COSMOVISION INVITE EL GATO NEGRO

For this set, the collective has invited El Gato Negro, who’s “something like a secret son of Blaise Cendrars and Celia Cruz” (Radio France, 2017). Thunderstruck by Buena Vista Social Club in his youth, the singer and multi-instrumentalist took to the road and began a bohemian existence, creating a sound that oscillates between subtropical pop, traditional folk from all over, jazz and hip hop, all stamped with a digital signature. In 2024, this buddy of Manu Chao released his latest album, Tigre qui pleure, which also features Orchestra Baobab and Cucurucho Valdés, and integrates cumbia, salsa, soukous, bolero and Afrotrap rhythms.