Okavango African Orchestra and special guests hit the Redwood Theatre, Friday

Okavango will be joined by sensational singer Lorraine Klaasen, kora master Diely Mori Tounkara and tama ace Pape Ndiaye. 

Okavango African Orchestra and special guests

The Redwood Theatre (1300 Gerrard St. East)

Friday, December 20

Doors: 7pm. Concert: 8pm.

Advance tickets: $20 or $25 door. 

Tickets available here: https://Okavango20Dec24.eventbrite.ca 

Enjoy the sensational sounds of Okavango African Orchestra at the Redwood Theatre on Friday December 20th. Come and celebrate with Okavango African Orchestra with special guests Lorraine Klaasen, kora virtuoso Diely Mori Tounkara, exceptional tama player Pape Ndiaye, soulful Congolese singer Mis Blandine and accomplished bassist Dally Dominic.for a concert presentation at the historic Redwood Theatre (1300 Gerrard St. East) on Friday (December 20). 

Multiple instruments, languages, and countries help define the music of Okavango African Orchestra, a Juno award-winning ensemble of seven African-born musicians who live in Toronto and Montreal.

“Our music is not static, it’s constantly evolving, and like the animals in the Okavango delta that migrate to greener pastures, the music of Okavango endeavours to reach new territory of migration and exploration. We are not just playing music, we are introducing new concepts, ideas and ways of working together.”

Okavango African Orchestra brings together the traditional music and instruments of several major African cultures, to create a common meeting place and a new musical language that harmonizes different tuning systems, rhythms, and timbres. Okavango represent a continuum of traditions and cultures from time immemorial to the present day.

Okavango African Orchestra looks ahead on its continuing journey to an “Africa without borders… before the borders were created.” 

Watch Okavango African Orchestra in action right here. Check out performance clips of Lorraine Klassen and Diely Mori Tounkara below. 

LINKS:

Okavango African Orchestra: www.okavangoorchestra.com

Batuki Music: www.batukimusic.com/site2

Redwood Theatre: www.theredwoodtheatre.com

Okavango African Orchestra @ Alliance Française, Saturday

Celebrate Black History Month with a rare local performance by Juno-winning Okavango African Orchestra at Alliance Française (24 Spadina) on Saturday February 3 starting at 9 pm. Twelve instruments, ten languages, seven countries…one special concert.

Okavango African Orchestra – who took the hardware for “Best World Music Album of the Year” at the 2017 Juno Awards – features a line-up of eight accomplished African-born musicians currently living in Toronto and Montreal: Daniel Nebiat (krar, vocals-Eritrea), Kofi Ackah (percussion, vocals-Ghana), Tichaona Maredza (marimba, nyunga-nyunga, hosho, vocals-Zimbabwe), Donne Roberts (guitar, vocals-Madagascar), Kooshin (kaban, vocals-Somalia), Ebenezer Agyekum (bass-Ghana), Sadio Sissokho (kora, tama, djembe, vocals-Senegal) and Nicolas Simbananiye (vocals-Burundi). Watch Daniel Nebiat, who works as a Toronto cab driver, discuss the surprising music biz recognition.