It is a difficult and arduous task to practice music and try to make a living in today’s economy.
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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 […]
~ 14th Annual Small World Music Festival ~ Presented in association with Batuki Music Society **IMPORTANT NOTICE – Due to unforseen circumstances Julia Easterlin will no longer be performing at this event. ** Advance tickets $25 / Door $35 Purchase now: http://bit.ly/1W5MUya Tickets available online or at Soundscapes The Small World Festival is thrilled to […]
COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE Concert Donné Roberts Vendredi 2 octobre, 2015 20h Alliance Française de Toronto 24 Spadina Road Toronto, ON M5R 2S7 Cette saison, l’Alliance française de Toronto fait la part belle à la musique du monde, en partenariat avec la Batuki Music Society : Le 5 février 2016, Hampaté et Sahel Blues interprétera un […]
Batuki Music Society Presents: Habari Africa Festival At Harbourfront Centre. Batuki Music Society presents the second annual Habari Africa Festival at the Harbourfront Centre from Friday August 14 – 16, 2015. This year’s curatorial theme is a focus on ‘New Voices: A view of African music from a Canadian perspective’. The artistic works will explore […]
Batuki Music Society presents the Sounds of Saba featuring Fantahun Shewankochew with guest Netsanet Mellesse at the Alliance Francaise de Toronto Theatre on Saturday March 7th, 2015 at 8:00 pm. Doors open at 7:00 pm. Tickets $20 advance / $25 at the door http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/sounds-of-saba-tickets-15809833638 Fantahun Shewankochew is Toronto-based musician who is an acoustic krar player […]
Batuki Music Society Presents: Spiritual Songs of Sub-Saharan Africa. Batuki Music Society presents a special concert for Black History Month featuring traditional African music rooted in spiritualism, on Saturday February 14th, 2015 at the Alliance Francaise de Toronto Theatre, 24 Spadina Road, one block north of Bloor Street West at 8:00 p.m. This concert will […]
