African music put to the test of the Covid-19

Manu Dibango in concert in Vienna, July 12, 2019, with Flavia Coelho and Manou Gallo. © Arthur Viguier

By: Alain Foka

The health crisis continues to claim lives. Among them, the world of culture is badly affected, between the closing of performance halls and the cancellation of festivals. Even if many artists have made their voices heard in favor of the prevention and the fight against the Covid-19, the cases are emptying and in the sector, the concern settles. When will the public return? And will the time of confinement favor creation?

Publicity

With our guests:

Charlotte Dipanda, Cameroonian artist

A'salfo, singer of the group Magic System

Edgar Yonkeu , Gabonese producer, songwriter and arranger

Other guests awaiting confirmation

Newsletter Receive all international news directly in your mailbox

I subscribe

Follow all international news by downloading the RFI application

google-play-badge_FR

  • Music
  • Economy
  • Coronavirus
  • Culture Africa

On the same subject

Guinea: a ceremony to the sound of the kora to say goodbye to Mory Kanté

Cameroonian artist Manu Dibango dies from coronavirus

Congolese Aurlus Mabélé, king of the soukouss, swept away by the coronavirus