Africolor music festival

The Africolor festival takes place every winter in the Paris region. Concerts, debates, workshops and master classes, conferences, musical readings... all punctuate this month of African music.

This 38th edition of Africolor celebrates the indefectible link between France and Africa.

For a whole month, the various stages in Seine-Saint-Denis and north-east Paris will be showcasing committed and talented musicians in a program that continues to live up to its reputation. An opportunity to discover numerous world music groups visiting the Paris region.

Africolor 2026 program

Discover the names of the artists performing at Africolor 2026:

• November 27: Africolor opening night in Pantin - salle J. Brel with Kader Tarhanine (Tuareg rock) and Merzaia Baraka (songs from southern Algeria)
• December 1: Magui Diop (Rap / Hip-hop) at the Bobigny campus
• December 3: Magui Diop at the Villetaneuse campus
• December 3: Magui Diop at Université P8 Saint-Denis
• December 4: Djessou Mama Diabaté (Manding diva) at Bondy, Espace Marcel Chauzy
• December 4: Mali kó (traditional-modern Mali) in Clichy-sous-Bois, Espace 93
• December 5: Ballaké Sissoko (traditional/kora), Goussainville, Espace Sarah Bernhardt
• December 5: Mélissa Laveaux (blues, folk), Noisy-le-Sec, Théâtre des Bergeries
• December 11: Zili (Afrobeat / Pop) in Stains, Espace Paul Eluard
• December 11: Ciné-concert ORIKI, La petite vendeuse de soleil in Rosny-sous-Bois, Espace Georges Simenon
• December 12: C'est Francis, BB (Jazz / Electro) in Montreuil, Théâtre Berthelot
• December 13: Naïssam Jalal (Jazz) in Pré-Saint-Gervais, Conservatoire
• December 17: Mélissa Laveaux (Blues, Folk) at Créteil, Maison des Arts
• December 17: Noulà (Afro-descendant pop) at Saint-Denis, Théâtre Gérard Philipe
• December 18: Noulà in Nanterre, Maison de la Musique
• December 18: Blick Bassy (Indie-pop / Afro-soul) and ONKILA (Transe de guérison) La Courneuve, Centre Culturel Houdremont
• December 19: TERTER x Bernard Joron (Orchestra / Maloya) Bobigny, Salle Pablo Neruda
• December 24: Noël Mandingue with Djessou Mama Diabaté (Mandingo diva) and Électro Mafé (Jazz/Electro Mandingo) in Bobigny, Salle Pablo Neruda

Africolor venues and times

Noël Mandingue: closing of Africolor

Celebrate Christmas 2026 in Bobigny's Salle PABLO NERUDA with a concert-show by artists Mama Diabaté and Électro Mafé.

From 6:30pm: association stands, parades, exhibitions.
Full price: 20 euros / Reduced price: 5 euros (meal included)
Evening from 8pm

Here are some addresses of venues hosting artists: MC93 in Bobigny, Espace 93 in Clichy, Théâtre des Bergeries in Noisy-le-sec, Université Paris XIII in Villetaneuse, Théâtre Gérard Philipe in Saint-Denis, etc.

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Dernière mise à jour le Tuesday 19th of May 2026