This is a seated event. Please note: Revival has a capacity of 150 but only has seating for 80 patrons. If you arrive after the seated areas have been occupied, there will only be standing room available. Doors open at 7pm.
Amai Kuda et Les Bois don’t fit into the usual boxes. Breaking boundaries is part of their superpower. Not a band or a solo act, they prefer to call themselves ‘a movement.’ Led by Amai Kuda, their shows and albums always begin with the pouring of libations and the invocation of ancestors. This spiritual element weaves its way throughout all their music, whether that be soothing acoustic ballads, dancy electronic grooves or alt-rock-hiphop-infused political tracks. Ecouché, for example, the “stunning new single” (Indie88) off the new album EmUrgency! is sung entirely in a language of ancestral communication and can’t be delivered the same way twice. It embodies what NOW magazine has called the group’s “tantalizing Afro-soul” fusion sound, “earthy and rootsy and good for your ears” (Errol Nazareth CBC in reference to AfroSoul Volume II: MaZai). Indeed, it is the genre-defying nature of their work which led their debut album, Sand from the Sea, to be named “one of the year’s most exciting discoveries” (Nicholas Jennings – Canada’s foremost music journalist).
Donné Roberts was born in Madagascar. Now based in Toronto, he’s earned a matchless reputation for his compositions, strong catchy melodic lines that makes his audience sing along with him during live performances thanks to the high energy of his live shows. Donné performs mainly in the Malagasy language of his native Madagascar. Yet, this never proves to be a barrier to the audience, providing living proof that music truly does transcend language. Donné came to wider recognition in Canada following the release of his albums Rhythm Was Born, Internation and most recently OYA. He was a member of the Juno Award winning groups African Guitar Summit and Ovakango the African Orchestra. He is also a frequent collaborate with many other Canadian artists including Sultans of String and Amanda Martinez.
PLEASE NOTE: If you purchased tickets to the Donné Roberts show in August of 2022 and did not receive a refund – those tickets will be honoured at this show.
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