Date/Time
Date(s) - 02/06/2026
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Location
Alliance Française de Philadelphie
Categories
Meet musician and artist, Cheikh Ibra Fam, at a concert and conversation featuring music from Sénégal. A musician with a message, he will give an acoustic performance, play percussion, and tell stories about his native Africa.
He has performed at Montreal’s Nuits d’Afrique Festival, headlining New Morning in Paris, at Lafayette Festival International de Louisiane, New Orleans Jazz Festival, and the World Music Festival Chicago. He collaborated with Maloyan artist, Christine Salem in 2024, to create “Niama,” a musical about the abolition of slavery on Réunion Island. The production recounts the story of Princess Niama, who was forcibly taken from Sénégal in the 18th century before being freed by her owner.
Fam also is active through the nonprofit Innovation: Africa, which employs solar-powered technology to bring clean water and light to remote African villages.
Pre-register; individual tickets: $30 (Includes one beverage); 7 p.m. EST to 8:30 p.m. EST. Alliance Française de Philadelphie, 1420 Walnut St. (Suite 700). 215-735-5283 or https://www.afphila.com/community/event-rsvp/?event_id=997