Gogo Penguin + Daudi Matsiko

GoGo Penguin, the Manchester "power trio" and their hybrid jazz, nourished by classical and electronic influences, will soon celebrate 15 years of existence. 15 years of a journey as atypical as it is brilliant, which has made them one of the flagships of the current jazz revival.

Their music, both immersive and energetic, relies on precise ensemble playing, between catchy piano melodies, unpredictable rhythms, powerful bass, and percussive drums.

With their latest album "Necessary Fictions" (Sony Music, 2025), Chris Illingworth (piano), Nick Blacka (bass), and Jon Scott (drums) push audacity and freedom even further, integrating modular synthesizers, the Moog Grandmother, and an electric bass into their instrumentation while retaining their identity: obsessive loops, tension build-ups, tempo variations, and calmer breaths.

A ultimately very cinematic atmosphere that has also opened the doors of the 7th Art to them, with the soundtracks for "Memento Mori" (Jean Heches, 2022) or the very recent "Juste une illusion" (Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache, 2026).

An unmissable group, therefore, that speaks to the body as much as to the mind! The music of Daudi Matsiko, a British songwriter of Ugandan origin, is fragile, spiritual, disarming, and strikingly honest.

His debut album "The King Of Misery" (Really Good, 2024) is both a poignant and luminous exploration of depression, bipolar disorder, and how hope can emerge from these experiences.

His fragile but soulful voice, profound lyrics, and contemporary folk melodies give his songs a rare intensity. Muffled, whispered, caressed songs… A song like a confession, carried by the barely touched strings of a guitar.

Every note, every syllable, shines by its presence or its absence; an incredible and delicate dialogue between the music and the soul of its author, of whom we no longer quite know