{"id":4742,"date":"2026-10-09T15:51:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T15:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.motownconcerts.be\/event\/yoka-mbonda-2\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T15:51:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T15:51:25","slug":"yoka-mbonda-2","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.motownconcerts.be\/en\/event\/yoka-mbonda-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoka Mbonda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Yoka Mbonda is a new creation by Congolese multi-instrumentalist Tister Ikomo. The spellbinding energy released by this new performance through folk songs, percussion, and magnetic rhythms from the Congo is a tribute to the fervor and grandeur of the majestic Congo River.<\/p>\n<p>With his new creation, Tister Ikomo\u2014who is also a dancer, choreographer, and director\u2014takes us on an imaginary journey where the languages, syncopated cadences, and lively dances of the peoples living along the vast Congo River meet. Ikomo has worked with internationally renowned directors, notably collaborating with Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui in Vlaemsch (Chez moi) and Mea Culpa, and participating in Alain Platel and Fabrizio Cassol&#8217;s production Coup Fatal, which led him on an international tour.<\/p>\n<p>Yoka Mbonda is a performance to be savored with the entire body, a feat that Tister Ikomo, accompanied by five brilliant percussionists, achieves with breathtaking skill.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u\" dir=\"auto\">Schedule: 7:30 PM doors \u2022 8:30 PM show<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Price: 18\/20 \u20ac (+ possible fees)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-4742-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motownconcerts.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/YokaMbonda.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motownconcerts.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/YokaMbonda.mp4\">https:\/\/www.motownconcerts.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/YokaMbonda.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Yoka Mbonda is a new creation by Congolese multi-instrumentalist Tister Ikomo. 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