Batuki Music Society is an incorporated non-profit community-based organization that promotes African music and art through performances at music venues throughout the year and culminating into a weekend festival at the end of the programming
Anastasio & ZalangAnastasio & Zalang
8:38 pm
Batuki Music Society and the Gladstone Hotel present music from Equatorial Guinea featuring Anastasio and Zalang Band Friday, MAY 6th, 2011 Ever heard music from one of Africa’s tiniest nations on the Atlantic Coast? Anastasio
Okavango: An African OrchestraOkavango: An African Orchestra
5:35 am
Batuki Music Society presents Okavango: An African Orchestra April 15, 2011 at the Gladstone Hotel. Fresh off their triumphant debut, Okavango: An African Orchestra returns for an encore performance! Okavango: An African Orchestra is an
Daniel NebiatDaniel Nebiat
12:00 am
Batuki Music Society and the Gladstone Hotel present Daniel Nebiat Friday, APRIL 1st, 2011 Born and raised in Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, Daniel Nebiat picked up the krar (a five or six-stringed instrument from
ETHIO T.O.ETHIO T.O.
1:32 am
Friday March 25, 2011 • The Music Gallery presents ETHIO T.O. Featuring Girma Woldemichael’s Ethio Fidel + Canaille with Isla CraigPart of the New World SeriesToronto shows its love for the exotic, pentatonic jazz-funk of Ethiopia
Tiken Jah FakolyTiken Jah Fakoly
12:00 am
Batuki Music Society and Small World Music are proud to present the Toronto premiere of TIKEN JAH FAKOLY Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at the Lula Lounge Following in the footsteps of his musical mentor, Alpha
Okavango: An African OrchestraOkavango: An African Orchestra
12:00 am
When: February 25, 2011 at 8pm. Where: Glenn Gould – (CBC) at 250 Front St. West, Toronto. Admission: $25 tickets on sale at Glenn Gould Studio or 416-872-4255. The idea is to harmonize several musical
Mighty Popo CD Launch “Gakondo”Mighty Popo CD Launch “Gakondo”
11:39 pm
Batuki Music Society presents Mighty Popo’s CD launch on Thursday, November 11th, 2010 at the Lula Lounge at 9 pm. Mighty Popo’s latest recording ‘Gakondo’, which means origins or traditions in ‘Kinyarwanda’ is a journey
Nurturing The CommunityNurturing The Community
1:19 am
Batuki Music Society: Nurturing The Community Some musicians hail from well established communities (early African immigrants such as Ghanaians, Nigerians, South Africans); and it is often at community events that they have opportunities to play
Nurturing The AudienceNurturing The Audience
1:15 am
Batuki Music Society: Nurturing The Audience Summer months are the busiest ones for performers of African music especially in Toronto where festivals happen every weekend from early June to late September. Festival-goers enjoy a lot