Editing Afro Celt Sound System (section)

{{short description|British world music band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Afro Celt Sound System
| image             = Afro Celt Soundsystem TFF.JPG
| caption           = Afro Celt Soundsystem at TFF.Rudolstadt 2010. L.t.R: Johnny Kalsi, Simon Emmerson, Iarla Ó Lionáird, Ian Markin, N´Faly Kouyate, Emer Mayock, James McNally, Moussa Sissokho.
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| landscape         = Yes
| alias             = ACSS, Afrocelts
| origin            = London, United Kingdom
| genre             = [[Ethnic electronica]], [[worldbeat]], [[Celtic fusion]], [[Afrobeat]]
| years_active      = 1995–Present
| label             = [[Real World Records]], [[EEC Records]], [[Six Degrees Records]]
| website           = {{URL|https://afroceltsoundsystem.com/}}
| current_members   = *[[N'Faly Kouyate]]
*[https://www.instagram.com/endagallery/ Enda Gallery]
*[https://www.instagram.com/tarahowleymusic/ Tara Howley]
*[[Binta Suso]]
*[[Kalifa Koné]]
*[https://www.instagram.com/mulu%20ceol/ Mùlù] (Miadhachlughain O'Donnell)
| past_members      = *[[Johnny Kalsi]]
*[[Simon Emmerson]] (†&nbsp;2023)<ref name="Obituary-PG">{{cite web|url=https://realworldrecords.com/news/simon-emmerson-1956-2023/ |author=[[Peter Gabriel]], [[Real World Records]] |title=Simon Emmerson (1956–2023) |website=realworldrecords.com |date=17 March 2023 |access-date=27 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2023/03/simon-emmerson-tribute/ |title=Simon Emmerson (12 March 1956 – 13 March 2023) |author= |website=folkradio.co.uk |date=15 March 2023 |access-date=26 March 2023}}</ref>
*[[James McNally (musician)|James McNally]]
*[[Martin Russell]]
*[[Iarla Ó Lionáird]] 
*[[Ronan Browne]]
*[https://www.instagram.com/jamesmahonmusic/ James Mahon]
*[[Moussa Sissokho]]
*[[Griogair Labhruidh]]
*[[Rioghnach Connelly]]
*[[Emer Mayock]]
*[[Demba Barry]] 
*[[Myrdhin]]
*[[Simon Massey]]
*[[Jo Bruce]] (†&nbsp;1997)
}}

''' Afro Celt Sound System''' are a European and African group who fuse [[electronic music]] with traditional [[Celtic Music|Gaelic]] and [[Music of West Africa|West African]] music. Afro Celt Sound System was formed in 1995 by producer-guitarist [[Simon Emmerson]], and feature a wide range of guest artists.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=afro-celt-sound-system-p200387/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Afro Celt Sound System Biography|last=Harris|first=Graid|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=18 November 2010}}</ref> In 2003, they temporarily changed their name to '''Afrocelts''' before reverting to their original name.

Their albums have been released through [[Peter Gabriel]]'s [[Real World Records]],<ref>{{cite web|work = Real World Records |title = Afro Celt Sound System |url = https://realworldrecords.com/artist/340/afro-celt-sound-system/}}</ref> and they have frequently performed at [[WOMAD]] festivals worldwide. Their sales on the label are exceeded only by Gabriel himself.{{Citation needed|date=July 2016}} Their recording contract with Real World was for five albums, of which ''Volume 5: Anatomic'' was the last.<ref name="jazzmann">{{cite web|url=http://www.thejazzmann.com/reviews/review/afro-celt-sound-system-capture/|title=Review of Capture|last=Mann|first=Ian|publisher=TheJazzMann.com|access-date=18 November 2010}}</ref>

After a number of festival dates in 2007, the band went on hiatus. In 2010, they regrouped to play a number of shows (including a return to WOMAD),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.realworldrecords.com/news/afro-celt-sound-system-return-to-the-home-where-they-were-launched-in-1995-the-womad-festival |title=News » Real World Records – World music label |publisher=Real World Records |date=19 September 2013 |access-date=15 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622010706/http://www.realworldrecords.com/news/afro-celt-sound-system-return-to-the-home-where-they-were-launched-in-1995-the-womad-festival |archive-date=22 June 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and released a remastered retrospective titled ''Capture''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.realworldrecords.com/catalogue/capture |title=World music label |publisher=Real World Records |date=2013-09-19 |access-date=15 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210214245/http://realworldrecords.com/catalogue/capture/ |archive-date=10 February 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 20 May 2014, Afro Celt Sound System announced the release of the album ''Born''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://afroceltsoundsystem.com/ |title=Afro Celt Sound System |publisher=Afro Celt Sound System |access-date=2014-07-15}}</ref> In January 2016, a posting on their website revealed that due to a dispute with Emmerson, who announced his departure from the band in 2015, there were two active versions of the band, one led by Emmerson and another with a separate line-up headed by [[James McNally (musician)|James McNally]] and [[Martin Russell]]. Emmerson's version of the band released the album ''The Source'' in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=Afro Celt Sound System – Review |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/may/01/afro-celt-sound-system-the-source-review-daring-triumphant |work=The Guardian |date=May 2016}}</ref> The dispute ended on 21 December 2016, with an announcement on social media.

The band released their seventh studio album, ''Flight'', on 23 November 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Take Flight with Afro Celt Sound System |url=https://folking.com/take-flight-with-afro-celt-sound-system/ |website=Folking.com |access-date=17 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200117134232/https://folking.com/take-flight-with-afro-celt-sound-system/ |archive-date=17 January 2020 |date=12 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=McFadyen |first1=Neil |title=Afro Celt Sound System: Flight (Album Review) {{!}} Folk Radio UK |url=https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2018/11/afro-celt-sound-system-flight/ |website=Folk Radio UK – Folk Music Magazine |access-date=17 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200117134405/https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2018/11/afro-celt-sound-system-flight/ |archive-date=17 January 2020 |date=24 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Spencer |first=Neil |title=Afro Celt Sound System: Flight review – unflagging spirit and invention |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/nov/25/afro-celt-sound-system-flight-review |access-date=17 January 2020 |work=The Observer |date=25 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709003619/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/nov/25/afro-celt-sound-system-flight-review |archive-date=9 July 2019}}</ref>