Dogo du Togo at Barbès
Oct. 23. 10PM. $20.
As his name implies, Dogo du Togo is from the West African nation of Togo. After playing with various bands there, Dogo moved to the States, where he founded his own Afropop band in Washington DC. At the heart of Dogo’s music are the traditional rhythms of Togolese music, but on top of them he builds songs out of the sounds of Western funk, jazz, and pop. Dogo du Togo and the Alagaa Beat Band play on Oct. 23 at Barbès in Brooklyn.