ADS 2024, Sub-theme 1 – Arts and Culture | Office of the Special Adviser on Africa

In Focus

In case you missed it

Relive the High-level Policy Dialogue, featuring the participation of the heads of the 缅北禁地and the AU as well as the President of Senegal
Watch the recording of the International Webinars that took place on 8 May, 15 May and 22 May respectively.
Watch the recording of the Youth Stages that took place on 9 May, 16 May and 23 May (English | French) respectively.
Read our new policy briefs titled STEM Education for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) in Africa with a Focus on Generating Decent Jobs for Africa's Youth, Transforming Education in Africa by Leveraging Innovative Finance and the Digital Revolution and Education and Learning in Crisis-affected Areas.

Week 1 | Day Five — 10 May

As we close the first week of the 2024 edition of the Africa Dialogue Series, we bring you the following content related to arts and culture in Africa. Share your perspectives and favourite content on social media with the hashtag #ADS2024

African Women in Jazz - Boukanack

UNESCO put the spotlight on extraordinary African women artists from across Africa on International Jazz Day, celebrated every year on 30 April. In 2022, seven musicians from across the continent gathered in Morocco, embodying the power of jazz to connect people and foster cross-cultural exchanges. The resulting performance, titled JazzWomenAfrica, highlights the diversity of sounds within Africa. The concert, realized in partnership with Anya Music, was broadcasted by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and distributed throughout Africa and other regions of the world on 30 April. Excerpts of the concert were also shared during the All-Star Global Concert produced by the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz that same year. The JazzWomenAfrica concert featured performances by artists from five African countries, including Abigail Narkie Teye (percussionist, Ghana), Laura Prince (performer, Togo), Maah Keita (bassist, Senegal), Mariaa Sigaa (composer and performer, Senegal), Mounaissa (percussionist, Mali), Nelida Karr (guitarist, Equatorial Guinea), and Senny Camara (composer and kora player, Senegal).

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