Sfinks Festival
The Sfinks festival is a Belgian festival for world music at Boechout. The festival is held during the last weekend in July.
History[]
The festival was originally held (1975–1994) in a local school park. In 1982 the festival featured exotic music for the first time which changed its appearance forever. In 1992 and 1994, Friday and Thursday were added to the festival to accommodate the expanding program. In 1994, the venue was changed to a larger site, the 'Molenveld' in Boechout to accommodate the larger crowds. The festival currently receives about 40,000 visitors and over 40 bands each year. Since some years the festival has shrunk again to three days.
Line-up[]
1980[]
, The McCalmans, , Arthus, , , , , Stockton's Wing, , , , , Brenda Wootton, Angélique Ionatos, Nino de San Andres y sus Flamenco Orkestra, .
1981[]
, Samboa, , , , Queen Ida & Le Bon Temps, , , , , , Juan Jose Mosalini Y Su Gran Orchestra De Tango, and .
1982[]
, , , , , , , , Francis Bebey, Manu Dibango,
1983[]
, , , Xalam, Tito Puente, Dudu Pukwana, , Ronald Shannon Jackson, Abdullah Ibrahim and Touré Kunda, Rip, Rig and Panic
1984[]
Andy Narell, Idir, Mongo Santamaría, , , , Baklava, , , Sun Ra Arkestra, , , ,
1985[]
, , Joia, Ástor Piazzolla, Junior Walker, , , , , , Revanche
1986[]
, Carte de Séjour, , Working Week, Tania Maria, , , Desmond Dekker, Mahmoud Ahmed ft Neway Debebe & , Carmel, Youssou N'Dour and
1987[]
, Lee Perry & The Upsetters, , Gil Scott-Heron, Gilberto Gil, , Zeebra, Flaco Jiménez su Conjunto, Courtney Pine Quartet, Gonzalo Rubalcaba y su grupo projecto, and
1988[]
& , , David Rudder & , Nina Simone, Thione Seck & Le Raam Daan, , S. E. Rogie, ft Danny Thompson, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Abdel Aziz El Mubarak, Alpha Blondy & , Yemaya and Ali Farka Touré
1989[]
Gilberto Gil, , , King Sunny Adé, Remmy Ongala & , Cheb Khaled, , Trilok Gurtu, , Kristi Rose & , Papa Wemba, Zouk Machine and &
1990[]
Irshad Khan, Toto Bissainthe, , Les Têtes Brulées, Les Négresses Vertes, , Sido ft , , Najma Akhtar, Ivo Papazov & His Bulgarian Wedding Orchestra and
1991[]
, Caramusa, , Aster Aweke, ft , , Xiomara Fortuna & ses Kaliumbe, , the Rebirth Brass Band, Farafina, Sapho, Rubén Blades and
1992[]
Taraf de Haïdouks, , , , Marisa Monte, , Los Reyes, , and , , , Lili Boniche, , , Olodum, Linton Kwesi Johnson, & Band and Phantoms
1993[]
, , Amina, , Sarband, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party, Abana Ba Nasery, Lokua Kanza, , Ghorwane, , , Les Amazones de Guinée, , Bauls, Hedningarna, Los Van Van, Barrister, Fabulous Trobadors, , , , Mouth Music, Ali Hassan Kuban, , Dmitri Pokrovsky Ensemble, Zap Mama, and Ray Lema et les voix Bulgares de
1994[]
, Simentera, , Transglobal Underground, Jah Wobble & , , , Gary Thomas & Hossam Ramzy, Simentera, ft Thierry Robin, The Last Poets, Aziza Mustafa Zadeh, Baaba Maal, , Snowboy, , Cheb Mami, Les Quatre Étoiles, , Gulabo Sapera, , A Filetta, , Juan Jose Mosalini Y Su Gran Orchestra De Tango, Cheb Khaled, I Muvrini, , The Klezmatics, , & , and Kočani Orkestar
1995[]
, Gary Thomas & Hossam Ramzy, , Youssou N'Dour, , Tuu, Yat-Kha, , Balanescu Quartet, Lotfi Bouchnak & , Ali Farka Touré, Master Musicians of Jajouka, , Totó la Momposina, Prophets of Da City, , Remmy Ongala & Orchestre Super Matimila, , , , et , Mynta, , Sabri Brothers, Remmy Ongala & Totó la Momposina, ft Ray Lema & Mory Kanté & Bonga, Habib Koité et Bamada, Chico Science & Nação Zumbi and Papa Wemba
1996[]
, , , ft Karma Club, , Cesária Évora, , , , Luzmila Carpio y sus Llaqtamasikuna, , , , , Up, Bustle and Out, Chaba Fadela & Cheb Sahraoui, Kanda Bongo Man, Tenores di Bitti, Hukwe Zawose & , , Zehava Ben, Mighty Sparrow, & , & Noriko Yamashita, Ekova, Yungchen Lhamo, , Ferus Mustafov, , Jaojoby, Mama Ohandja, Detrimental, Malouma Mint Meideh, , Yulduz Usmonova and Marzieh
1997[]
, , Sally Nyolo, , , Daniel Abebe, , , ft. Gary Thomas & Alan Dargin & , Musafir, , , Sierra Maestra, , Angélique Kidjo, Diblo Dibala & Matchatcha, D'Gary, , , Amampondo, Carlinhos Brown, & , Alla, , Sam Mangwana, , , Sally Nyolo, Anastasia, Cándido Fabré, Psarantonis, Te Vaka, & the Israeli Andalusian Orchestra, Natacha Atlas and Radio Tarifa
1998[]
Nēnēs, , , Daúde, Jorge Ben Jor, , , Jimi Mbaye, , Avaton, , Monique Séka, ft & , , Shahram Nazeri & , Isabel Bayón, Nēnēs, Tartit, La Charanga Habanera, Wimme, , , , & , , Africando, , Susana Baca, & , Liu Sola, Nahawa Doumbia, , , , Liu Sola, ft. Gary Thomas & Alan Dargin & Mark Atkins, Susana Baca, and Eleftheria Arvanitaki
1999[]
, , , , , , , Teófilo Chantre, Alim Qasimov, Belén Maya & Mayte Martín, Sahraouis, , Abdel Ali Slimani, & , , , Empire Bakuba, , , Urna, , Sertab Erener, Alfredo de la Fé, Dhol Foundation, , RDB, Black Star Liner, , , , Joi, , , Aterciopelados, Brother Resistance & , Mamar Kassey, Jigme Drukpa, Abed Azrié (Suerte), Camerata Romeu, , & Ashkabad, , , , DJ Cheb i Sabbah, Amadou & Mariam, Sidestepper, , Ashkabad and Hypnotix
2013[]
Concert tent: The Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band, Dakhabrakha, Akua Naru, Che Sudaka, Buscemi, Daniel Haaksman Xamanek, Gaby Amarantos, Batucada Sound Machine, Ky-Mani-Marley, Civalizee Foundation, Dj Babybang, Salam Musik, Azalai Project, Guido Belcanto, Terakaft, Gaby Amartontos, Turntable Dubbers, mps PILOT, Coely, The Flexican ft. MC Sef, Captain Steel, Kapitein Winokio, Sana Bob, Lindigo, Ricardo Lemvo & El Bataillon De La Rumba, Clement Peerens Explosition (CPeX)
2014[]
Vroink, Amigos, De Piepkes, Radio Oorwoud, Leki, Palenke Soultribe, Jupiter & Okwess International, Orquesta Aragon, Discobar Galaxie, Tinariwen, Flip Kowlier, Binti, Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita, Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba, Boddhi Satva, Karol Conka, Lady S., Lefto, Dj Marfox, Broukar,...
2015[]
Los De Abajo, Uproot Andy, Fresku, Jan Leyers, Merdan Taplak, Mr. Fuzz, Mystique, Omulu, Cheikh Lo, Slongs Dievanongs, Discobaar A Moeder, The Flexican ft. Mc Sef, Cookachoo, Zwartwerk, Bunny Wailer, Mashrou Leila, Nomobs, Fs Green & Mc Fit, Dj Satelite, Dj Ike, Olcay Bayir, Noreum Machi, Lady S, Ferro Gaita, Bart Peeters, Nidia Minaj, Pablo Fierro, Bossa Negra, ,...
External links[]
- Music festivals in Belgium
- Summer events in Belgium