Founded in Angers in 1982 by poet Denis Péan and violinist Richard Bourreau, Lo’Jo is a nomadic music troupe blending poetic chanson with music from Africa, the Mediterranean and beyond, carried by three voices: Nadia, Yamina and Denis Péan.
Since Fils de Zamal (1993), the band has released more than fifteen albums, including Bazar savant (2006), Cosmophono (2009), Transe de papier (2020) and Feuilles Fauves (2024). It has toured the world, as far as the Festival au Désert in Essakane, Mali, in 2001.
At Les Mouillotins, in 2021, it performed its show Transe de papier.