19:00 The Berlin Afrobeat Company

As in 2024 and 2025, this year’s concert programme of A Felasophical Gathering is opened by the Berlin Afrobeat Company (BAC), founded in West Berlin in 1978 following a legendary performance by Fela Kuti & Africa 70 at the Berlin Jazz Days. After that concert, many of the ensemble’s most important members decided to stay in Berlin. The BAC consists of a group of international musicians based in Berlin who are dedicated to preserving and developing Fela Kuti’s music through live shows and various initiatives.

20:30 Santrofi

This year, Santrofi, a group of dedicated young musicians with a shared love for the music they grew up with, highlife, is invited to honour Fela Kuti's legacy. This supergroup headed by producer-bassist Emmanuel Kwadwo Ofori unites eight gifted musicians from Accra with a passion for vintage highlife grooves and a hip hop sensibility.