SECRET PLANET // Dogo Du Togo & The Alagaa Beat Band ~ SEPT 26 @ Manny's

Emerging from Lomé, Togo , Dogo du Togo & The Alagaa Beat Band is a collective of top Togolese musicians led by Massama Dogo who want put Togolese music on the map by blending psychedelic rock and afrobeat into a genre-defying sound he calls the "Alagaa Beat."

Combining Togolese festive and ritual rhythms, hypnotic voodoo melodies, and lyrics that speak to a new generation of young Africans with a message that resonates globally, Dogo du Togo & The Alagaa Beat Band embodies the heart and soul of modern Togo in its music.

The infectious dance floor groove that makes the “Alagaa Beat” is a brand new sound that showcases Togo’s roots and culture.

"Alagaa means trance in Ewe, one of the languages spoken in Togo…. The Alagaa Beat brings the energy right away…. It just feels different, it takes you somewhere else” (KLOFmag.com).

“Dogo du Togo’s music bursts with brilliant shades of funk, rock, and older West African traditions, familiar elements that come together in fresh sounds” (popmatters.com).

"a really exciting and innovative West African band that fuses psychedelic rock, funk, and voodoo melodies with great energy” (Le Monde).

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