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Congolese Music at ShapeShifter Lab with Orchestre Moto
March 8 @ 7:00 pm
Orchestre Moto ignites 60s–80s Congolese dance music—rumba, sebene & ndombolo with fiery guitars and Afro-Cuban roots.
Orchestre Moto is a NY/LA-based group reviving the “fire” of big band 60s–80s Congolese dance music. Featuring a diverse diaspora of musicians, they blend rumba, sebene, and ndombolo with intricate electric guitars and Afro-Cuban roots to showcase the explosive, modern sounds of Central Africa.
- Julian Apter – guitar
- Solo De Kanto – guitar
- Parfam Mandiangu – lead vocals
- Calibre Douze – animation
- Maixant Massamba – drum set
- Rocssy Mahania – congas
- Andoche Loubaki – bongos, auxiliary percussion & vocals
- Maxwell Fleischman – bass
- Chappo Tshikuna – dancer & vocals
- Khadijah Koumbassa – dancer
- Mary Estefany – dancer