Laura Mvula, Michael Kiwanuka, Rodriguez & More At Glastonbury 2013
African music at Glastonbury Festival 2013.
<p>*photo via the <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/events/ej58q9" target="_blank">BBC</a></p><p>This year's <a href="http://www.okayplayer.com/news/solange-james-blake-michael-kiwanuka-glastonbury-2013-video.html" target="_blank"><strong>Glastonbury</strong></a> featured an impressive array of Okayafricans, with <strong><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2013/05/15/stream-laura-mvula-nyc-debut/" target="_blank">Laura Mvula</a></strong>, <strong><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2013/01/15/michael-kiwanuka-interview/" target="_blank">Michael Kiwanuka</a></strong>, Malians <strong><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2013/01/21/mali-crisis-music-fatoumata-diawara-amadou-mariam/" target="_blank">Fatoumata Diawara</a></strong><strong>, <strong>Bassekou Kouyate</strong>, <strong><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2013/04/16/fashion-designers-winter-trends-african-loza-maleombho-13-pret-a-poundo/" target="_blank">Rokia Traoré</a></strong>, </strong>South Sudanese rapper <strong>Emmanuel Jal, </strong>, <strong><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2012/10/04/fokn-bois-jesus-is-coming-video/" target="_blank">FOKN Bois</a></strong>, the legendary<strong> <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2012/10/22/interview-rodriguez/" target="_blank">Rodriguez</a> </strong>all hitting the stage. We compiled some of our favorite videos from the week. We're especially goose bumping from this acoustic <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGOLgz1KPPc" target="_blank">footage</a> of Fatoumata Diawara playing "Sowa" for the BBC. Keep an eye on this space for more videos as they drop!</p><p><span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="c386ecceda7c1af04c95c4f090f9a690"><iframe type="lazy-iframe" data-runner-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-y8rWfofQk?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span></p><p><span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="af20a99bb1bea57bcc8d9a500d2139b2"><iframe type="lazy-iframe" data-runner-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/a0vCw77cbe0?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span></p><p><span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="2fca2a7ca2c7074b2c1233d59e67690a"><iframe type="lazy-iframe" data-runner-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MWC-rujqrxs?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span></p>
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