Akolá Tambó + Dembis Thioung

With its trance-inducing bullerengue, Akolá Tambó presents a blaze of traditional Afro-Colombian beats that will take you on a journey to reconnect to the root. A high dose of drums, dance and mantra-like chants gives birth to this ancestral ritual in which everyone is invited to take part, unify their voices and become one.

The group has fast gained recognition and become a reference within London’s Latin community, and it has been invited to perform at some of the community’s most important venues and stages such as Latino Life Festival, FEST LATAM, Fusión de los Pueblos, CASA Festival, The Curve Garden, The Jago, Hootananny, Paper Dress Vintage, The Post Bar and Blanquita’s, and in festivals across the UK and Europe such as The Great Get Together, Vortex Jazz Festival, Tonnau Festival in Wales, Prende La Vela Festival in Spain and the Great Exhibition Road Festival. They also participated at the María la Baja Bullerengue Festival in Colombia in December 2022. This special event is presented by Movimientos in association with War On Want following their festival ‘And Still We Rise’ during the daytime of the 24th February.