[A Celebration of African Music, Culture and Traditions.]
Presenter: The African Music Festival Group Inc. (AMFG)
Date: Fri., 25th & Sat., 26th April 2008
Location: The James L. Knight Center (JLKC), downtown Miami, Florida.
Featuring: Kotoja, The West African Highlife Band (WAHB) and Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca
The 2008 AFRICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL Postponed to the Weekend of April 25th 2008. South African Airways Has Confirmed its Participation in The Festival By Offering Two (2) Free Airline Tickets to South Africa from North America.
The African Music Festival Group (AMFG) is excited to have The West African Highlife Band (WAHB) open up the festival's beautiful brand of Highlife music. This opening night will also feature Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca. This truly multi-cultural group will treat attendees to an innovative musical combination of Latin and African elements from Salsa to Soukous with an occasional Merengue or Afro-Portuguese excursion.
Saturday, April 26th 2008 Kotoja, with their highly animated and powerful show are sure to excite the audience with their infectious mix of African Highlife, Juju, Jazz, and World Music.
Tickets: Currently on sale at www.ticketmaster.com, (305)358-5885 or (954)523-3309 in Miami / Fort Lauderdale and at the James L. Knight Box Office, (305)416-5977. Individual day ticket prices are $102, $123 & $134 and the 2-day package ticket price is $305. All ticket prices are subject to additional service charges.
Add'l Info"Information for hotel accommodations and details for discount travel will be published as soon as they are finalized. For more information, please visit www.africanmusicfestival.net
Additional information on The West African Highlife Band (WAHB) and Kotoja can be found on www.africanmusicsource.com. More information on Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca can be found on www.makinaloca.com
The 2008 AFRICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL will feature concert performances by various artists playing a variety of pulsating 'hip shaking' music from Afro-Beat, West African Highlife, Soukous, Makossa, Juju, Reggae, Salsa, Merengue and World Music to cultural displays. The remaining performers and artists will be announced as soon as they are confirmed.
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The AFRICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL was created and developed by The African Music Festival Group (AMFG) after a continuous demand for African artists and performers in the United States. The festival is aimed at uniting people of African descent from all works of life and backgrounds in the diaspora through music, education and culture. This truly international music festival is held in mid January in the beautiful city of Miami, Florida and it attracts attendees from across the United States, Canada, Europe, Africa and the local Miami, Florida area.
The 2008 AFRICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL will showcase a variety of entertainment events that range from musical performances & concerts by local and international artists, business exhibits of goods & services, arts & crafts boutiques, art vendors, beverage & food stands, art demonstrations, new product samplings & giveaways, comedy shows and networking parties, all with an African connection.
The festival will take place at the James L. Knight Center, a world-class multi-purpose entertainment, meeting and convention complex located in the heart of lovely downtown Miami, Florida -- a vibrant metropolitan city with its colourful beaches, its abundant sun, sand and surf, world class cuisine, sizzling night life and exciting recreational and entertainment choices.
Sponsors: South African Airways (www.flysaa.com) and The Greater Miami Conventions & Visitors Bureau (www.gmcvb.com), The Danish Brewery Group, Inc., makers of the Vitamalt non-alcoholic beverage (www.vitamalt.com), are one of the major sponsors of the festival. Furthermore, The Westside Gazette Newspaper, a 34-year old African American owned and operated newspaper is one of the main media sponsors of the festival. Additional sponsors are currently finalizing their commitments and will be announced at a later date.
The 2008 AFRICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL is a production of The African Music Festival Group (AMFG) INC. The African Music Festival Group INC. plans and organizes high quality multi-cultural entertainment events across North America, the Caribbean and Europe.
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