The Marché des Arts du Spectacle d'Abidjan, known as MASA, has brought African musicians, dancers and theatre companies together with festival programmers and promoters since 1993. Interrupted during Côte d'Ivoire's crisis, it was revived in the 2010s.
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Ayra Starr
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Davido
Lonely At The Top
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