RE#ENCOUNTER BRINGS SOME OF BRUSSELS’ MOST SOULFUL VOICES TOGETHER AROUND A TRANCE-DRIVEN EXPLORATION OF GNAWA MUSIC AND ITS GLOBAL CONNECTIONS. GNAWA GROOVES FUSE WITH CUMBIA CHANTS, GRIOT STORYTELLING, AND ECSTATIC JAZZ IMPROVISATION IN A VIBRANT, DANCEABLE SOUNDSCAPE THAT BREATHES SPONTANEITY, AUTHENTICITY, AND AN AFFINITY FOR ALL THINGS SACRED. MORE THAN A CONCERT, A RE#ENCOUNTER IS A LIVING RITUAL — MERGING MUSIC, STORYTELLING, AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION, AND VISUALS INTO A POWERFUL SHARED EXPERIENCE.
Join a great community of local musicians! 🤝 Come with your instrument, share your talent, and your good vibes for a groovy night of collaboration.

Every style is welcome on stage! 🎺🪕

Lineup

gnawa maâlem Hicham Bilali and his Black Koyo: chant, qrqbs, guembri

thundrous griot Kaito Winse (Avalanche Kaito): chant, flutes, tama

rising star Lúcia Pires (Kanda): flute

space jazz poet Joos Vandueren (BSFOE, Abstract Inc., Aligaga): tenor saxophone + FX

groove wizard Falk Schrauwen (Echoes of Zoo, Compro Oro, Sylvie Kreusch): drums + percussion

bass mother Anaïs Moffarts (Araponga, AiFanamenco): bass

trance ethnographer Robbe Bey Latré: trumpets + FX, artistic direction