Shuffle Demons & Donné Roberts LIVE at DROM Taberna

An electrifying night of boundary-pushing jazz, funk, and global grooves featuring two dynamic forces of the Canadian music scene.

The legendary Shuffle Demons, a genre bending, highly visually entertaining, jazz/funk band with an electrifying musical fusion that draws from Sun Ra, Charles Mingus, Run DMC and the Beastie Boys.

Expect exciting, no holds barred performances that feature wild romps in the crowd, free jazz moments, danceable funk, poetry, killer solos and more. Shuffle Demons are a perfect festival, theatre or club act.

Shuffle Demons have released 11 albums, won several music awards and have toured nationally and internationally including 25 cross Canada tours, 5 US tours, 19 European tours, as well as tours of Central and South America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Africa.

Singer-songwriter/guitarist Donné Roberts was born in Madagascar. Now based in Toronto, Canada. He’s earned a matchless reputation for his compositions, strong catchy melodic lines that makes his audience sing along with him during live performances, strong message on the lyrics, also the excitement and the high energy and professionalism of his live shows.

Donné Roberts is a passionate performer. When he hits the stage, he carries with him an energy that immediately exhilarates the crowd even if they've never heard his music before. Donné performs mainly in Malagasy mother tongue from his birthplace of Madagascar. Yet this never proves to be a barrier to the audience, providing living proof that music truly does transcend languages.

Donné came to wider recognition in Canada after he released his albums “Rhythm Was Born”, “Internation” and the most recent release “OYA” was released in October 2021. Also got recognitions for his contribution as one of the members of the African Guitar Summit project, which won a JUNO Award in 2005 and was nominated for another one in 2007 and also as a former original member of Okavango the African Orchestra that won a JUNO Award while he was a member in 2017. Also known as one of the African musicians in Toronto who’s been invited to collaborate and co-write songs with various Canadian musicians such as the Sultans Of Strings, Amanda Martinez and more.

📍 Drom Taberna - 458 Queen Street W
🕗 Doors: 7:30 PM
🎟 $25 + fees advance

Photo Credit: Camille Neirynck-Guerrero

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