Gato Preto

The 2019 Fête de la Musique (World Music Day) will be headlined by the afrofuturistic live act Gato Preto (“Black Cat” in Portuguese). Gato Preto is made up of the Femcee Gata Misteriosa who grew up in Lisbon with roots in Mozambique, the DJ/Producer Lee Bass, rooted in Ghana and Germany, accompanied by the Senegalese djembé master, Moussa Diallo.

Gato Preto promise a carnival atmosphere with their high energy live performances combining electronic beats with powerful live percussions – a mix of world music with todays club attitude.

Also programmed to rock the night are:

Simply Blacque bandled by the singer DyaLi Ogoti with a blend of Afrocentric influences from East, West and South Africa, MamaKaffe, French/Ivorian singer mixing Jamaican dancehall and hip hop, the Bomas of Kenya musicians and dancers, and DJ Coco em, Labdi, & Ndululu, in a special performance blending afro-electronic music with live instruments.