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Lapiro: mission impossible | 11/11/2010
Despite an international campaign, the Cameroonian singer Lapiro de Mbanga is still in prison, after writing a song critical of the government. So why has a Brooklyn club announced he will play there on the 16 November? Welcome to the world of Impossible Music Sessions.

LAPIRO IMPOSSIBLE MUSIC SESSIONS

The Chaser Years: The Photographic Art Of Pete Williams | 10/11/2010
From the hot, sweaty dazzling heyday of the UK jazz dance scene to early shots of Courtney Pine and a lucky Miles Davis moment, this exhibition features photographs of musicians by Pete Williams taken over two decades.

PHOTOGRAPHY MUSIC ARTS EXHIBITION

Separado! | 08/11/2010
Fancy a psychedelic road trip to Patagonia with Gruff Rhys? His film Separado! is released on DVD

FILM GRUFF RHYS WALES PATAGONIA

Hugh Masekela and The Mahotella Queens - UK tour November 2010 | 07/11/2010
It's been a fantastic year to celebrate South African music: Mondomix meets Hugh Masekela ahead of his tour with The Mahotella Queens.

HUGH MASEKELA THE MAHOTELLA QUEENS TOUR

World Festival of Black Arts and Cultures 10-31 December, Dakar | 27/10/2010
The World Festival of Black Arts and Cultures opens in Dakar in December, celebrating the past, present and future of black cultures worldwide.

WORLD FESTIVAL OF BLACK ARTS AND CULTURES SENEGAL

Womex ! | 26/10/2010
The biggest international world music trade fair, WOMEX, kicks off this week in Copenhagen 27-31 October. The conference is a chance for professionals from around the world to meet, generate future projects and discover new artists. Mondomix will be there to report live and direct! Stay tuned.

WOMEX MUSIC

Gregory Isaacs dies | 26/10/2010
Reggae legend Gregory Isaacs has died in London aged 59

GREGORY ISAACS REGGAE MUSIC

Shadia Mansour: The First Lady of Arabic Hip Hop | 14/10/2010
The Lyrical Alliance show at the Roundhouse brings together US rapper Talib Kweli with rising stars of Arab hip hop from Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Algeria and Jordan….

SHADIA MANSOUR HIP HOP PALESTINE CONCERT

Tony Allen 70 – Nigeria 50. A night to celebrate the man who put the beat in Afrobeat. | 04/10/2010
Tony Allen, now 70 years old, is widely acclaimed as one of the world’s greatest drummers. An all star international line-up joins him to celebrate an incredible career that is still going strong.

TONY ALLEN THANDISWA MAZWAI TY CHEIKH LO

Titi Robin: on the crimes of a state | 01/10/2010
Thierry ‘Titi’ Robin talks to Mondomix about the current wave of repression against the Roma in France

TITI ROBIN SOCIETY

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