TOZO KOMA:ankommen - an intercultural audiovisual project

Kinshasa is currently considered the most culturally exciting and diverse metropolis in Africa, with a vibrant, pulsating, extremely progressive art and culture scene. As an intercultural project, TOZO KOMA brings together some of the leading artists from Kinshasa with avant-garde artists from Baden-Württemberg to develop a joint performance between music and video.
(Press release of the organisers)

The performance tok place on Saturday 9 October 2021 at Reutlingen's cultural centre FranzK,

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Fabrice STROMBO, vocals, performance
Huguette Tolinga, percussion
Alex Akuete, dance performance
Wolf Nkole Helzle, visuals (Simultaneity of the now)
Thomas Maos, guitar, electronics
Fried Dähn, e-cello
Johannes Werner, percussion

 from left to right: Thomas Maos, Johannes Werner, Wolf Nkole Helzle, Fabrice STROMBO, Fried Dähn (at the first rehearsals in June 2021 in Stuttgart)

Videostill by Wolf Nkole Helzle (zum Video)

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