World musicians to celebrate at Calgary’s Afrikadey! festival
By Mike Bell,
Calgary Herald
July 19, 2012
Expanding the city limits to encompass the Earth.
That is, in essence, what Tunde Dawodu set out to do with this year’s Afrikadey! Festival and how he set out to repay the faith and grant Calgary 2012 bestowed upon the two-decade-old annual event this year.
“To me it was a challenge: How do we bring the world to Calgary?” says Dawodu, the fest’s artistic director. “The best way was to bring artists who are from outside of Calgary, who we don’t have that often in the city itself.”
He thinks he’s accomplished that with the full lineup of performers and guests announced Thursday who will be part of the weeklong celebration of African culture, which begins Aug. 5 and culminates with an all-day concert Aug. 11 at Prince’s Island Park.
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