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Biography
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Africa Express
Effective period / Period of releases: 2014 - 2019
Members: Brian Eno, Damon Albarn, Baaba Maal, Adrian Sherwood, Norman Cook, Billy Bragg, Mariam Doumbia, Amadou Bagayoko, Bryce Dessner, Bo Madsen, Afel Bocoum, Amazigh Kateb, Bassekou Kouyate, Aly Keita, Amparo Sánchez, Ashley Thomas (2), Bullion, Amy Sacko, André de Ridder, Bao Sissoko, Alo Wala, Bu Kolthoum, Remi Kabaka Jr., Olushola Ajose
Africa Express is a UK non-profit organisation and collective co-founded by Damon Albarn and journalist Ian Birrell in 2006, as a reaction to the quasi absence of African acts at the Live 8 event. Its aim is to facilitate and promote cross-cultural collaborations between musicians in African, Middle Eastern, and Western countries via events, recording sessions and collaborative albums.