Kanazoé Orkestra - Festival international Nuits d'Afrique 2026
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🇧🇫 « On n’entendra plus jamais le balafon de la même façon » (Le Monde, 2025). Carrément moderne et audacieux, le son de Kanazoé Orkestra conjugue balafon, percussions, répertoires mandingue et sambla, à l’afrobeat nigérian, l’amapiano sud-africain et des grooves rap et électro irrésistibles. Avec une énergie foudroyante, le groupe, mené par l’attachant et génial Seydou Diabaté - dont la technique au balafon est à couper le souffle - célèbre l’Afrique et l’universalité de ses rythmes. Il fait vivre les traditions à 200 bpm! Humaniste et engagé, le 4e album de Kanazoé Orkestra, Balabeatz (2025), parle au monde en épousant les vibes de son temps, sans jamais perdre de vue ses origines.
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🇧🇫 “Never again will we listen to the balafon in the same way,” (Le Monde, 2025). Strikingly modern and spirited, Kanazoé Orkestra’s sound combines the balafon and drums of Mandinka and Sambla traditions with Nigerian Afrobeat and South African amapiano, along with a good dose of irresistible rap and electro groove. With electrifying energy, the ensemble—led by the charming and brilliant Seydou Diabaté, whose balafon technique is simply breathtaking—celebrates Africa and the universality of its rhythms, bringing ancient traditions to life at 200 bpm! With humanity and social awareness, Kanazoé Orkestra’s fourth album, Balabeatz (2025), speaks to the world by embracing the vibes of its time, without ever losing sight of its roots.
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🇧🇫 “Never again will we listen to the balafon in the same way,” (Le Monde, 2025). Strikingly modern and spirited, Kanazoé Orkestra’s sound combines the balafon and drums of Mandinka and Sambla traditions with Nigerian Afrobeat and South African amapiano, along with a good dose of irresistible rap and electro groove. With electrifying energy, the ensemble—led by the charming and brilliant Seydou Diabaté, whose balafon technique is simply breathtaking—celebrates Africa and the universality of its rhythms, bringing ancient traditions to life at 200 bpm! With humanity and social awareness, Kanazoé Orkestra’s fourth album, Balabeatz (2025), speaks to the world by embracing the vibes of its time, without ever losing sight of its roots.
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Parterre du Quartier des spectacles, 42 Boulevard de Maisonneuve O, Montréal, QC H2X, Canada, Montreal
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