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Sakifo, the travelling festival

New directions for the fifth year


11/08/2008 -  Saint-Pierre (La Réunion) - 

This year the Sakifo festival kicked off at Port-Louis, the capital of Mauritius, before moving to Saint Pierre on the south end of Réunion Island from August 6th to the 8th. The festival's six stages played host to over fifty different concerts. Sakifo's success ever since its debut in 2004 is largely down to its balanced and consistent programming, mixing French and international stars with local talents from the Indian Ocean region.

Why not make the most of the fact that artists like Tiken Jah Fakoly, Dionysos, Keziah Jones or Asa were in Réunion, and get them to perform in Mauritius as well, only 200 kilometres away? Read on








The only Malagasy representant for the 5th edition of the Sakifo festival, the guitarist Mikea.
The only Malagasy representant for the 5th edition of the Sakifo festival, the guitarist Mikea.