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that on their projects, all travel, food, and accommodation costs are covered for the
Western acts involved, who in turn are asked to donate their time and potential recording royalties arising from the completed work and that their contracts are negotiable. They state that the African artists involved are under different contracts where they are paid for their time, and that any profits arising go back into the artists and the promotion of African music.
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shared her contract publicly after working on an Africa
Express project in South Africa. The artist complained that the contract saw all recording royalties raised from their work going to the organization with no future record royalties to be paid out to them. Africa Express responded by explaining
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The organization has also released a number of compilations and collaborative albums along with a documentary of the 2012 Africa
Express UK train tour. Many of the established Western musicians who have participated in the organization's projects have spoken of their admiration for the musical skill
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is a UK-based non-profit organization that facilitates cross-cultural collaborations between musicians in
African, Middle Eastern, and Western countries. It seeks to help African musicians break beyond the perceived stigmas and prejudices of the term
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African musicians involved and the influence their participation has had on them. Over 50,000 people are estimated to have attended Africa Express events, which have received substantial global media coverage.
662:' Nick Zinner, and others. Acts disembarked in various towns to play 'pop up concerts' in locations such as prisons, factories, and schools culminating in a concert behind London's King's Cross station that saw
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pubs, with little to no advance announcement. The spirit of spontaneous collaborations between musicians of diverse cultures has carried on as the organization has grown to stage large scale events.
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charity concert for Africa's inclusion of only one
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2018 – Johannesburg, South Africa: Western and local musicians created an album in South Africa, with their week of work culminating in a performance at
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1006:Griffiths, Sarah Jane (2 September 2012).
118:from Nigeria, Senegalese singer/guitarist
2401:2005 establishments in the United Kingdom
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1551:"On The Right Track: Africa Express"
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987:"On The Right Track: Africa Express"
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1816:"Ethiopia by Red Hot Chili Peppers"
2036:. London Borough of Waltham Forest
1484:Minsker, Evan (14 November 2013).
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297:, Algerian-French singer/activist
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1845:"Collaboration with every nation"
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817:Africa Express – The Story So Far
756:The Good, the Bad & the Queen
542:, Algerian singer & activist
2107:McCormick, Neil (6 April 2019).
2081:Cochrane, Greg (30 March 2019).
2055:Mccormick, Neil (6 April 2019).
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1729:Grundy, Gareth (8 August 2009).
1358:Birrell, Ian (7 December 2013).
1151:Grundy, Gareth (8 August 2009).
958:Denselow, Robin (26 June 2007).
1872:Daly, Rhian (5 February 2018).
1791:"All Aboard The Africa Express"
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1457:"All aboard the Africa Express"
1223:"All aboard the Africa Express"
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1008:"All aboard the Africa Express"
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857:Hasted, Nick (18 August 2012).
1193:"Express Delivery From Africa"
859:"Express Delivery From Africa"
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2005:"Africa Express in Marseille"
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1091:Hasted, Nick (8 March 2008).
798:Africa Express Presents: Molo
635:'s Alex Kapranos, and others.
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2159:"Africa Express Presents..."
2134:"Africa Express: The Circus"
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1954:"Africa Express Limited"
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301:, Saharan blues group
1904:Complete Music Update
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373:Red Hot Chili Peppers
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1282:"The Africa Express"
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602:Super Furry Animals
291:Amadou & Mariam
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124:Amadou & Mariam
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432:Festival au DĂ©sert
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93:Festival au DĂ©sert
41:BBC Electric Proms
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679:Fatoumata Diawara
640:Cultural Olympiad
548:The Magic Numbers
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471:The Magic Numbers
444:Martha Wainwright
362:Maison Des Jeunes
353:, and many more.
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132:The Magic Numbers
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526:2008 – London,
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