Helloooz,
It’s the "Francophone Festival" takin’ place in Cairo, Egypt

An every year event, organized in most of the French-speakin’ countries (includin' Egypt) startin' the 18th of March ... or may b earlier.

This year, the theme is Muzik ... So it’s the "Francophone Muzik Festival" (Musiques Sans Frontie`res), which was runnin’ from 18th - 22nd of March

& I'd managed to attend the 2nd & 3rd dayz of the festival

- 2nd day - Friday March 19th:

* Toma Sidibe` ( Mali/France):

Toma’s playin’ the muzik of Mali, while bein' originally French, so c that… muzik get ppl united, & his Muzik’s fantastic.

btw: Sidibe` is not his real family name, but he took the name of his Djembe teacher (Séga Sidibé) ... u can do a quick search to find out more about his story :)


* N’ Faly Kouyate` (Guinea/ Belgium):
The muzik was amazin’, though I didn’t get any of the words correct :D coz he was singin’ in Guinean, but the muzik was great ... he’s playin’ a nice African instrument called “kora” which sounds amazin’ (Kora: is an ethnik stringed instrument played widely in West Afrika) with hi wife Muriel on Djembe.

N’ Faly was the biggest ethnik Act of the festival, not only for his muzik but also 4 dressin' in the Guinean (i guess) ethnik & traditional costumez :D


- 3rd day - Saturday March 20th:

*Syncop (North Africa “Maghreb”/Canada):
Mixture of ethnic Algerian muzik with a Rap & Rock flava.


* Kajeem (Ivory Coast):
Mix of Afrikan (Ivory Coast) Ethnik muzik with Reggae ... the influences of Bob Marley :) ... the muzik was Catchy, Movin’ & get u dancin’… the repertoire was in French, with very few English songs


It was a great experience, discoverin’ other culturez & their ethnik Muzik ... Wishin’ 4 more next year inshaallah ...

Guess that's it 4 now, bye now & c u :)