AKODA

AKODA is a trio based in Bordeaux founded and led by Valerie Chane Tef, a pianist from Reunion Island. The itinerant band grew with Franck Leymeregie on percussions and Benjamin Pellier on the bass. In 2024, Akoda is pursuing its journey with Thomas Boude on the bass and Eric Perez on percussions. The band has been fine tuning their sound for the last decade and enthusiastically embark us with Creole ballads which showcase their identity and their contagious “joie de vivre”.