La Laguna (Tenerife, Canary Islands), Spain – The eighth edition of
the “Tropical Folk y Raíces” world music festival, will be held May 18 – 21,
2006. The
festival is organized by city of La Laguna and the Tropical beer company. La
Laguna is a city located in the island of Tenerife, the largest of the Canary
Islands.The artists scheduled this year are Malian musician Toumani Diabate (May 18 at 21:00), accompanied by the Symmetric Orchestra; Armenian multi-instrumentalist Arto Tunçboyaciyan (May 19 at 21:00); world beat Oojami, featuring Turkish and north African influences as well as whirling dervishes (May 20 – 21:00); and Kajeem, from Ivory Coast, mixing ragga, reggae, and soul (May 21 – 21:00).