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You had to be there to witness the greatness that @odd_okoddo brought at Zahabu @zahabu.nbo 😇✨

FRI: This Friday at The Culture Garden! "From Cool Waters" @odd_okoddo + Ogoya Nengo Pres. a pre-tour performance ahead of their summer stops. Joined by @merc.b_ with a hybrid set and an equal serving of funk from @mistaalu & @djkaykenya FRI 8 | 4 PM - 12 AM The Mall, Westlands (Rooftop)

BTS for “Palagoma” by Kenyan-German duo, ODD OKODDO — music video out now. I said yes to directing the video before I fully understood in what ways it came to me as a gift. Only when deepening the concept did I realise the music was a connection to my Luo ancestry and my German roots. Two distinct worlds made one. And Palagoma’s message carries what this moment asks of all of us: to be warriors in our values, in our authenticity, in our strength, in our gentleness. I approached the video’s creation as an initiation; I entered the work the way you would enter a sacred cave to meet your ancestors — you go when the ancestors say it is time, and you do not come out the same. Olith, the singer, in his human and spiritual form, is the conduit for the connection to our remembrance of our (spiritual) ancestry - for me, for my collaborators and for everyone who watches. Many of us may not understand what is said, but we know, because it speaks to our soul. A few ideas that guided me through the process of bringing Palagoma to life, “We cannot be scared in the darkness, because in the darkness we can see.” “It is time now, for our power, mine and yours to be known.” “I come as one, but stand as ten thousand” (Maya Angelou) And of course - “Someone who can fight for his people — that is someone who is a Palagoma.” I’m really grateful for the brilliant team and to work with Deen and Wael spearheading this! Album out June 5th. Check out their tour dates for late this month and June. Link to the video in bio. Director & Associate Producer: Philippa Ndisi-Herrmann Producer, DIT, Edit & Grade: Ahmed Saleem Deen @deenmeister Cinematographer: Wael Gzoly @waelgzoly 1st AD: Kanini Edith @itskanini 1st AC: Jackson Kang’ethe @jacksonkangethe Lighting & Grip: Gregory Kiwo, Alphonce Tilton, Messi Tumbi @kiwomaole Makeup: Sharon Chelengat @skinwithchelah Production Assistant: Diana Macharia @dee.dianam #Palagoma #ODDOKODDO #OlithRatego #SvenKacirek #Luo

It’s a big day for Odd Okoddo & Ogoya Nengo ✨ Our second single “Palagoma” is out now. The track is live on Bandcamp, and the full album is officially up for preorder. We’re excited to share a glimpse of the stunning video, directed by Kenyan filmmaker Philippa Ndisi-Herrmann 🎬 Watch the full video:�https://youtu.be/Uh_sh9bDwgc?si=t6Jl9PbLiu3GJIxH — “Someone who can fight for his people — that is someone who is a Palagoma.”�(Olith Ratego) — Credits:� Director — Philippa Ndisi-Herrmann @philippandisiherrmann � Producer — Ahmed Saleem Deen @deenmeister � Cinematographer — Wael Gzoly @waelgzoly � DIT, Edit & Grade — Ahmed Saleem Deen @cafelunafilms � 1st AD — Kanini Edith @itskanini � 1st AC — Jackson Kang’ethe @jacksonkangethe � Lighting & Grip — Gregory Kiwo @kiwomaole , Alphonce Tilton, Messi Tumbi� Makeup — Sharon Chelengat @skinwithchelah � Associate Producer — Philippa Ndisi-Herrmann� Production Assistant — Diana Macharia @dee.dianam

In 8 days, the music video for ODD OKODDO’s single, PALAGOMA, is released! It was a truly an honour to direct it in January. “Someone who can fight for his people - that is someone who is a Palagoma.” A pertinent message for our times. Conceptualising and bringing the song to life, spending time with and amping up musician Olith Ratego on set, and working alongside a brilliant team was an absolute dream that I am grateful for! 😁🙏🏽✨ It was great to work again - finally 😅 - with Wael Gzoly and Ahmed Deen of Cafe Luna Productions. PALAGOMA is out next week Tuesday 28th April 💃🏽🕺🏾 Thank you Sven Kacirek and Olith Ratego of Luo-German duo, ODD OKODDO, for this opportunity to collaborate! Follow ODD OKODDO on socials, catch their upcoming gigs in Kenya and Europe and buy the new album, Palagoma, out June 5th! And share with friends! 😁🎤🎶🎹🎧💿💃🏽🕺🏾 Team: Director - Philippa Ndisi-Herrmann @philippandisiherrmann Producer - Ahmed Saleem Deen @deenmeister Cinematographer - Wael Gzoly @waelgzoly DIT, Edit & Grade - Ahmed Saleem Deen @cafelunafilms 1st AD - Kanini Edith @itskanini 1st AC - Jackson Kang’ethe @jacksonkangethe Lighting & Grip - Gregory Kiwo @kiwomaole Lighting & Grip - Alphonce Tilton Lighting & Grip - Messi Tumbi Makeup - Sharon Chelengat @skinwithchelah Associate Producer - Philippa Ndisi-Herrmann Production Assistant - Diana Macharia @dee.dianam #Palagoma #ODDOKODDO #olithratego #svenkacirek @odd_okoddo @kacireksven

Mi. 10.06.26 Beginn: 20:00 Uhr Einlass: 19:30 Uhr Abendkasse: 15 € Das Volk der Luo lebt hauptsächlich in Kenia an den Ufern des Viktoriasees. Ihr kulturelles Erbe ist extrem reich und einflussreich, obwohl der Stamm auf politischer und sozialer Ebene unterrepräsentiert oder sogar vernachlässigt wird. Um ein Beispiel zu nennen: Mit den ekstatischen Gitarrenklängen der Benga-Musik kreierten die Luo in den 1970er Jahren den dominierenden Tanzstil auf den ostafrikanischen Tanzflächen. Vor etwa 10 Jahren hatte planet rock die Chance, mit einer der führenden Luo-Künstlerinnen und ihrem Frauenchor zusammenzuarbeiten: Ogoya Nengo, geboren als Anastasia Oluoch vermutlich im Jahr 1941, ist die Königin des Dodo-Gesangs – eine Form des Gesangs, die hauptsächlich von Frauen praktiziert wird und teils dazu dient, die neuesten Nachrichten unter den Dorfbewohnern zu verbreiten, sowie als sozialer Kommentar fungiert. Wir waren begeistert von Ogoya, ihrer überragenden Persönlichkeit und ihrer schieren Autorität als Performerin. Im Jahr 2026 freuen wir uns riesig, endlich die Chance zu haben, diese große ostafrikanische Diva zurück nach Europa zu bringen, zusammen mit ODD OKODDO. Sie sind das langjährige Duo aus dem Schlagzeuger und Perkussionisten Sven Kacirek, der von Hamburg nach Nairobi übersiedelte und auch beide LPs der „Dodo Women’s Group“ co-produzierte, und Anastasias altem Freund, dem außergewöhnlichen Sänger und Lautenspieler Olith Ratego. Zusammen präsentiert das Trio das neue Album Palagoma, das im April 2026 auf Svens brandneuem Label „From Cool Waters“ erscheinen wird. Aber ODD OKODDO + Ogoya Nengo entfalten ihre wahre Magie, wenn man sie auf der Bühne sieht, wie sie bei einem kurzen Zwischenstopp im August 2025 bewiesen, einschließlich einer atemberaubenden Show im Berliner Humboldt Forum: Uralte Roots-Klänge kombiniert mit modernen Produktionstechnologien – Musik, die einen zum Tanzen, Nachdenken und Mitsingen bringt, getragen von der Präsenz zweier unaufhaltsamer Sänger.

07.06. ODD OKODDO & Ogoya Nengo (ke/de), Hulubalang (id), // @odd_okoddo @kacireksven @hulubalang.hulubalang electronic | experimental | noise | dodo blues | contemporary folk tradition | luo roots Hailing from Kenya, the duo ODD OKODDO consisting of Sven Kacirek and Olith Ratego works with a spellbinding blend of avantgarde electronic rhythms and contemporary folk tradition of the Kenyan Luo people. The result is what singer and instrument builder Olith Ratego calls "dodo blues". Collaborating with Ogoya Nengo they will be releasing a new abum PALAGEMO on June 5th via From Cool Waters – PALAGOMA channels an electroacoustic synergy unlike anything you’ve ever heard before. They will be playing their release concert aboard the MS Stubnitz. Hulubalang is the solo project of inventive electronic producer, sound artist, label owner (Gorong Gorong Records) and DJ Kasimyn from Indonesia, best known as one-half of Gabber Modus Operandi. Debut album 'Bunyi Bunyi Tumbal', released in June 2023 on Jordanian label Drowned by Locals. The Quietus lauded his album as "ambitious in every sense; technically masterful, conceptually complex, and emotionally potent". Das Konzert ist Teil von blurred edges–Festival für aktuelle Musik in Hamburg, 29.5.2026 bis 28.6.2026. blurred edges 2026 wird gefördert von der Behörde für Kultur und Medien der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg, dem Musikfonds e.V. mit Projektmitteln des Beauftragten der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien, der ZEIT STIFTUNG BUCERIUS, der Hamburgischen Kulturstiftung, der Claussen-Simon-Stiftung und der Gesellschaft zur Verwertung von Leistungsschutzrechten (GVL). 🎟️ blurred edges festival ticket holders do not need a single ticket, all others: get your ticket at Stubnitz ticket shop.

With the energy at Kilele 2026,you just had to be there to experience the Showcases. Something about nights like this expounded what Sound and Solidarity is! . Odd Okoddo (@odd_okoddo ) brought the room together in the most effortless way, part storytelling, part rhythm, part pure feeling. One moment you’re standing back watching, the next you’re pulled all the way in, singing along, moving, locked into the energy where culture met modernity. Like something old meeting something new and landing exactly where it needed to. . Kilele 2026 gave us those “this is why we show up” moments, moments that build the community! . #Kilele2026 #SoundAndSolidarity . PC: @shutterdust

Odd Okoddo & Ogoya Nengo are getting ready for @kilelesummit 2026. Friday night at the Mall rooftop, Nairobi.

Coming up next, we have ODD OKODDO (@odd_okoddo ) and Ogoya Nengo returning to the Kilele Summit stage! ODD OKODDO is a Kenyan/German duo formed in 2018 by Olith Ratego and Sven Kacirek, who first met in Kenya during the recording of Kacirek’s acclaimed album Kenya Sessions. Their forthcoming album Palagoma (out April 2026) features legendary Kenyan dodo singer Ogoya Nengo, born Anastasia Oluoch, whose storied career includes the internationally celebrated album Rang’ala produced by Kacirek and extensive European touring with her Dodo Women’s Group, including performances at Le Guess Who. These powerful artists will be sharing their work with us very soon! Make sure to grab your tickets at the link in our bio!

Ogoya Nengo, chilling at #detectclassicfestival in Broellin after our last concert yesterday afternoon.

Yesterday night at durchlueften in Berlin. Ogoya Nengo on fire. 🔥