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"Ghanian frafra-gospel superstar Alogte doesn’t make gospel as you know it; carried from above by spiritual vocal harmonies, blasts of afrobeat brass, vintage high-life melodies and flashing synths - this truly is the sound of joy FFO: Christy Azuma, Guy One, Ebo Taylor, Marijata, Kiki Gyan, Francis Bebey."
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A gig held at Strange Brew on Saturday 21st June. The event starts at 19:00.
Strange Brew presents
Alogte Oho & His Sounds of Joy
+ Modou Ndiaye
Sat 21 June
7pm - 10pm
This June we present an exhilarating showcase of Fra Fra Gospel music from Northern Ghana, featuring vibrant afrobeat instrumentals, transcendental percussion-heavy polyrhythms & soulful vocals.
This tremendous 8-piece band is comprised of lead vocalist Alogte Oho, a powerful female gospel choir and melodic brass and synth players, making for a heavily grooving and uplifting live show!
Directed by Max Weissenfeldt, “O Yinne” is their second album, recorded in Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Kingdom, deep in the tropical rainforest of Ghana. It's an Afro-futuristic firework of pentatonic vocal explosions, carried by rolling and infectious West African rhythms.
On support is Bristol's Modou Ndiaye, a virtuoso kora player, vocalist, drummer and percussionist with a superb repertoire of rhythms fusing together traditional and modern beats. He plays a variety of West African instruments ranging from djembe, sabar, calabash and talking drum to his leading instrument – the 22 stringed kora (West African Harp). Modou is a member of the famous Cissokho family of Griot musicians and oral historians from the Cassamance region of Southern Senegal.
Entry requirements: 14+, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio
Alogte Oho & His Sounds of Joy
+ Modou Ndiaye
Sat 21 June
7pm - 10pm
This June we present an exhilarating showcase of Fra Fra Gospel music from Northern Ghana, featuring vibrant afrobeat instrumentals, transcendental percussion-heavy polyrhythms & soulful vocals.
This tremendous 8-piece band is comprised of lead vocalist Alogte Oho, a powerful female gospel choir and melodic brass and synth players, making for a heavily grooving and uplifting live show!
Directed by Max Weissenfeldt, “O Yinne” is their second album, recorded in Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Kingdom, deep in the tropical rainforest of Ghana. It's an Afro-futuristic firework of pentatonic vocal explosions, carried by rolling and infectious West African rhythms.
On support is Bristol's Modou Ndiaye, a virtuoso kora player, vocalist, drummer and percussionist with a superb repertoire of rhythms fusing together traditional and modern beats. He plays a variety of West African instruments ranging from djembe, sabar, calabash and talking drum to his leading instrument – the 22 stringed kora (West African Harp). Modou is a member of the famous Cissokho family of Griot musicians and oral historians from the Cassamance region of Southern Senegal.
Entry requirements: 14+, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio
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