Bokanté = Exchange
International musical sensation Bokanté begins a eleven-date European run this Wednesday (January 23rd) in Stockholm. This tour will also find the band in Norway and Switzerland before six shows in the U.K.
Bokanté is the brainchild of Michael League, who also gave birth to another international sensation, Snarky Puppy, as well as GroundUp Records and the GroundUp Music Festival. Bokanté will perform at GroundUp as well. They offer this explanation of the group’s name:
The word bokanté means “exchange” in Creole, the language of vocalist Malika Tirolien’s youth growing up on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. Now living in Montreal, she stands among 8 musicians from 4 continents, each one accomplished in their own right and well versed in music far beyond that of their point of origin.
Bokanté are: Malika Tirolien, vocals; Jamey Haddad, percussion; Keita Ogawa, percussion; André Ferrari, percussion; Roosevelt Collier, lap and pedal steel guitars; Bob Lanzetti, guitar; Chris McQueen, guitar; and Michael League, baritone guitar & bass. The group released the follow-up to their first album, Strange Circles, last fall. What Heat was recorded with the Metropole Orchestra.
Bokanté
01/23 Nalen | Stockholm SWE
01/24 Kilden Performing Arts Centre | Kristiansand NOR
01/25 Baerum Kulturhus | Baerum NOR
01/26 Moods | Zurich CHE
01/27 Jacaranda Records – Phase One | Liverpool GBR
01/28 Band on the Wall | Manchester GBR
01/29 Brudenell Social Club | Leeds GBR
01/30 The Apex | Bury St. Edmunds GBR
01/31 St. George’s Hall | Bristol GBR
02/01 Ronnie Scott’s | London GBR
02/02 Celtic Connections | Glasgow GBR
02/09 GroundUp Music Festival | Miami Beach FL
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