- artist:Agbeko
- event type:WOMEX 24 Opening Artist
- date:23 Oct 2024
- time:20:30 - 21:45
- city/area:Manchester
- venue:Opening Stage, The Bridgewater Hall
- country:United Kingdom
- event posted by:Piranha Arts
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Agbeko are an Afrobeat-inspired juggernaut born out of reverence for music of West Africa in the 1970s and mixed in a cauldron of psychedelic rock, funk, Ethio-jazz, and contemporary UK jazz. Channelled through an onslaught of horns, irresistible grooves and powerful lyrics. Drawing as equally from Fela Kuti and Mulatu Astatke as they do from Led Zeppelin and Woody Guthrie, Agbeko’s songs strive to call out corruption and embolden the collective pull towards societal change and healing in present times. Long-time stalwarts of the UK festival scene, their acclaimed 2023 album, There Must Be Another Way, saw them performing at major festivals across Europe. As Songlines magazine put it: “The spectacular chemistry shared by this large band is electric and emotive”.