Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul @ The Moroccan Lounge - Los Angeles, CA

The Moroccan Lounge came alive on Tuesday night for Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul’s electrifying headlining set.

Their performance is on the heels of the Belgian duo’s critically acclaimed debut album Topical Dancer. While that was their debut, it certainly isn’t the first time they’ve worked together, as Bolis produced Chrarlotte’s 2019 Zandoli EP. It did, however, feel like a wonderful step forward in their music together. Topical Dancer is packed with very personal satire and playful jabs on race and class issues within Belgium. It’s all packaged within a groovy, dancy, beautifully produced LP – one I couldn’t wait to see translated to a live performance.

The two hit the stage at 8:15pm – pretty early for a headliner, but you wouldn’t know it by the excitement coming from the audience and the band themselves. Every bit of jubilance that comes forward on the album was multiplied tenfold in a live setting. There was also an endearing gratitude the duo felt when they saw the crowd dancing along and especially when they knew the words. After the reviews Topical Dancer received, I wouldn’t fault the duo for expecting this type of reception (as it’s well deserved), but it’s always fun when an artist is surprised by the love they receive.

Highlights of the set, which included almost every song of their new LP, were the opener “Hey”, the David Byrne referencing “Making Sense Stop”, and the album stunner “It Hit Me”. It’s not hard to see these two moving on the bigger and bigger venues, captivating all their audiences on the way. For now, though, this is a quite a start.

Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul take their tour to Europe (with a few US stops mixed in) this summer and fall – with many dates in Belgium. See the full schedule and photos of the performance below:

FRI 3 JUNE

Presqu’ile Rollet Rouen – Rouen, France

SAT 4 JUNE

Presqu’ile Rollet Rouen – Rouen, France

FRI 24 JUNE

Paraíso Festival 2022 – Madrid, Spain

THU 14 JULY

Dour Festival 2022 – Dour, Belgium

SAT 16 JULY

Place du Grand Jardin – Vence, France

FRI 19 AUGUST

Pukkelpop 2022 – Kiewit-Hasselt, Belgium