FAR Fest Afríka Reykjavík er tónlistar- og menningarhátíð sem haldin erár hvert í september í Reykjavíkurborg. FAR Fest Afríka var stofnuð afCheick T. A. Bangoura árið 2009 og hefur verið stýrt af Cheick allargötur síðan.

Á FAR Fest Afríka er lögð áhersla á að kynna afríska tónlist, dans ogmenningu fyrir íslensku samfélagi þar sem allir fá tækifæri til aðnjóta, dansa, syngja, leika og læra saman.

Afríka er stór álfa með mörgum þjóðum og FAR gefur öllum íslendingumtækifæri til að kynnast fjölbreyttrum listum og menningu Afríku, gefurafrískum-Íslendingum (af ýmsum þjóðlegum uppruna) stað og stund til aðnjóta eigin menningar og deila henni með íslenskum vinum, samferðafólkiog hvert öðru og með þeim hætti efla samstarf og gildi samfélagsins.FAR Fest Afríka leggur einnig áherslu á samstarf við íslenskt listafólkog norrænt samstarf tónlistarfólks og tónlistar- og danskennara semtekur þar með þátt í mennta-, lista- og menningarlegri þróun, í gegnumsamvinnu, með því að deila hugmyndum og þekkingu og veita hvert öðruinnblástur.

FAR Fest Afríka Reykjavík er í samvinnu við leik- og grunnskóla,kennaradeildir á sviði listkennslu og eldri borgara.FAR Fest Afríka Reykjavík heldur núna upp á 15 ára afmælið sitt.Hljómsveitir sem koma fram eru:

Mañana Mañana Band.Mañana Mañana is a newly formed band in Reykjavík that playsexperimental dance music. They draw inspiration from the musicalheritage of Central and South America, especially cumbia and chicha.

Dawda Jobarteh feat. Øyunn & Svaneborg"Meet Dawda and the fantastic kora – a traditional string instrumentfrom the Gambia that is many hundreds of years old. But for Dawda, thekora is new every day, and he blends all his musical experiences fromGambia, from jazz and rock, from Denmark and Scandinavia where he nowlives, and from Afro, pop, and folk music when he creates his own musicthrough the instrument and the many electronic effects he also uses.Actually, Dawda started by learning to play percussion, and only as analmost-adult did he switch to the kora with its enchanting, crisp, softsound – what a stroke of luck for us. For this concert, Dawda brings twogood musical playmates. One is the creative multi-artist Siv ØyunnKjenstad from Norway. For this concert, Siv plays drums and sings. Theother is the playful and experimental Nikolaj Svaneborg, known from thejazz duo Svaneborg Kardyb. Nikolaj plays keyboards and synthesizer."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KjtHouahvI

Jackson Wahengo.Born in 1978 in Ndola, Zambia, Jackson Wahengo is Europe-based Afro-popartist from Namibia. The artist spent his childhood in Angola and Congo(Brazzaville). His passion for music began when he was young - Jacksonwould play the guitar and sing freedom songs for his country while inthe refugee camps of Angola. He came to Namibia in 1990 when the countrygained its independence.?The artist enrolled at University of Cape Town (UCT), where he studiedto become jazz guitarist. In 2012, he released his debut album, ‘AkutuHewa’, which was facilitated by the Namibian National Arts Council andthe Swiss Cultural Cooperation Office, Artlink. In 2014, he released‘Eeloli’, a song that celebrates Nanghili Nashima’s strength, creativityand impact on Namibia’s traditional music.? From 2008 to 2015, he was based in Geneva, Switzerland. He is currentlybased in Copenhagen, Denmark. The artist has played with numerous bandsin Namibia, South Africa and Europe. He has also performed at theMontreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. In April 2015, he performed atthe Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA) in Zimbabwe, anddoes music workshops on African music.?His music is a fusion of urban, jazz, rumba, zouk and reggae. He singsin Oshiwambo and his lyrics reflect traditional Namibian society andpolitics.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wYjlfTgNNdQ&pp=ygUPamFja3NvbiB3YWhlbmdv