Dunya exist now (I think) almost 9 years, which always had a strong program of bands that are upcoming....for instance I saw the WHOLE Wutangclan 8 years at this Festival when they were not to big and huge like they are now.
This year was THE FIRST TIME it did not rained, because it ALWAYS rains on Dunya Fest....it's like a curse....but on Sunday it seems the spell was broken and lot's of people showed up on this beautifull day.
I was mostly chillin with my brother Marly and Jewel and saw this band BIBI TANGA Born in Bangui, BIBI TANGA is attracted to groove in all its shapes. Curtis Mayfield, James Brown, Sly Stone and also Fela, the TPOK Jazz of Franco in Kinshasa, the National Guinean Bembeya Jazz remain his references. All bodied in 2000 into his first album “Le vent qui souffle “ marked by his encounter with THE MALKA FAMILY and HIPI MUSIC label. “Yellow Gauze” album is marked by another encounter with LE PROFESSEUR INLASSABLE, another music junkie who started devoting himself to « a fundamental research », and it's been released by l'inlassable disQue. Le Professeur Inlassable released “Leçon Numéro Un (Lesson Number One)” on ICI D’AILLEUR label in 2004, a record that displays an obvious signature in terms of musical genre blending and organic ambiences( according to his myspace).
This is the Frontman of Bibi Tanga.
The other artist I saw is GMB one of Rotterdam finest upcoming artist (your going to hear a lot of this man believe me !!)
big up my man GMB!
http://www.myspace.com/gmbonline
And also our other local artist SABRINA STARKE was performing that day, this lady is doing very well with her jazzy soul R&B-ish sound, definitly one to watch !unfortunally I was not there anymore to make some pictures of her performance so check her site, to see who Sabrina Starke is !
http://www.sabrinastarke.nl