KOMBI is the solo project of João Kombi (TEST), launched in 2024, exploring drone, noise and experimental music through intense, physical and deeply immersive performances. In a remarkably short time, the project has established itself as one of the most active and internationally visible names in Brazil's contemporary experimental music scene.
Following its first European tour in 2024, KOMBI released the album Alimento a Dor on 12” vinyl in 2025. The record was selected by journalist Andy Cumming (Sounds and Colors) as one of the year's standout releases, further defining the project's sonic identity through dense textures, extreme timbres, improvisation and raw, visceral performances.
Since its debut, KOMBI has toured extensively across Brazil, Europe, Japan and Australia. Highlights include performances at Novas Frequências Festival (Brazil), Prague Microfestival (Czech Republic), Tokyo's Oriental Force (Japan), Melbourne's legendary Make It Up Club (Australia), as well as appearances at renowned venues such as Sowieso (Berlin), Cave 12 (Geneva) and Kabinet MÚZ (Brno). The project has also collaborated and shared stages with artists including Carla Boregas (Brazil), City of Caterpillar (USA), Yowie (USA) and the Japanese band Birushanah.
In late 2026, KOMBI will return to Europe and the United Kingdom for a tour alongside Deafkids, performing ten opening shows.
Alongside his solo work, João Kombi is best known as one half of the Brazilian duo TEST. In 2026 alone, TEST performed more than 60 concerts across Japan, China, New Zealand and Australia, including an appearance at the acclaimed Dark Mofo Festival in Tasmania, further strengthening João's presence within the international experimental and extreme music circuit.
Combining improvisation, drone, noise and expanded guitar techniques, KOMBI continues to develop a distinctive performance language, connecting underground experimental scenes across different continents.
NEXT DATES
08/10/2026 — DE, Duisburg — Stapeltor*
11/10/2026 — UK, Norwich — The Holloway*
13/10/2026 — UK, Coventry — The Tin Music and Arts*
16/10/2026 — IE, Dublin — Bello Bar*
18/10/2026 — UK, Leeds — Boom*
20/10/2026 — UK, London — New Cross Inn*
21/10/2026 — BE, Ghent — Klub9030*
22/10/2026 — NL, Groningen — Vera downstage
27/10/2026 — DK, Copenhagen — Råhuset*
28/10/2026 — DE, Berlin — Neue Zukunft*
30/10/2026 — IT, Busto Arsizio — Circolo Gagarin*
01/11/2026 — CH, Geneva — Cave 12*
05/11/2026 — BE, Brussels — Mag4*
11/11/2026 — DE, Berlin — Richten 25, LIMINAL
13/11/2026 — BE, Eeklo — Muziekclub N9**
* w/ DEAFKIDS
** w/ BIG BRAVE
Guitar endorsement: JHF Guitars
Guitar pedal endorsement
KGR HARMONY
PAST SHOWS
2026
23/01 São Paulo SP @Lugar sem Nome
13/02 São Paulo SP @Mamãe Bar
28/02 São Paulo SP @Paço das Artes
11/05 愛知豊橋 TOYOHASHI -JP @FreeStyle BAR?
18/05 東京 高円寺 Tokyo JP @Oriental Force
23/06 Melbourne AUS @Make It Up Club
19/09 São Paulo SP @Mamãe Bar (w/ Evicshen)
2025
30/01 São Paulo SP @ A Porta Maldita
08/02 Rio de Janeiro RJ @ Redoma
11/07 São Paulo SP @ Estúdio Mitra
16/07 Rio de Janeiro RJ @ Audio Rebel
17/07 Rio de Janeiro RJ @ CCS Movimento
18/07 Rio de Janeiro RJ @ Escritório
19/07 Rio de Janeiro RJ @ Garage Grindhouse
20/07 Petrópolis RJ @ Suburbia
21/07 Cabo Frio RJ @ Sophia Editora
22/07 Juiz de Fora MG @ Maquinaria
23/07 Sete Lagoas MG @ Casa da Cultura
24/07 Belo Horizonte MG @ Quente
25/07 São João del Rei MG @ Cura
26/07 Ouro Preto MG @ Mina do Chico Rei
18/08 Curitiba PR @ Janaíno Vegan
21/08 Porto Alegre RS @ Caos Poa
22/08 Rio Grande RS @ Dark Cave
23/08 Porto Alegre RS @ Music Box
24/08 Joinville SC @ Zeit Cervejaria
25/08 Ponta Grossa PR @ CBGBAR
31/08 Resende RJ @ Crocodilo Rock Bar
01/11 Prague CZ @ Prague Microfestival KOMBI
04/11 Zurich CH @ Farmhouse
05/11 Geneva CH @ Cave 12
06/11 Besançon FR @ Les PDZ
07/11 Halle DE @ Galle
08/11 Berlin DE @ Villa Kuriosum
11/11 Brno CZ @ Kabinet Muz
12/11 Viena AT @ Central Garden
13/11 Bratislava SK @ Weranda Buffet
14/11 Leipzig DE @ The hinZundkunZ
15/11 Berlin DE @ Neither
16/11 Warszawa PL @ Spatif
17/11 Łódź PL @ Ciągoty i Tęsknoty
18/11 Kraków PL @ Betel
19/11 Rzeszów PL @ Piwnice Rzeszowskie
21/11 Berlin DE @ Sowieso
03/12 Rio de Janeiro RJ @ Festival Novas Frequências
08/12 Volta Redonda RJ @ Antenadu
.......2024
18/07 Florianopolis SC @Haoma
19/07 Rio do Sul SC 400 @Gaia Tattoo
20/07 Blumenau SC @Mansão Wayne
21/07 Joinville SC @Maracujá Drink Bar
22/07 Curitiba PR @Janaino Vegan
23/07 São Paulo SP @Paprica
30/07 São Paulo SP @Porta
08/11 Tournai BE
09/11 Beaumont BE
10/11 Herenthout BE
13/11 Leipzig DE
2023
15/09 São Paulo SP @ Lugar sem Nome