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.  

 Manding foly, with Sadio Sissokho
He is known behind the djembé, with Taafé Fanga, Kabakuwo or Ouanani. This time, the “electric griot” reveals his secret: a talent as generous as his broad smile, on the kora. With Gotta, Mandinka music in all its facets.