African Guitar Summit
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African Guitar Summit is a group of Canadian guitar players, all of African origin. Assembled together for three days in Toronto, under the auspices of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation they produced a self-titled album which was released in November 2004.
The group also toured a live show, including performing at the Live 8 concert in Barrie, near Toronto. The album won the Juno Award for World Music Album of the Year in 2005.
Members of African Guitar Summit include: Alpha Yaya Diallo, Naby Camara, Pa Joe, Theo Boakye, drummer Kofi Ackah; Professor Adam Solomon; Mighty Popo; Donné Robert and multiple Juno Award winner Madagascar Slim.
[edit] Discography
- African Guitar Summit (Vol 1 CD) (November 2, 2004)
- African Guitar Summit II (CD) (September 26, 2006)