Description of the concert:

FREE concerts starting at 11 p.m. for all festival-goers who hold tickets for Nuits d'Afrique shows (valid only for concerts in this series) / Otherwise, regular price: $10.

Always adorned in a headscarf with Ivoirian patterns, his distinctive sign, Gotta Lago moves around Montreal’s cultural scene. An outstanding multidisciplinary artist, guitarist, pianist, percussionist and singer as well as being a talented actor and storyteller, he is involved in just about every project! A vital presence on the local world music scene, he is always sharing his talents. For six nights in a row, with his guests, he will be setting the Balattou alight. 

Afrikan Blues Project,with Assane Seck
The origins of music often lead to debate: this performance will corral them. From Ali Farka Touré to Georges Benson, the guitar of Assan Seck will have you shaking to the sound of Gotta’s xalam, going back to the origins of blues right up to its finest notes.