With AGO Gnawa, MetX musician and founder Luc Mishalle gives a new twist to his passion for traditional music from North and West Africa. He surrounds himself with several musicians with whom he has built up a particularly close relationship over the years. Together they present tailor-made projects featuring gnawa music and related genres.

For some years now, Mishalles’ uncompromising sax has formed an uninhibited tandem with the spiritual singing and rhythms of Mâalem Driss Filali. As one of the leading gnawa musicians in Belgium, Filali likes to push this traditional song, dance and music culture in new directions. Think of MetX groups such as Marockin’ Brass and Karkaba or the album JOLA in collaboration with Muziekpublique.