The Alliance Francaise Throws a Free Concert to Celebrate World Music Day

The Alliance Francaise wiill mark World Music Day by throwing a free concert on Friday, 21st of June at the Alliance Francaise Gardens starting at 7:00 p.m.

Performing at the event will be a Rhythm & Dance band, Slum Drummers. The drumming troupe is made up of former street children who make their instruments out of old scrap materials. The group records their music in the Kibera slums.

There will be an blues, afrobeat, electro DJ set by DJ Zelalaem, who recently performed at the UP Live birthday party at the Kenya National Theatre. He also regularly deejays at the Havana Bar & Restaurant.

The crown prince of Benga, Dan “Chizi” Aceda, will also be on stage. Chizi has won two Kisima awards over his careeer that has also seen him act on stage for the musical, Mo Faya! The afro-fusion artiste has released two albums to date: Suluwe and Benganology.

House and disco outfit, Just-A-Band will alsos be present. The quartet, known for their DJ sets and experimental music that has won them fans home and abroad will also be on the decks and mic to close out the night.

World Music Day which started in 1982 in France is now a worlwide event, celebrated on the 21st of June every year. The idea was conceived by Joel Cohen, an employee in a French radio station. All around France, there are free concerts and artistes are expected to perform for free on the day.