Jokkoo Collective

Jokkoo, a Wolof word meaning connection, was founded in Barcelona with the intention to investigate, connect with and contribute to experimental and alternative arts from the African continent, its diaspora and allied communities around the world. They platform dissident interventions that create moments for sharing energy and ideas, histories and visions of the future. The collective counts on six different personalities with common objectives: Baba Sy, Maguette Dieng (Mbodj), Oscar Taylor (Opoku), Nicolas Beliot (Mooki6), Ismäel N ́diaye (B4mba) and Miriam Camara (TNTC).

Jokkoo Collective will perform twice at this year's festival.

Inside Kraftcentralen, Jokkoo will present their A/V performance Organic Intelligence, inviting us into the depth of the mangroves to explore their vital role in resistance and adaptation to the current climate crisis driven by colonialism, capitalism and its inherent extractivism. Using movement, field recordings, instruments, live coding, theatre and synthesis, Jokkoo builds an evolving landscape, interlaced with vocals in Spanish, Wolof and Catalan. Visuals blend natural and artificial images, transforming the space into an audio-reactive dreamscape echoing the post-apocalyptic atmosphere of the structure they are in. O.I. imagines a future where the mangrove acts as a neural network shaped by the interrelationships between species and environments, able to reclaim global stewardship from the economic elite.

Under the 303 tent, Jokkoo will carry out an extended club takeover of hybrid DJ sets, featuring MC:ing and live tracks. Unapologetic, the takeover moves seamlessly between the different members, showcasing Jokkoo’s wide spanning and unapologetic Pan-African musical expression as a collective in a club setting.

This project has been made possible with the support of Acción Cultural Española (AC/E), and the Embassy of Spain in Sweden.