Main Stage

Sunday, July 10th · 7:15 PM

Baloji

Where the lyrical edge of hip hop's pioneers meets classic Congolese rumba and 1960s soul lies the amazing Baloji! Baloji means sorcerer, a fitting name for a man who has transformed himself from one of the most successful MC's from the French scene into a producer, musician, rapper and all-round musical wizard. On his acclaimed first solo-album Hotel Impala he told the personal story of his return to Africa to find his mother, who he hadn't seen since childhood and finding a more intense experience of joy, guilt, confusion and insight than he bargained for. In 2009, he was invited by Damon Albarn to join the Africa Express project alongside Amadou & Mariam and Baaba Maal. His 2010 album Kinshasa Succursale is a re-imagining of Hotel Impala in the style of Soulwax Nite versions with local, Congolese musicians.

With the support of Wallonie-Bruxelles International

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