It's a long way from any corner of Africa to Austin, but a few brave (and somehow funded) souls are making their way across the hemispheres for the four day free bbq fest (with music!) we all like to abbreviate as SXSW. Most notably, at least as regards number of appearances, is Nigeria's R&B singer Nneka, who numbers appearances on the Convention Center stage as well as at the Rolling Stone showcase.The full list of African artists performing at SXSW is after the jump.
African artists performing at SXSW 2010:
Wednesday March 17th
Maurice Kirya (Kampala, Zimbabwe)
18th Floor at Hilton Garden Inn, 500 N IH 35, 8pm
Nneka (Nigeria)
Day Stage Cafe Austin Convention Center, 500 E Cesar Chavez St, 5pm
Thursday March 18th
The Very Best (Mali + UK)
Beauty Bar Backyard, 617 E 7th St, IHEARTCOMIX/Green Owl party, 1am
Watershed (Johannesburg, South Africa)
The Hideout, 617 Congress Ave, 9pm
Nneka (Nigeria)
The Parish, 214B E 6th St, 9:30pm
Friday March 19th
Nneka (Nigeria)
Rolling Stone party, Beauty Bar/Palm Door, 401 Sabine St, 1am
Mwangaza Children's Choir (Gaba, Uganda)
Carver Museum Boyd Vance Theater, 1165 Angelina St, 8pm
Wouter Kellerman (Johannesburg, South Africa)
WOMEX party, Copa, 217 Congress Ave, 8pm
