As part of this year’s Copenhagen Jazz Festival, Nana Benz du Togo invites you to a sun-soaked, boundary-pushing celebration at ALICE. Rooted in Togolese tradition while drawing on club culture and global funk, the group fuses afrobeat, voodoo rituals and DIY ingenuity into an electrifying live experience. Fans of acts like BCUC and the danceable no wave of ’80s groups like ESG will feel right at home when Nana Benz du Togo takes the stage.

Nana Benz du Togo’s music goes straight to the heart—and the feet. With galloping grooves driven by a 100% DIY rhythm section of recycled drums and a characteristic PVC pipe bass, and infectious, forward-thinking call-and-response chants, they have established themselves internationally as a band to watch. Following their critically acclaimed debut album AGO (2023) and two strong European tours, the group now enters a new chapter. Their upcoming album SÉ NAM (2025) dives even deeper into their musical and political universe, weaving together themes of feminism and ecology with the tonal language of Togolese voodoo traditions—carried by powerful vocals and pulsating rhythms.

Recorded at the legendary OTODI studio in Lomé, the new songs feature a sharper, more contemporary production that amplifies the band’s organic groove without losing its raw edge. Digital voodoo, they call it. The result is a timeless trance, where their remarkable homemade instrument setup evokes early house and techno. Get ready for one of the most electrifying nights of this year’s Copenhagen Jazz Festival, as Nana Benz du Togo transforms our concert hall into a pulsating dancefloor.

The concert is part of Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2026, taking place from July 3 to July 12 across more than 120 venues throughout the city. See the full program at www.jazz.dk