Africa NOW!

Feel the pulse. Experience the vibrant heartbeat and boundless diversity of today's music from Africa and the Afrodiaspora at the Africa NOW! stage at Tallinn Music Week at Paavli Kultuurivabrik.

Africa NOW! shines a spotlight on the explosive new wave emerging from the continent and its diaspora. Afro-descendants worldwide have redefined "world music" clichés and ignited some of the most vital sonic trends planetwide. Expect high-energy performances, powerful voices, deep grooves, and hypnotic rhythms—spanning all that jazz, bold Black punk, adventurous avant-pop, hip-hop, and earth-shaking bass. The atmosphere shifts seamlessly: soulful and intimate one moment, explosively dance-ready the next. A night celebrating creativity, identity, and modern global African culture. Join us for a sonic journey as global as it is deeply rooted.

Africa is NOW!

Artist line-up to be announced in the second half of January.