Lo'Jo

Formed in Anjou around Denis Péan and a presence on the French music scene since 1982, Lo'Jo creates music at the crossroads of chanson, folk, world music, spoken poetry, and rhythms from North and West Africa. Long associated with the Angers region, the group first developed through live performance and street arts before taking shape as a collective with a lasting core, notably including Richard Bourreau and sisters Nadia and Yamina Nid El Mourid. Lo'Jo crafts an ever-shifting repertoire built on voices, percussion, strings, and songwriting that brings the French language into contact with a wider range of musical influences, without settling into any particular folk tradition. Following early records such as The International Courabou in 1990, Fils de Zamal in 1993, and Sin Acabar in 1996, Lo'Jo reached a broader audience with Mojo Radio in 1998, Bohême de cristal in 2000, L’une des siens in 2002, and Bazar savant in 2006. The group's ties with Mali have also played an important part in its journey, particularly through the Festival au désert and its close association with Tinariwen. Lo'Jo later continued this evolution with Cosmophono in 2009, Cinéma el Mundo in 2012, Fonetiq Flowers in 2017, Transe de papier in 2020, and Feuilles Fauves in 2024.