Laura Mvula, Michael Kiwanuka, Rodriguez & More At Glastonbury 2013

African music at Glastonbury Festival 2013.

Laura Mvula, Michael Kiwanuka, Rodriguez & More At Glastonbury 2013


*photo via the BBC

This year's Glastonbury featured an impressive array of Okayafricans, with Laura Mvula, Michael Kiwanuka, Malians Fatoumata Diawara, Bassekou Kouyate, Rokia Traoré, South Sudanese rapper Emmanuel Jal, , FOKN Bois, the legendaryRodriguezall hitting the stage. We compiled some of our favorite videos from the week. We're especially goose bumping from this acoustic footage of Fatoumata Diawara playing "Sowa" for the BBC. Keep an eye on this space for more videos as they drop!

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