The International Festival Nuits d’Afrique celebrated their 30th years extravagantly.
The most attended summer festival came to an end on July the 24th, and it was not to be missed! Many big names in attendance, Manu Dibango, Yael Naim, Rachid Taha, Tabou Combo, Meiway, Moto Kapia, Veeby and the unforgettable Inna Modja.
The popular festival which gathered hundreds if not a thousand of world music lovers, more than 35 different artists from different country performing in approximately 110 various venues at the heart of Montreal. Celebrating the wonderful sounds of Africa by blowing out its 30th-anniversary candles, a few of the artists truly gave outstanding performances; 7 nights 7 artist showing off the motherland in all its splendor.
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