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DESCRIPTION:The internationally-acclaimed new project from the makers of Buena Vista Social Club. The best of Cuban and Malian musicians combine to form a supergroup for a thrilling\, unmissable night at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall.&nbsp\;
 'One of the most transporting and life-affirming gigs of the year' The Arts Desk
 'A joyous\, classy\, historic affair' The Guardian.
 'A cross-cultural tour-de-force' The Times
 The original idea for the Buena Vista Social Club was to bring Havana and Mali&rsquo\;s musicians together to record in Havana\; the Malians couldn&rsquo\;t make it and so the Buena Vista Social Club became entirely Cuban. Sixteen years later\, they tried again\; the result is AfroCubism\, 13 musicians who put out a riotous mix of traditional African sounds and Cuban beats. The group come to Manchester this summer as part of We Face Forward\, a festival of West African art and music that brings the very best of this vibrant region to the UK. AfroCubism play a rare UK gig at the Bridgewater Hall during the festival&rsquo\;s launch weekend. The group includes Grammy award-winner\, Toumani Diobat&eacute\; and Buena Vista original Eliades Ochoa and is\, frankly\, unmissable.
 Special guest support at this Bank Holiday Sunday spectacular is Jali Njonkoling Kuyateh&nbsp\;- the Gambian master of the Kora - West Africa's wonderfully enigmatic harp.
 'A beautifully balanced mix of two distinctive musical cultures coming vibrantly together' Q magazine
 'The top table Afro-Cuban team-up that Buena Vista should have been' MOJO
 &nbsp\;A Band on the Wall Fundariser Event.&nbsp\;Presented by Band on the Wall in association with&nbsp\;We Face Forward&nbsp\;- a season of contemporary art and music from West Africa\, celebrated across Manchester as part of the London 2012 Festival.&nbsp\;www.wefaceforward.org&nbsp\;
 
 
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SUMMARY:The internationally-acclaimed new project from the makers of Buena Vista Social Club. The best of Cuban and Malian musicians combine in a supergroup for a thrilling\, unmissable night at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall.
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