Overview
- Africa Express performed at Auditorio BB in Mexico City on October 29, assembling a rotating cast of African, Afro‑Antillean and Mexican musicians.
- Damon Albarn appeared onstage with Meme del Real and Intocable’s Ricky Muñoz to reinterpret the regional hit “¿Y todo para qué?”, with Albarn on melodica.
- Albarn ceded lead vocals on the Intocable song yet sang in Spanish on other numbers, aligning with the project’s emphasis on collaboration over star turns.
- The bill blended genres and instruments across acts including Son Rompe Pera, Joan As Police Woman, M.anifest, Moonchild Sanelly, Nick Zinner and others.
- The Mexico City show followed a Cervantino festival finale and a 2024 Bahidorá debut, and the unexpected pairing drew enthusiastic, viral reactions online.