It is a difficult and arduous task to practice music and try to make a living in today’s economy.
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Batuki Music Society and Alliance Francaise Toronto celebrate Black History Month with a special concert featuring Okavango African Orchestra, winner of the 2017 JUNO Award for “Best World Music Album of the Year”, on Saturday February 3rd at 9 PM at the Alliance Francaise Theatre. Okavango African Orchestra – 12 instruments, 10 languages, 7 countries…one […]
Saturday, October 14, 8 pm $40, $36 Friends Discover the West African griot tradition of storytelling through words and music with Trio Da Kali, dubbed a “Malian griot supergroup” by the U.K.’s Guardian newspaper. https://spark.adobe.com/page/wTYwQZgHbC2rx/
Batuki Music Society and Uma Nota Culture mix pan-African traditions with the sounds of South, Central and North America in our second Polyphonic Ground concert. Matatu Express present Ghanaian highlife and palm wine, East African benga and rumba, Malagasy salegy and blues. Beny Esguerra & New Tradition Music mix live hip hop RnB soul with […]
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Batuki Music Society presents: Habari Africa Festival at Harbourfront Centre Batuki Music Society is proud to present the fourth annual Habari Africa Festival from Friday August 11 – 13, 2017. This multi-disciplinary African arts festival will take place at the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto. Habari Africa is a multi-disciplinary arts festival that displays the rich […]
Diely Mori Tounkara Batuki Music Society and the Alliance Francaise de Toronto are proud to present Malian kora master Diely Mori Tounkara on Saturday February 11 th at the Alliance Francaise Theatre located at 24 Spadina Road at 9 pm. Born into a large family of Malian griots, Diely Mori Tounkara followed in the […]
Founder of the Batuki Music Society, Nadine McNulty has spent over 20 years championing African art, music and culture in Canada. She spent 14 years as Music Africa’s artistic director, and holds advisory and programming positions with the Juno World committee, the Music Gallery, the Art Gallery of Ontario and, most recently Massey Hall/Roy Thomson Hall. […]
Batuki Music Society Presents: Habari Africa Festival At Harbourfront Centre. Batuki Music Society and Harbourfront Centre present the third annual Habari Africa Festival from Friday August 12 – 14, 2016. This free multi-disciplinary African arts festival will take place at the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto. The artists featured will represent an array of African music […]
Batuki Music Society is proud to present the Okavango African Orchestra CD release concert at the Ada Slaight Hall, Daniel’s Spectrum on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 9:00 PM. Okavango African Orchestra – 12 instruments, 10 languages, 7 countries…one special concert. Okavango African Orchestra features a cast of nine accomplished African-born musicians who now live […]
Part of the Small World Music Festival presented in association with Batuki Music Society Dinner Reservations guarantee seating: 416-588-0307 Krar Collective will serve up mind-blowing Ethiopian grooves on their Toronto debut. Armed with their krar, kebero drums and stunning vocals, they have created Ethiopia Super Krar – a sound rooted in tradition and soaked with […]
