ Many stalls with #TheAfricanMarket!

☼ LIVE ON STAGE:

12:00 - 14:00 DRUMSONG drumming workshop with Nadia Al Faghih Hasan & Friends

14:00 - 14:30 DJ: Güneş Güvenifly & Astro Mega

14:30 - 15:00 LIVE: Asingjay (Uganda) acoustic performance Asingjay Culture

15:00 - 15:30 DJ: Africathy Catherine Plant

15:30 - 16:00 LIVE: Muntu Valdo (Cameroon) acoustic performance Muntu Valdo's Music + Work

16:00 - 16:30 DJ: Güneş Güvenifly & Astro Mega

16:30 - 17:00 LIVE: ESE & The Vooduu People (Electric Soul)

17:00 - 17:30 DJ: Ramboy Selecta Rambo

17:30 - 18:00 LIVE: Tibio & Dub Troubles (Reggae singer + DJ)

18:00 - 19:00 LIVE: DUBHOUSE feat. Tasha Love, Ras Strika, Figure Benji, Samurai + more surprise guests

19:00 - 19:30 DJ: Fenomeno Show

19:30 - 20:00 LIVE: DJEMBE THUNDER (Mali) Traore Idris

20:00 - 20:30 DJ: Jamie Renton

20:30 - 21:30 LIVE: BEOOGO YINGA (Burkina Faso) Beoog Yinga Alai Sanfo

21:30 - 22:00 DJ: Fenomeno show

22:00 - 23:00 LIVE: Yaaba Funk (Ghana) Richmond Kessie Helen McDonald Paul Brett

23:00 - 24:00 DJ: Motorino ft. Lt Olio (Vezzali/ Pezze/ Vezzali)

AND ALSO:

☼ Delicious West African food from 12 midday by Cally Munchy

☼ Facepainting by Paint Up Kems NaturalEb + Lovelatouche

☼ Massage therapy by Mariama Ndiaye

COME EARLY:
At Rich Mix London 35 - 47 Bethnal Green Road,, E1 6LA
Saturday 10th June - FREE ENTRY - 12 midday to 12 midnight

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Artists: A-Wa , Alborosie , Ballaké Cissoko , Brand New Wayo , Charles Aznavour , Daymé Arocena , Fatoumata Diawara , Jacques Brel , Marcia Griffiths , Mariza , Matias Damásio , Monomono , Nahawa Doumbia , Neissatou , Nikkle Mai , Peter King , Rokia Traoré , Segun Robert , Sona Jobarteh , Yaaba Funk

Event Preview: ALL EARS – Muntu Valdo & Modou Touré @ Greenwich Park (London; Saturday 23rd July 2022)

On Saturday the 23rd of July, West African notes, musical scents and rhythmic aromas will permeate Greenwich Park. On the park’s bandstand stage Muntu Valdo and Modou Touré will be showcasing their jazzy songwriting for an afternoon of African blues and heartwarming sounds. Progenitor of the amazing Sawablues, Muntu Valdo’s music…

Artists: Modou Toure , Muntu Valdo

Mukambo Mixtape – Let’s Felabrate 2021

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Artists: Àbáse , Abayomy , Aweto Band , Daniel Dzidzonu , Eparapo , Fela Soul , Femi Koya , Jumbo System , Lindigo , Luka Afrobeat Orquesta , Muito Kaballa Power Ensemble , Mzee , Nubiyan Twist , Okwei Odili , Raul Monsalve Y Los Forajidos , Tabó Afrobeat , The Anthronauts , The Mabon Dawud Republic , Vito-Lalinga , Yaaba Funk

Farewell to the Makossa Man – A Tribute to Manu Dibango by Muntu Valdo

Since Rhythm Passport’s early days, Manu Dibango has constantly represented a music polestar to us. Back in 2014, we had the honour to interview him at Womad UK for what was one of our first features. Since then, he and his music have often enriched the pages of our website….

Artists: Mamu Dibango , Muntu Valdo