Keziah Jones

On August 4, 2026, at the Théâtre Robinson in Mandelieu‑la‑Napoule, Keziah Jones returns to the essentials: a guitar, a raw groove and the blufunk he himself fashioned. Born Olufemi Sanyaolu, the artist draws on his Nigerian roots without ruling out nomadic forays into pop, soul and funk. His playing blends pulse, melody and syncopation, always in search of new detours—like a musical travelogue rewritten at every concert.

On stage he cultivates the freedom that defines him: a pared‑down yet mobile sound, supple vocals, riffs that snap before opening onto brighter lines. True to his multidisciplinary spirit, he forges connections between styles rather than boundaries, sliding his pieces from one mood to another and allowing space to breathe. Audiences come for that precise mix of energy and suppleness, for the way he makes a language he invented far from labels feel immediate. In Mandelieu‑la‑Napoule, Keziah Jones offers a set that spans his various periods and confirms that blufunk remains a living playground, tailor‑made for the stage.