

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Afel Bocoum: The Return of the Messenger
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 28 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: For over three decades, legendary musician Afel Bocoum stood alongside Mali's late great desert blues pioneer Ali Farka Touré as a guardian of Mali's Niger River musical soul. After Touré's mentorship, Bocoum launched a solo career with his 1999 debut Alkibar (The Messenger), earning international recognition and forging a creative partnership with Damon Albarn, with whom he collaborated on Mali Music (2002) and later projects.
Now, as one of the Sahel's most beloved artists and a de facto Malian ambassador for endangered instruments like the njurkel lute and njarka fiddle, he prepares a new album, Harber, with singles releasing from October 2025, accompanied by a rare 13-date UK tour as a trio in January 2026.
Afel Bocoum remains a bridge between worlds. He carries Mali's Niger River sound forward as a living force shaping tomorrow. The river remembers. In Bocoum's hands, it also dreams.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/newcastle-emlyn/afel-bocoum-the-return-of-the-messenger/200029326955757
- **Event Categories**: music, live-music, art, entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 21

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.mwldan.co.uk/events/afel-bocoum-the-return-of-the-messenger?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=newcastle+emlyn-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Newcastle Emlyn
- **state**: WA
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: MLWDAN, Bath-House Road, Cardigan, United Kingdom
- **lat**: 52.08501
- **long**: -4.6598
- **full address**: MLWDAN, Bath-House Road, Cardigan, United Kingdom, Mwldan, Bath-House Road, Cardigan, SA43 1JZ, United Kingdom, Newcastle Emlyn

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Afel Bocoum (https://allevents.in/org/afel-bocoum/27037680)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 28 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** MLWDAN, Bath-House Road, Cardigan, United Kingdom, Mwldan, Bath-House Road, Cardigan, SA43 1JZ, United Kingdom, Newcastle Emlyn
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Afel Bocoum
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** music, live-music, art, entertainment
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Afel Bocoum: The Return of the Messenger ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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