ATEBA Festival: Lome welcomes the first edition from 03 to 05 November 2017

From November 3rd to 5th, 2017, Décibel Association in partnership with the French Institute of Togo and the FILBLEU-AREMA Cultural Center will organize the first edition of the "ATEBA" Festival of African Urban Cultures in Lomé.

"The need to organize and network" is the theme of this meeting.

The objective of this festival is to make the cultural field, a sector promoting employment and training of young people interested in different trades of culture and urban arts.

According to the director of the ATEBA festival, Mr. Kodzo Edem AGBEVOHIA, four (4) concerts, four (4) formations and a professional meeting will furnish this great artistic and cultural meeting.

The first concert of the festival starts this Friday, November 03 at 19:30 ', at the French Institute of Togo with artists like KANAA, Fofo Skarfo, Doven'D and PEEWII. On Saturday, November 4th, the trio Vincent WARIN (France), KAPORAL Wisdom and Kofi (Togo) will be on stage at the FILBLEU-AREMA Cultural Center from 3 pm.

On the same day starting at 7:30 pm, ALMOK, ADJOASIKA, GOSPAL DAS from Benin and FILO from Niger will perform a "live" show at the French Institute of Togo. Sunday, November 5th will mark the apotheosis of "ATEBA" with a concert "Gospel Show" animated by several artists among others, CHANEBEN, Pastor DAVIDSON and ROCK FIOVI at the FILBLEU-AREMA Cultural Center.

This festival will bring together actors from the field of culture in Togo in Africa to discuss issues related to their professions.

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