Friday May 15th starting at 7:00PM, it's the East Kensington Spring Festival 2 at the Philadelphia Brewing Company Courtyard at Frankford/Martha and Hagert with DOGO du Togo & The Alagaa Beat Band (and so much more!) Please note that while the official address of PBC is on Frankford Ave, the courtyard is actually a half block away on Martha Street (near Hagert St). Event is outdoors and is wheelchair accessible but surface is Belgian blocks.
Join us & East Kensington Neighbors Association + East Kensington Arts Committee for the East Kensington Spring Festival 2 featuring DOGO du Togo & The Alagaa Beat Band, Beach Cheetah, a night market and more!
Emerging from Lomé, Togo , Dogo du Togo & The Alagaa Beat Band is a collective of top Togolese musicians led by Massama Dogo, aka Dogo du Togo, who are putting Togolese music on the map by blending psychedelic rock and afrobeat into a genre-defying sound Dogo 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 Alagaa beat (Alagaa means trance in Ewe) and Dogo's melodies are anchored in Togo’s rich cultural history, based on traditional rhythms and unique pentatonic scales known as Mina or Mami, derived from the music of the local Vodún religion and traditions that permeate everyday life in Togo.
There is also a performance by Beach Cheetah, along with food vendors, a flea market, light projections and more! The event is free to the public.
Join us & East Kensington Neighbors Association + East Kensington Arts Committee for the East Kensington Spring Festival 2 featuring DOGO du Togo & The Alagaa Beat Band, Beach Cheetah, a night market and more!
Emerging from Lomé, Togo , Dogo du Togo & The Alagaa Beat Band is a collective of top Togolese musicians led by Massama Dogo, aka Dogo du Togo, who are putting Togolese music on the map by blending psychedelic rock and afrobeat into a genre-defying sound Dogo 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 Alagaa beat (Alagaa means trance in Ewe) and Dogo's melodies are anchored in Togo’s rich cultural history, based on traditional rhythms and unique pentatonic scales known as Mina or Mami, derived from the music of the local Vodún religion and traditions that permeate everyday life in Togo.
There is also a performance by Beach Cheetah, along with food vendors, a flea market, light projections and more! The event is free to the public.
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