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Jupiter & Okwess at Nectar Lounge
Courtesy of Bandsintown | Posted on August 10, 2018
Where
Nectar Lounge
412 N 36th St
Seattle, WA
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When
Tue, October 16, 2018
7:30 pm
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10.16 Tuesday (World)STG Presents and KEXP's Wo' Pop Welcomes:JUPITER & OKWESS7:30pm Doors8:30pm Show$20adv / $23dos21+\nNectar Lounge\n412 N 36th St\nwww.nectarlounge.com\nJUPITER & OKWESS\nWebsite\nWith their second album Kin Sonic, Jupiter and Okwess transcend the Congo’s unexplored musical heritage and dive into a pool of modernity. Jean-Pierre Bokondji, aka « Jupiter », a sort of ghetto Don Quixote, (or a lanky wading bird dressed in ageneral’s uniform), was born on the 16th December 1963, in Kinshasa. From East Berlin (where he grew up) to Kinshasa, from James Brown to the ultra-dominant Congolese rumba style, Jupiter decided to create his own mode of musical expression...