The Luanda International Jazz Festival is launched in Luanda, Angola

Date: 31 Jul 2009
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

The Luanda International Jazz Festival was launched on 31 July 2009 in Luanda, Angola. It has been held annually since then. The inaugural festival was produced and managed by Ritek, the same company that sponsors the Cape Town International Jazz Festival. The inaugural festival brought together jazz artists from Angola, Brazil, United States, South Africa and many other countries. Amongst the artists featured were South Africa’s Freshly Ground, Lira and Jimmy Dludlu, Brazil’s Vanessa Da Mata and Angola’s Paulo Flores, Afrikkanitha, Sandra Corderio, Toto and Dodo Miranda.

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01All Africa Angola: Luanda International Jazz Festival Runs Course for Journalists[online] Available at: https://allafrica.com[Accessed on 5 July 2012]
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South African History Online. (2012, July 27). The Luanda International Jazz Festival is launched in Luanda, Angola. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089124

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South African History Online. "The Luanda International Jazz Festival is launched in Luanda, Angola." South African History Online. July 27, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089124.