{"id":5280,"date":"2025-06-04T16:14:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T07:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wmdf.org\/?post_type=artist&#038;p=5280"},"modified":"2025-08-11T11:00:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T02:00:50","slug":"018-afro-begue-senegal-tokyo","status":"publish","type":"artist","link":"https:\/\/wmdf.org\/en\/artist\/018-afro-begue-senegal-tokyo","title":{"rendered":"Afro Begue, Senegal &amp; Tokyo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/wmdf.org\/wpms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Artist-018_0000s_0006_SEN.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wmdf.org\/wpms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Artist-018_0000s_0006_SEN.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/wmdf.org\/wpms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Artist-018_0000s_0006_SEN-630x354.jpg 630w, https:\/\/wmdf.org\/wpms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Artist-018_0000s_0006_SEN-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/wmdf.org\/wpms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Artist-018_0000s_0006_SEN-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wmdf.org\/wpms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Artist-018_0000s_0006_SEN-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wmdf.org\/wpms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Artist-018_0000s_0006_SEN-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An Afrobeat for the country to dance to!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Afro Begue - Boul bayi (Official Music Video)\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r2da4WaOLWo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/afro-begue.com\/\">https:\/\/afro-begue.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We invite you to experience this Senegalese-Japanese Afro Beat, inspired by frontman Omar Gaindefall. \u201cBegue\u201d means \u201cenjoy\u201d in Wolof, a principal language spoken in Senegal. Originality is key, with Omar\u2019s traditional Senegalese \u201cGriot\u201d style incorporating modern genres including reggae, jazz and pop. The band have performed at a huge variety of events, including in front of many ambassadors at the Africa Festival Yokohama, receiving high praise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WMDF regulars will already be familiar with their high-energy performances, grounded in rhythm, message, and celebration.&nbsp; With an acknowledged background of charitable work for worldwide childrens&#8217; welfare, we are proud to prepare a stage once again for Afro Begue&#8217;s &#8220;meeting of worlds&#8221; goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/embed\/appl2St1lq996szjO\/shrzMDkccB5ZUQW7r?search=Begue\" width=\"100%\" height=\"833\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-5280","artist","type-artist","status-publish","hentry","artistscat-artists018"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wmdf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist\/5280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wmdf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wmdf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/artist"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wmdf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}