Orchestra Baobab

On 18 March they transform Cosmopolite into a dance floor. Orchestra Baobab performs at Cosmopolite on 18 March 2027. Orchestra Baobab – Made in Senegal Few bands keep going for over fifty years. Even fewer continue after several of the original members have passed away. Orchestra Baobab has done both. The Senegalese orchestra started as the house band at an exclusive nightclub in Dakar and is one of the most important names in African popular music. Imagine Dakar in the early 1970s. Senegal is a young, independent country, the nightclubs are flourishing, and sounds from all over the world drift into the city from the harbour. At the exclusive Baobab Club, musicians from different parts of West Africa gather. They bring their own traditions, but also a love for Cuban music, Congolese rumba and jazz. Orchestra Baobab is born. Four times we have invited them to Torshov in the cold of winter, and four times they have set the hall on fire. Last time it was sold out. It's hard to explain what happens. It has to be experienced. When Orchestra Baobab takes the stage at Cosmopolite, they bring with them the history of Dakar's nightclubs, and this entirely unique expression that arises when musicians listen to each other and old songs get new life in new hands.