27 October 2024

Grupo Lokito | Congo meets Cuba!

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Date: 27 October 2024
Time: 3:00 pm
Venue: SOAS University of London
Room: BGLT (Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre)

About this event

Grupo Lokito create a modern-day cocktail of two of the great musical traditions, fusing blistering contemporary Congolese grooves with the fire of Cuban music. Since forming in 2006, they have toured the UK extensively, performing to thousands at WOMAD, African Oyé, and the EFG London Jazz Festival. The melodious vocals of Congolese front men Iddo Donnatella and Kas Kasongo blend with soaring guitars, Latin keyboards and a roaring rhythm section of congas, bass and drums; wowing audiences and filling dance floors wherever they play. This family-friendly concert is part of Bloomsbury Festival 2024

We express our condolences to Grupo Lokito for the recent passing of their incredible singer Eugene Makuta.

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