JOJO ABOT

JOJO ABOT (GHANA)

Hypnotic...sultry...vulnerable...empowering. These words come to mind when first experiencing the music of JOJO ABOT, the Ghanaian singer-songwriter who is poised to capture the ears of discerning listeners worldwide with her experimental blend of electronica, afrobeat, jazz, neo-soul, house and reggae.

Creating across continents and dividing her time between Accra, Johannesburg and LA/NYC, JOJO ABOT’S emergence onto the global music scene marks the genesis of an exciting new talent and sound. Presenting the best of multiple worlds, JOJO ABOT's music is truly a cultural and musical sonic fusion, a perfect and growing melting pot...

JOJO ABOT is a Ghanaian artist expressing herself through music, film/photography, literature and performance art. FYFYA WOTO, meaning New Birth - New Discovery serves as the theme and title for her ongoing project exploring the SELF as a provocative tool in the discovery, exchange and evolution of the subject of IDENTITY. Through her work, JOJO ABOT Investigates new forms of spirituality and expression as part of a growing global conversation around shared space and share identity that exists beyond the conventional bias of colour, race, class or sexual orientation.

Recently wrapping a year in NYC as a member of the New Museum's incubator program, NEW INC Abot moved on to a residency at the acclaimed National Sawdust where she premiered her immersive theater piece and exhibition titled “Power To The God Within”. The production returned as part of FERUS Festival, and was featured in a weeklong interactive residency at the Hult Center, Eugene.

She has toured with Ms Lauryn Hill, played shows at Radio City Music Hall, the Greek theater, and more, alongside Common, Seun Kuti and Stephen Marley. She has headlined the Apollo, Times Square (on New Year’s eve to a 1 million plus audience), the Museum of Modern Art, Kennedy Center, Afropunk, and others. Jojo Abot continues to connect with the global audience with shows at Bushfire Festival in Swaziland, Azgo Festival in Mozambique, Bassline and Zakifo Festival’s in South Africa, Sakifo Festival in Reunion Island, WOMADelaide and Perth International Arts Festival in Australia and WOMAD New Zealand.

Abot continues to connect with the global audience. She was listed in “OkayAfrica’s 100 Women” (March 2017).

A true cultural fusion and genre bender in both sound and artistic expression, JOJO ABOT is poised to take the world by storm with her uniquely coined AFRO-HYNO-SONIC sound and otherworldly perspective.

Press:

"She might be a representation of all of our black ancestors’ wildest dreams: free, bold, talented and wise." Independent Online, (April, 2018)

“Uncompromisingly original, per usual, experimental singer/songwriter and performance artist Jojo Abot has just released an eclectic two-for-one visual from her newest EP, ‘NGIWUNKULUNKUL’—a collection of songs about black empowerment in spite of and in resistance to white supremacy and racial oppression.” Afropunk (July, 2017)

“Expressing herself through music, film/photography, literature and performance art, Jojo is intensely artistic and breathes cultural and intellectual depth, an otherworldly perspective and an innate sense of edge into all of her mediums.” AFRIPOP MAG (July, 2017)

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