Secret Planet Presents:
LOBOKO X LOLLISE
+ African Vinyl Party w/ Selector Tomás
Saturday, May 10th
Marigold Theater - Easthampton, MA
$20 ADV / $25 DOOR
OR SECRET PLANET TOKEN
:::ABOUT LOBOKO :::
Loboko is rooted in Congo’s ubiquitous soukous sound, one of Africa’s most popular musical exports that’s conquered dance floors from The Continent to France to Colombia.
The band is led by Yohni Loboko (Yohni Djungu-Sungu) a virtuosic guitarist, singer and multi-instrumentalist from the Democratic Republic of Congo and based in Brooklyn and co-founded by DJ and journalist Morgan Greenstreet. Yohni has performed with legends of Congolese music Fally Ipupa, Paris' Soukous Stars and Zaiko Langa Langa. They are joined by multi-instrumentalist and producer Nikhil P. Yerawadekar and bassist Brice Armel-Adjo from Ivory Coast. They will be joined by special guest singer Lollise.
Loboko’s unique style draws on classic Congolese soukous, rumba, and contemporary seben creating a transatlantic sound that connects Kinshasa, Paris, Colombia, and NY.
:::ABOUT LOLLISE :::
Motswana musician (Underground System, FELA! Band) and fashion designer Lollise charts new afro-futurist directions by creating hybrid songs that represent a patchwork of her childhood in Africa and her new home in NYC: Kalanga folk, Congolese soukous, electronic bubblegum, Zimbabwean sunguru blend into afrobeat, art-pop, and new wave, new world expressions.
She is kinetic on stage, performing in a near-telepathic duo arrangement with drummer/DJ/journalist Morgan Greenstreet. “I hit the water” is her latest full-length release, just out on Switch Hit Records — a gorgeous, intimate tapestry of afro-diasporic sounds.
:::ABOUT SELECTOR TOMÁS :::
Thomas Draudt aka Selector Tomás is an immaculate purveyor of international groove — heard locally on Valley Free Radio and around the world at
https://soundcloud.com/planetaryhifi . He's pulled together selections from his deep collection for a night of pure African vinyl for you.
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