EN)March-April 2017 March 31-Apri 1 2017 Cape Town International Jazz Festival Cape Town, South Africa www.capetownjazzfest.com April 8.15 2017 Journées Musicales de Carthage Tunis, Tunisia April 8-15 2017 o Kriol Jazz Festival Praia, Cape Verde Cape Verdean jazz fest The picturesque Atlantic archipelago of Cape Verde lies approximately 500km off the coast of Senegal. Santiago is the largest of its islands and home to the capital Praia: a bustling coastal town with an animated commercial centre. Each April the Jazz Festival brings together Creole-inspired artists from the Caribbean, Africa and Cape Verde itself for a vibrant music programme. A musical legend is honoured each year, with past editions dedicated to Horace Silver and Cesaria Evora, this year Pays tribute to the guitarist, Humberto Bettencourt Santos, aka Humbertona. www.krioljazzfestival.com April 17-22 2017 Mazurkas of the World Festival Warsaw, Poland www.festivalmazurki.pl/en April 24-May 1 2017 Saint-Louis Jazz Festival Saint-Louis, Senegal wwwsaintlouisjazz.org April 25-30 2017 Katowice Jazzart Festival Katowice, Poland wwwjazzartfestival.eu April 26-30 2017 Francophone vibrations Set along the Vermilion River, Lafayette is seen by many as the epicentre of Acadiana: an area home to the rich traditionsof Cajun and Creole culture. The annval free festival that takes place in the city is a reflection of this heritage, with a programme focused upon local Francophone artists and performers from across the globe influenced by the sounds of south Louisiana, Parisian duo Ginkgoa, Zimbabwe's Mokoomba and the ferocious Balkan Beat Box head up the festival's international roster. festivalinternational.org Apri 27-20 2017 merlefest.org May 2017, dates tbe Tilburg, The Netherlands www gipsyfestival.nl Harare International Festival of the Arts Harare, Zimbabwe Community spirit in the Zimbabwean capital For nearly 20 years this celebration of arts and culture has stood strong in tumultuous times. HIFA is now the largest cross-arts event in Zimbabwe and its programme of dance, music, visual arts and theatre takes place across six days in early summer. A strong contingent of Zimbabwean performers are joined by artists from across the world, with Baaba Maal, Mokoomba and Sal Keita all appearing at previous editions wwwhifa.co.zw May 3-7 2017 Baltimore Fiddle Fair Baltimore, Ireland www.fiddlefair.com May 5-7 2017 grenadamusicfestival.com May 1114 2017 WOMAD Caceres Céceres, Spain www.womad.org April-May 2017 | May 12-20 2017 Fes Festival of Sacred Music Fes, Morocco Spiritual music in the medina Established in the mid-90s by anthropologist and writer Faouzi Skali, this festival in Morocco's spiritual capital is vehemently pluralistic in its outlook, bringing together musicians and writers of many faiths from across the world. There are several impressive performance spaces, from the large, fortified Bab al Makina and an Andalusian garden to riads in the labyrinthine medina. The Sufi Nights, which conclude each evening, give an opportunity to experience several of Morocco’s diverse Sufi brotherhoods. 2017's edition includes performances from Lebanese singer Yasmine Hamdan, Aziz Sahmaoui and Toumani Diabaté fesfestival.com/2017/en May 12-20 2017 = Mawazine Festival Rhythms of the World Rabat, Morocco www.festivalmawazine.ma May 12-21 2017 a | Masala Weltbeat Festival | Hannover, Germany www.masala-festival.de May 18-21 2017 Ea Cappadox Music Festival Cappadocia, Turkey www.cappadox.com/en