Kush Band plays Reggae, Sufi Music and Sahara Music, music with an african groove. Band leader is Mo Ahmed, singer and djembé player from Sudan, who over the years collaborated with many musicians. Today, in Kush Band, he again brings together an international group of musicians on percussion, guitar, vocals, saxophone, trumpet, piano. Mo took the authentic Sudanese rythms and songs from the desert to the Netherlands, and his songs speak of the longing for peace, freedom and equality. The music, however, is for dancing: Kush Band usually brings people on their feet within minutes!!!!!

Kush Band is named after the famous Kingdom of Kush, a higly civilized and powerfull force in the Nile Valley (Northern Sudan and Soutern Egypt) from before 1000 BC until  350 AD. The Kingdom of Kush was very advanced in all kinds of technology, medicine, science and arts. They built beautiful pyramids, of which many have been saved until today. Their archers were famous in the region. Women were higly respected in the Kingdom, and the country has been ruled by several queens. Kush Band, in its name, honours this cultural and social heritage.

You may book Kush Band through the Stichting Kush Art Collective. Kush Art Collective also organizes its own concerts (African Grooves), the yearly Africa Festival Utrecht, workshops and other events with African music and arts. We are also happy to help you organize your own event, by introducing you to our vast network of Africa-based artists. Please contact us at info@kushband.nl.