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Picture:Foto ANP/Robin UtrechtFestivaL Mundial , a colourfull cultural event, June 15th.en 16th. 2002.
15th. Year Festival Mundial is one of the largest festivals of worldmusic in the Benelux.
If you want to enjoy relaxed reggae vibes, rolling African rhythms and mesmerizing Brazilian sounds, then you have to come to the last weekend of Festival Mundial.
During this weekend 60 bands from all over the world will perform on different stages at the ?Leypark? in Tilburg.
You can enjoy music, dance, theatre, poetry and art. You can shop at the colorfull market, eat exotic food and get informed about issues like sustainable development; human rights; development cooperation etc.
The programming for this weekend is almost finished. Some of the performing artists are:
15 June
El Hadj N'Diaye (Senegal), Def Rhymz (NL), Lynn Miles (Canada), Beef (NL), Birgit (NL), Zannaziki (Kenia), Sin Palabras (Cuba) with electro/ trance/ Afro-Cubaanse sounds, BOO (Zuid-Afrika), State of Bengal (India, UK), La Rouge (Suriname/ NL), Tasha?s World (NL), Supergroover (NL), Mad Bomberz (NL), Redrum (NL), Krang & Special guests , winner of the ROC Worldtalentday Why George? (Aruba/ Curacao/Nederland) Super styling Sound & Blakarosoe (Suriname) en IM (NL).
16 June
Alpha Blondy from Ivorycoast will close the festival on Sunday.
Other artists are: the cuban group Sierra Maestra, the rising star from Africa Habib Koite & Bamada (Mali), Issa Bagayogo (Mali), Slagerij van Kampen (NL), SêNA & the next generation (NL), Adewale Ayuba (Nigeria), Ghalia Benali & Timnaa (Tunesie/ Belgie), Relax (NL), Together (Nederlandse Antillen), Ramesh Shotham & Madras (India), Minyeshu & guests (Ethiopie), Ammo (Sierra Leone/ Guinnee), Rootless (Eritrea/ Turkije), Ja-quar (Suriname, Indonesie, Molukken, NL), Fontys Big Band (NL) en Ammo (Sierra Leone, Guinnee).casual, anything
