2011.06.07 - 13:13:42 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. HAVANA, CUBA.- The 23rd African Festival concluded in Wuerzburg, in the German region of Bavaria, with the presence of several Cuban artists resident in Europe and also of singer-songwriter Raul Paz, who offered a concert on Saturday that was broadcast live by the Internet website of the French-German television channel ARTE.This year, the Africa Festival, which has been taking place for 22 years and has become Europe’s biggest festival for African music and culture, was dedicated to the islands of the Caribbean and the influence of African culture on them.">2011.06.07 - 13:13:42 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. HAVANA, CUBA.- The 23rd African Festival concluded in Wuerzburg, in the German region of Bavaria, with the presence of several Cuban artists resident in Europe and also of singer-songwriter Raul Paz, who offered a concert on Saturday that was broadcast live by the Internet website of the French-German television channel ARTE.This year, the Africa Festival, which has been taking place for 22 years and has become Europe’s biggest festival for African music and culture, was dedicated to the islands of the Caribbean and the influence of African culture on them.">

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Cuban Artists Participated in Annual Africa Festival in Germany

2011.06.07 - 13:13:42 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. HAVANA, CUBA.- The 23rd African Festival concluded in Wuerzburg, in the German region of Bavaria, with the presence of several Cuban artists resident in Europe and also of singer-songwriter Raul Paz, who offered a concert on Saturday that was broadcast live by the Internet website of the French-German television channel ARTE.

This year, the Africa Festival, which has been taking place for 22 years and has become Europe’s biggest festival for African music and culture, was dedicated to the islands of the Caribbean and the influence of African culture on them.

Present in the inauguration of the event were personalities such as the Minister of Culture of Trinidad and Tobago, Winston Peters; the Mayor of Wuerzburg, Georg Rosenthal; the director of the festival, Stefan Oschmann; and ambassadors from African and Caribbean nations. Cuba was represented by Hector Corcho Morales, of the Culture Office of the Cuban embassy in Berlin.

The program of the event also included concerts by Bob Marley’s son, Julian Marley, and by the Rose of Calypso, from Trinidad and Tobago.

(ACN)

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