Gira Vis a Vis 2019

Gira Vis a Vis 2019

Vis a Vis is the professional meeting between Spanish cultural promoters and African musicians which Casa África has been holding in Africa for ten years. One of its objectives is to ensure a greater presence of African music on Spanish stages. That is the aim of this tour which the two winners of Vis a Vis 2019 are starting now. FRA! and Kyekyeku & Ghanalogue Highlife will visit various Spanish cities performing at the festivals which participate in the programme.

After ten years (Senegal 2010Cape Verde 2011, Ethiopia 2012, South Africa 2013, Tanzania 2014, Dakar 2015, Abidjan 2016, Angola 2017, Equatorial Guinea 2018 and Ghana 2019) Vis a Vis has established itself as a professional event which is well known and respected in Spain and Africa. This Casa África project has become a powerful tool for the dissemination of African music in Spain.

Vis a Vis 2019 was held at venues in Accra and the eventual winners were FRA!, with their personal style, and the wonderful guitar of Kyekyeku & Ghanalogue Highlife.

KYEKYEKU & GHANALOGUE HIGHLIFE: Kyekyeku is known as “the guitar master”. A very personal artist who fuses a very traditional folk style, the so-called Ghanaian palmwine, with highlife and afrobeat

FRA! means mixture in Akan, and that is what this group of young people from the Nungua neighbourhood in Accra creates. With afrocentric roots, they say, they develop a personal style that goes from afropop to indie, rock and soul. They started as a covers band and are now promoting the first work which includes their own songs.

These two groups of musicians are now starting their summer tour through Spain during the month of July:

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This year, we’ve also been lucky enough to be winners of the EtnoSur Award a recognition for which we are infinitely grateful and we repeat the same phrase with which we were told we’d won the award and which we extend to all festivals that are part of Vis a Vis: “Congratulations on your work - it makes our work better as a result.”

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To learn more about the winners and what the Vis a Vis project means to them:

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Vídeos, imágenes y audios de Gira Vis a Vis 2019

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Proyección del documental «Los cayucos de Kayar»
25 de noviembre, a las 9:30h, en Casa África
Festival Internacional de Payasos y Payasas de Fuerteventura Tran Tran
Del 22 al 24 de noviembre en Gran Tarajal, Fuerteventura
Migratlantes: III Seminario de Migraciones
25 y 26 de noviembre en Casa África
IV Semana África La Gomera
22 y 23 de noviembre en Valle Gran Rey
ANTITROPISMO. Crónica de (la) otra Historia
El 18 de noviembre de 2024 en Bamako
VII CONGRESO INTERNACIONAL DE RIUL
7 y 8 de noviembre en la ULPGC
Mujeres Africanas Rodando
Del 14 al 17 de noviembre de 2024 en el Teatro Auditorio de Agüimes
«La deriva»
El 18 de noviembre en Casa África
Nigeria lucha contra la desinformación sanitaria
28 y 29 de octubre 2024 en Abuja, Nigeria
Woman Impact Summit 2024
Del 6 al 8 de noviembre de 2024
Talleres Enseñar África 2024
Del 4 al 19 de noviembre de 2024 en varias islas canarias
Presentación del libro
5 de noviembre de 2024, a las 19h, en Casa África
GOALS FOR CHANGE
Del 30 de octubre al 22 de noviembre de 2024 en Barcelona
Viaje a la historia de los ritmos malinkes
24 de octubre de 2024 a las 19:30h en Casa África
Cierre de proyecto
17 de octubre de 2024 en Casa África
Presentación del libro | CANCELADA
30 de octubre de 2024, a las 19h, en Casa África
Foro Empresarial Mauritania-Canarias
15 de octubre de 2024. Casa África
Contra el hambre de vivienda en África
22 de octubre de 2024 a las 10:30h en Casa África