‘The Bongolian’, a London band that produces psychedelic sounds by blending retro elements of funk, soul, latin and jazz with strong percussion and frenetic bongo rhythms, will be performing an extraordinary gig in Vitoria-Gasteiz .
The gig will be on 12th June at the Hell Dorado concert venue in Vitoria starting at 10 p.m., arranged thanks to the collaboration of KREA Expresión Contemporánea. Tickets are available for €16 when you pay using Caja Vital Kutxa cards, €14 with Telecaja and €12 with Telecaja Joven cards, and will be going on sale on 3rd June, available from KREA’s offices at No. 17, Calle Postas.
This gig is part of the ‘Last Dance! End of year’ festival taking place on 12th and 13th June at Hell Dorado, featuring a number of different acts with clear surf and latin influences. As well as ‘The Bongolians’ and the soul funk DJs Agu Bullit and Álvaro Tapioca, on 13th June you can enjoy music by ‘Las Coronas’ and ‘The Plantronics’ along with the rock ‘n’ roll DJ ‘El Pintalabios’.
‘The Bongolian’, psychedelic fund from London
Nasser Bouzida is the multi-instrumentalist behind ‘The Bongolian’, an alter ego created in 2001, although he still records and performs with Big Boss Man. The new musical project produces psychedelic sounds by blending retro elements of funk, soul, latin and jazz with strong percussion and frenetic bongo rhythms. His self-titled LP ‘The Bongolian’ was released at the start of 2003 and met with great critical acclaim, followed by ‘Blueprint’ in 2006 and ‘A psychedelic trip to outer Bongolia’ in 2007.
Although he played all the instruments for the studio recordings, ‘The Bongolian’ has had to bring in various musicians so that the group could perform live. The current group is made up of Trevor Harding (bass), Bradley Burgess (guitar) and Reinis Axellson (percussion).
Their first performance was headlining the prestigious Jazz Festival in Rennes, France, followed by more concerts in Europe and a series of tours around the UK and Spain, including a gig at London’s Metro Club in 2005 which sold out. The band also toured with Holly Golightly in Great Britain, US and Germany.
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