Friday 19 May 2006
7:45 pm Purcell Room
Ammy Coco
A slick, joyful and energetic mix of African styles with R&B and Western pop from Togo’s Ammy Coco, a dynamic performer and singer who follows her own musical instinct. £12.50

Sunday 21 May 2006
2:00 pm Queen Elizabeth Hall
The Master Drummers of Africa
These ten drummers from ten African nations draw on the continent’s musical heritage to create freewheeling music that crosses ethnic, tribal, religious and political divisions. £20 - £15

6:00 pm QEH Foyer
Zongo
Afrobeat and hi-life mix with rock - a 7-piece that breaks all the rules.

7:30 pm Queen Elizabeth Hall
Cheikh Lo + Funmi Olawumi
Musical maverick Cheikh Lo from Senegal is a unique figure who transcends genres and cultures to produce a sound that is unmistakably his own. £20 - £15

Monday 22 May 2006
7:45 pm Purcell Room
Claude Deppa Unlimited
South African trumpeter and composer Claude Deppa takes a journey around the world with a brilliant seven-piece band including the likes of Cuban violinist Omar Puente, tabla grand master Yousuf Ali Khan, conga maestro Francis Fuster and alto saxophonist Brian Edwards. soundclip 1 £12.50

Wednesday 24 May 2006
12:30 pm QEH Foyer
Doudou Cissoko Trio
Celebrated Senegalese griot, master kora player and vocalist performs profound and spiritual traditional music with a Western influence.

7:30 pm Queen Elizabeth Hall
Bonga + Busiswe and Prudence
The godfather of Angolan music, Bonga brings his deep grooves, wild joy and dark melancholy songs to his first London concert for 15 years. soundclip 1 £20 - £15

Thursday 25 May 2006
12:30 pm QEH Foyer
Brian Abrahams Trio
Drums-led contemporary jazz originals with Dave O’Brien (piano) and Chris Hills (bass).

Friday 26 May 2006
5:15 pm QEH Foyer
World Jazz Trio
Series: Commuter Jazz. Paul Weinreb (piano), Chico Mdima from South Africa (drums) and Jimmy Martinex from Cuba (bass) fuse African rhythms, Latin melodies and European harmonies.

7:00 pm Queen Elizabeth Hall
Akim El Sikameya
Electrifying and boundary-crossing music from Algerian singer and violinist Akim El Sikameya, one of the most remarkable stars of North African music, a virtuoso instrumentalist and soulful singer who fuses Arabic and Andalusian music traditions. £20 - £15

7:45 pm Purcell Room
Tony Kofi and the Afro Jazz Family
A seamless fusion of African rhythms, unsurpassed urban beats and jazz solos are the hallmark of the award-winning alto saxophonist Tony Kofi and his ten-piece band Afro Jazz Family. soundclip 1 £12.50

10:00 pm Queen Elizabeth Hall
Mahmoud Ahmed
Mahmoud Ahmed is the greatest singer in Ethiopian music, and his songs unite 40 ethnic groups, 70 languages and 200 dialects. soundclip 1 £20 - £15

Saturday 27 May 2006
2:00 pm Purcell Room
Women of Kampala
Sweet harmonies and soulful dance rhythms from Rachel Magoola, Milly Namukasa, Jennifer Lawala, Essence Kafozi and Barbara Wamala and their five-piece band. £12.50

5:30 pm QEH Foyer
Sisi Eko
Vocal heaven from this superb 5-piece a cappella group.

7:00 pm Queen Elizabeth Hall
Toumani Diabate and Symmetric Orchestra
Returns Only - call 08703 800 400
Mali’s Toumani Diabate brings his 15-piece Symmetric Orchestra to London for the first time. soundclip 1 £20 - £15

Returns Only
7:45 pm Purcell Room
Dudu Sarr and Eric Soul
Senegal’s Dudu Sarr (Afrotronic) and Rwanda’s Eric Soul (Afrogroov) bring us Music of Many Colours, where they fuse their West and East African heritages and their turntable skills with sounds from live musicians to create a new global vision. £12.50

10:00 pm Queen Elizabeth Hall
Kanda Bongo Man
Soukous is one of the most passionate dance musics on the planet, and one of its greatest stars is Kanda Bongo Man, a flamboyant singer and bandleader who effortlessly fuses African soukous rhythms with deep funk, Latin beats and reggae bass lines to update the classic soukous sound into a universal dance music. £20 - £15

Sunday 28 May 2006
2:00 pm Queen Elizabeth Hall
Madagascar Allstars
The Madagascar Allstars, featuring some of the finest musicians from this beautiful island, make their London debut tonight, with hypnotic and mystical music from one of the most beautiful places in the world. £20 - £15

6:00 pm QEH Foyer
Lagos City Orchestra
Pianist Gboyega Adelaja leads his 12-piece band fusing jazz solos with afrobeat.

7:30 pm Queen Elizabeth Hall
Queen Salawa Abeni & Afro Soul People
Nigeria’s greatest singer and her 15-piece orchestra perform a spectacular three-hour dance show. £20 - £15

More info: www.rfh.org.uk/main/series/307.html