In January 2019, the Austrian world music scene will be showcasing its musical qualities on the international stage at the Internationale Kulturbörse Freiburg. The Kulturbörse is an international trade fair for stage productions, music and events, and is one of Europe’s oldest … read more »
With his latest bandproject Douba Foli the Austria-based balafon player Mamadou Diabate (Burkina Faso) unites professional musicians from Austria and West Africa. The brothers Abdoulaye and Modibo Diabate (Mali) are members of the band. As well as Mamadou Diabate they come from the … read more »
Almost every day, the news headlines are full about people who are currently trying to get to Europe from Africa. However Africa does not only stand for refugees, hunger and war, but also for culture. This scene portrait by Jürgen Plank is … read more »