Kin’Gongolo Kiniata and Afrique en cirque with Kalabanté perform tonight.
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Wednesday, July 10
Kin’Gongolo Kiniata (8:30 p.m., Club Balattou, $20). Using percussion instruments and guitars fabricated from discarded household items and trash, this Kinshasa collective delivers an electrifying brand of Congolese Afro-pop steeped in the chants and rhythms of the streets.
Afrique en cirque with Kalabanté (8:30 p.m., Olympia Theatre, $38 to $58.) Nuits d’Afrique is offering a free ticket for every ticket purchased to what has become an annual tradition: the African circus extravaganza of Kalabanté. Led by Yamoussa Bangoura, who has worked with Cavalia, the world-touring troupe mixes West African music, dance, theatre and acrobatics into a feast for the senses.