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Bokanté at City Winery - Philadelphia

Courtesy of Bandsintown | Posted on January 24, 2020

Where

City Winery - Philadelphia
990 Filbert Street
Philadelphia, PA
Map
267-479-7373

When

Sun, February 23, 2020
7:00 pm

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Musicians

Bokanté
band / ensemble / orchestra

About

John Lennon told us, Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans. And while Snarky Puppy leader Michael League was in Montreal making other plans -- he heard the voice of local resident Malika Tirolien who’d ended up in Canada following a circuitous journey from the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. A chance exchange between the two kindred spirits led to League writing some music and melodies specifically for her which he sent to Tirolien with lyrical concepts attached. Tirolien then wrote lyrics and melodies, demoing and ping-ponging the new content back to Michael who was on the road with other bands until they had created an album's worth of songs...

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