Djeuhdjoah & Lieutenant Nicholson

DjeuhDjoah & Lieutenant Nicholson at La Marquise

At La Marquise, we are thrilled to welcome DjeuhDjoah & Lieutenant Nicholson for a night that showcases the duo’s irresistible blend of Afro-soul, highlife-infused funk, and velvet francophone pop. Riding a dynamic wave of artistic momentum, the pair continue to expand their universe following the acclaimed album 2+, a project that has kept listeners dancing while revealing new layers of songwriting depth and rhythmic imagination. Recent live sessions and festival slots have underlined how their studio craft translates into a luminous stage conversation—voices intertwining, guitars shimmering, percussions bubbling with polyrhythms. Their current set highlights fresh grooves alongside audience favorites, with titles like Bwe Dlo and T’es qui? anchoring a repertoire that flows effortlessly from sunlit melodies to hypnotic, club-ready arrangements. From our vantage point on the Rhône, we know how their sound comes alive in an intimate room: it is warm, immediate, and contagiously joyful, perfectly suited to the energy of a floating venue where the city’s lights and the music’s pulse become one.

A riverside stage for a global groove

Our team at La Marquise designs nights around experiences, and the live show by DjeuhDjoah & Lieutenant Nicholson is an experience in the truest sense. Expect a set sculpted for movement, with basslines that glide and snap, hand percussion that draws you into call-and-response, and guitar figures that sparkle across the water. The pair’s playful vocal chemistry—switching between soulful croon, nimble rap-like cadences, and conversational asides—turns the room into a meeting place where languages and influences mingle freely. Their recent selections from 2+ sit comfortably alongside earlier touchstones, offering a panoramic journey through Afro-disco strains, Caribbean accents, and Parisian leftfield funk. From the first downbeat, the duo’s rhythmic architecture invites dancers forward, while the subtleties in their arrangements reward close listening for those perched by the portholes. At La Marquise, our sound system is tuned for clarity and warmth, allowing the sub-bass to hug the hull while the harmonies bloom in the rafters; it’s an ideal canvas for the duo’s finesse, whether they’re cruising through a breezy passage or igniting the deck with a percussive coda that refuses to let go.

Artistically, DjeuhDjoah & Lieutenant Nicholson are in a fertile period, and it shows. Their recent appearances across France and beyond have refined a show that feels both handcrafted and expansively modern, with crowd-pleasing peaks punctuated by elegant detours into synth-soul and rootsy grooves. In the current repertoire, numbers like Bwe Dlo glow with a late-night sheen, while the title T’es qui? delivers a wink of lyrical mischief wrapped in a danceable chassis. Fans will also recognize how the duo stitches newer material into the set with seamless flow, stacking grooves that flirt with house tempos, then slipping into skanking guitar and cosmic keys without breaking stride. From our side of the stage at La Marquise, we relish these transitions: the lights catch the brass hits, feet shuffle to the drum kit’s syncopation, and suddenly the crowd becomes part of the arrangement. This is the kind of performance our boat was built for—intimate yet expansive, local yet global—where the city’s rhythm meets a traveling sound and, for one night, the river keeps time with the beat.