Congolese band KOKOKO! prep debut album, touring (dates & song streams)
Hailing from the Congo capital of Kinshasa, KOKOKO! are known for using homemade electronic instruments that they’ve upcycled from metal, cans, engine parts and plastic containers. (If you dig Konono Nº1, they are in the same general territory, sound-wise, but more overtly electronic.) The group, which also includes producer débruit, Makara Bianko (aka the Lingwala devil) and his dancers, will release their debut album, Fongola, on July 5, and you can listen to a few songs from it below.
KOKOKO! just kicked off their 2019 tour at London’s All Point East, and their dates include UK/EU festival stops like End of the Road and Green Man, and they’ll be in North America starting in September, with stop including Pop Montreal and a NYC show at Le Poisson Rouge on October 4 (tickets).
All dates are listed below.
KOKOKO! – 2019 TOUR DATES
6 Jun – Ahoy Festival – France
7 Jun – The Cooperative de Mai – France
8 Jun – Les Solidarités – France
14 Jun – Place Auguste Engle – Luxembourg
20 Jun – Internationale Schillertage – Germany
21 Jun – Black Is Back – Spain
22 Jun – Festival Mawazine – Morocco
28 Jun – Fusion – Germany
30 Jun – Couleur Cafe – Belgium
7 Jul – Worldwide Festival – France
11 Jul – Pete The Monkey – France
20 Jul – Bluedot – UK
24 Jul – Safari Boat – France
26 Jul – Ortigia Sound System – Italy
8 Aug – Belle Ile On Air – France
14 Aug – Paredes de Coura – Portugal
16 Aug – Green Man – UK
17 Aug – Noorderzon – Netherlands
18 Aug – Lowlands – Netherlands
31 Aug – End Of The Road – UK
1 Sep – Into The Great Wide Open – Netherlands
20 Sep – Cedar Cultural Centre, Minneapolis
24 Sep – Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto
25 Sep – Pop Montreal, Montreal
27 Sep – Deluxx Fluxx, Detroit
28 Sep – Lotus World Music & Arts Festival, Bloomington
2 Oct – Rock N Roll Hotel, Washington DC
3 Oct – Boot & Saddle, Philadelphia
4 Oct – Le Poisson Rouge, New York City
5 Oct – BU Global Music Festival, Boston
8 Oct – The Echo, Los Angeles
9 Oct – New Parish, Oakland
11 Oct – Jack London, Portland
12 Oct – Barboza, Seattle
14 Nov – Berghain – Berlin
28 Nov – Fabric – London
