Nigerian twin brothers P-Square, Ivorian Zouglou band Magic System and a slightly grumpy Malian legend, Salif Keita rocked Abidjan's national stadium for the opening night of the MASA festival.
After years of conflict, the country had become a place deemed too
dangerous for top artists to perform and the historic event fizzled out after
an attempt at hosting a peace festival in 2007.
But with the arrival of peace alongside a stable government – the MASA
is back – 7 days of music, stand-up comedy, dance, story-telling and
theatre. The BBC’s Tamasin Ford was at the
national football stadium in Abidjan for the launch.
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Zouglou band, Magic System
Peter and Paul, from P-Square
Malian legend, Salif Keita
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