Niger's Les Filles de Illighadad band tours Europe

Les Filles de Illighadad differs from the multitude of guitar bands and tende troupes. Guitarist Fatou Seidi Ghali, one of only two female guitarists in Niger, leads the troupe with songs adopted from the tende repertoire – making them one of the few groups to pursue this path. After 30-some years of ishumar guitar, it’s a curious and exciting development.  

 The full dates of the remaining showcases are as below:

• 03.11: Kasseten Festival, Uddevalla, Sweden
• 04.11: Annans Musik, Norrkoping, Sweden
• 05.11: Globalcph, Copenhaggen, Denmark
• 09.11: Vroom, Rotterdam, Netherlands
• 10.11: Ekko, Utrecht, Netherlands
• 11.11: Chamber Music Hall, Utrecht, Netherlands
• 12.11: Le Guess who, Utrecht, Netherlands
• 15.11: El Lokal, Zurich, Switzerland
• 16.11: Le Bourg, Laussane, Switzerland,
• 17.11: Café Mokka, Thun, Switzerland
• 25.11: Weekend Festival, Cologne, Germany
• 26.11: Vooruit, Ghent, Belgium

This article was first published on Sahel Sounds