Article content The 38th Nuits d’Afrique festival takes over the downtown core until July 21. The Gazette’s T’Cha Dunlevy offers his picks for best shows for you to catch. See our top 10 can’t miss shows of this festival here .
L’Entourloop / Queen Omega and the Royal Souls (9 p.m., Metropolis, $45).
A lively double-bill that will have you bopping to the sounds of reggae and hip-hop from France and the Caribbean. French DJs love to dabble, and L’Entourloop’s King James and Sir Johnny are no exception. These guys grab from reggae, dub and hip-hop, always with a funky, festive twist; throw in some cult film snippets and they’re off to the races.
Trinidad’s Queen Omega started as a soca singer before crossing over to dancehall and roots reggae. Her latest album, and her first in over a decade, is titled Freedom Legacy, out on France’s Baco Records..