“People started dancing, the musicians were happy and that’s when we knew: We got something.” That’s how Serge Massama Dogo, also known as Dogo du Togo, describes the moment during a underwhelming ...

We value music for its illusive ability to transport us, but Dogo du Togo takes the idea quite literally. “I want this music to give people joy,” the Togo-born bandleader said of his songcraft on a ...