Opening Performances

To warmly welcome all Africa-Asia 3 ConFest participants, a vibrant series of performances has been curated for the Welcome Festival.
Join us at the UCAD Library Plaza at 18:00 to celebrate the start of the ConFest with an engaging and lively gathering.

The Opening Ceremony will be animated by the multidisciplinary show LONKKO (Frères d'âmes/deep brothers) of the Dakar-based Label Assamane, followed by a concert with the powerful Afro soul and jazz singer Kalsoum. Lonkko is an artistic and cultural concept that speaks to the symbiosis of cultures from Africa and Asia that share similarities in their movements and energy, such as martial arts and sabar dance, a Senegalese musical and dance genre. The musicians, dancers, singers and performers are interested in how the meeting of cultures leads to new movements and sounds on the same stage.

Performance:
Dance: Fally Médoune, Mamadou Saliou, Maïmouna Diop, and Tida Dary Mané
Saxophone: Babacar
Violon: Kara Lumière
Xalam: Aljuma
Percussion Sabar: Pape Faye
Percussion Khine: Abdallah Gueye, Thierno Ba, Lamp, Thierno Sylla
Tiakaba: Manu
Trumpet: Yasna Vismale
Faux Simbs: Ameth Gaye, Cheikhou Soxna, Badu Camara, Tally
Djembé: Khalil Kamara
Cracheur de Feu: Ousmane Faye

Live concert:
Lead vocal: Kalsoum
Choir: Mya Sen
Bassist: Ridial
Drummer: Babacar
Guitarist: François
Keyboard: Philippe
Trumpet: Yasna Vismale