Press Kit: FINA 2016 - Festival Nuits d`Afrique

HERBY MOREAU
Spokesperson of the 30th edition
Nuits d’Afrique is 30 years old! Wow! Thirty years already! How quickly time goes by. And how old were you
30 years ago? As for me, on a magnificent July day, I was celebrating my 18th birthday. Almost exactly to the
day, it coincided with the birth of this magnificent festival created by my friend, the now legendary Lamine
Touré. It was on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, in a little club that would soon become mythical: the Balattou! At
that time I was young, curious and full of energy. I wanted to see everything and hear everything. I was a
young man in search of exoticism, giving me the desire to set off for distant shores and help discover the
world. Now, thanks to my work as a journalist, bringing me to the four corners of the world, I can tell you that I’ve
seen only a small part of this world so rich in music and talent. I’m no longer 18 years old, but I haven’t changed – at least not in my need for something new. I still wish to
embark on a journey, and this time it’s in my own city that I want to travel and partake in fine musical experiences. Thanks to Nuit d’Afrique, I can set off to the other end of the world in just the time it takes to enjoy
a festival. This is the spirit in which I invite you to experience this 30th edition with me. Through the years,
as you know, this international event has become a must for world music enthusiasts. And, believe me, this
year more than ever, whatever your age, you’ll experience tremendous emotions and a sense of freedom,
without having to stray far from home. See you soon. I look forward to your company at a 30th edition that
promises to be historic.
Herby Moreau
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table of contents
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Press release of the 30th edition
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Thanks to our partners
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Indoor program
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Shows and tour packages
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Tickets and venues
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Village des Nuits d’Afrique
Outdoor program
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- Loto-Québec stage
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- Grands événements TD in collaboration with ICI Musique
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- New Agor’Afrique area
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Media accreditation
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Festival’s team
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Contact for media relations
From July 12 to 24, 2016, the Festival International Nuits d’Afrique
celebrates three decades of world music!
Montréal, May 25, 2016 – It’s been 30 years already! This year, Montréal’s Festival International Nuits d’Afrique
is celebrating its 30th birthday – a historic edition to mark three decades of world music in a big way!
Just think back to 1987, at the Festival’s first edition, on Saint-Laurent Boulevard in front of the Balattou. What if
Touré, the Festival’s president and founder, had been told his endeavour would become one of Montréal’s major
events and a global benchmark, and that audiences would keep growing larger, with more than 550,000 festivalgoers in 2015, would he have believed it? Yes, for sure, because Touré is a visionary. Right from the start, he
understood the extent to which Montréal, a city open to the world, was the perfect place to establish an event
of this kind.
Today more than ever, the Festival is the North American gateway for music from Africa, the Caribbean and
Latin America, 30 years of bringing audiences to discover top international artists such as Youssou N’Dour, Amadou and Mariam, Tiken Jah Fakoly and Papa Wemba.
For this anniversary edition, the Festival holds in store for you an even bolder, more diversified and more innovative program. It will reflect the breakout of current musical trends and will also present the top legends of
world music who have marked these last three decades. Among them are Algerian musical icon Rachid Taha,
Haitian musical monument Tabou Combo and Cuba’s emblematic Orquesta Aragón.
And to embody the spirit of this 30th edition, the Festival International Nuits d’Afrique pays tribute to Manu
Dibango, an emblematic artist who has marked the history of world music and of the Festival, playing the role
of godfather many times.
Herby Moreau, the most loyal of friends, will be the spokesperson of this 30th edition, rolling out the red carpet
for the world music top artists.
July 12 to 24, 2016, will be 13 days of festivities, of original concepts and of special events that await the public.
More than 700 artists from 35 countries. More than 110 concerts and activities, eight series of shows featuring
every trend in world music, at six venues in downtown Montréal. Not to mention, from July 19 to 24, six days of
concerts and free activities in the heart of the Quartier des spectacles!
***For this historic edition, the Festival is innovating***
For the first time in its history, the Festival will issue the Prix Nuits d’Afrique pour la francophonie, to
Manu Dibango. Through his career and his personality, the father of world music presents a unifying vision of
the French-speaking world and of the cultural diversity shared by the Festival. This award, created specially for
the 30th birthday, will be recurrent and will be issued to an artist in each future edition.
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At each edition, the Festival welcomes artists who stand out for their voices. This year, a new series is
dedicated to them: “Voix du Monde” (Voices of the World).
Marking three decades, three Stars. The Festival is adding three extra concerts to the series “Les Étoiles
Nuits d’Afrique” (Stars of Nuits d’Afrique).
With 30 candles on the cake, Les Disques Nuits d’Afrique will be issuing not one but two compilations of
pieces by Festival artists. It’s a matter of keeping the highlights of this edition – and of earlier editions – alive all
year long!
Another big new feature: on its 30th birthday, the Festival will be adding a sixth day of free activities and
concert events, outdoors on the Parterre of the Quartier des spectacles. For the occasion, the Village des Nuits
d’Afrique has been expanded and enriched. The public can discover the new ESPACE AGOR’AFRIQUE on the
adjacent Îlot Clark (at Clark and de Maisonneuve), offering tons of activities for the entire family, including the
SPHÈRE NUITS D’AFRIQUE – more than 40 daytime activities and an original immersive experience delving into
the Festival’s history in the evening.
From July 12 to 24, 2016, Montréal will shake to the beat of the Festival International Nuits d’Afrique!
EIGHT SERIES OF INDOOR SHOWS CELEBRATING ALL WORLD MUSIC TREND
The “GRANDS ÉVÉNEMENTS” (Great Events) series, presented by ICI Musique, welcomes the top stars of world
music. It gathers artists who have left a significant mark on world music history and no longer need presenting,
with their fame on the international stage.
• At the Metropolis, officially opening the Festival on July 13, celebrate 30 years of raï with Rachid Taha;
on July 16, Haitian kompa mainstay Tabou Combo; at the National on July 18, the interpreter of the “New
Soul” phenomenon, Franco-Israeli artist Yael Naim.
Manu Dibango meets the new generation on July 18, at the Théâtre Fairmount. The father of
world music passes the torch to Montréal’s new artistic generation. On stage, artist-ambassadors
Veeby, Élété and Rookie Rook will perform new world music sounds and will pay tribute to him.
Manu Dibango will be the guest of the Syli d’Or 2016 grand prize winner, the Cuban group Proyecto
Iré. A unique evening event reflecting this 30th anniversary!
The “RÉVÉLATIONS” series features the new ambassadors of world music. Talented artists, among the most
promising, are coming from the four corners of the world to present the effervescence and new colours of world
music.
• At the Théâtre Fairmount, the public can discover the vintage Afro-funk of Vaudou Game (Togo) on July
12; an atypical meeting of cultures offered by BKO Quintet (Mali) on July 13; the young winner of the
2015 Prix Découvertes RFI, Elida Almeida (Cape Verde) on July 14. At the Club Balattou, the pairing of
desert blues and Mississippi blues with Faris (Italy/Sahara) on July 19 and the 2016-2017 Révélation
Radio-Canada, Ilam (Senegal/Québec) on July 21.
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The “PRESTIGE” series at the Gesù is imbued with charm and elegance. In a special place, the audience is conveyed to a genteel world to experience magical moments, where emotion rubs shoulders with grace.
• Spectators will be beguiled by the intriguing Ana Alcaide (Spain/Mediterranean) on July 23; and by the
age-old musical heritage recited by Morikeba Kouyaté (Senegal), a seventh-generation griot, and Zal Sissokho (Senegal/Québec) during the Nuit de la Kora (Night of the Kora) on July 24.
The “URBAN AFRICA” presented by series is dedicated to deconstructing myths associated with this far-away
continent. Blended pop and percussive hip hop showing these artists’ ability to appropriate the beats Africa has
inspired, with flair and personality!
• On the program: At the Club Balattou, the progressive maloya of Grèn Sémé (Réunion) on July 12; the
percussive hip hop of A2VT (Somalia/Tanzania/Congo) on July 13; and the uninhibited African reggae of
Dakka (Côte d’Ivoire/Québec) on July 18. At the Théâtre Fairmount, the return to sources of the sparkling
Inna Modja (Mali) on July 15.
The “NUITS D’AFRIQUE SOUND SYSTEM” series, presented by CISM, will be taking over the Sala Rossa. It shows
just how much world music is an infinite source of creation. It forms the Montréal hub of world 2.0.
• As headliners: Canicule Tropicale joins the famous British DJ and Soundway Records (UK) founder Miles
Cleret on July 16; and Montréal reggae-sphere benchmark Pull-Up Selecta, will bring together Krak in
Dub (France), Dirty Dubsters (Ireland), The Goods Soundsystem (Québec) and the Pull-Up Selecta Crew
(Québec) on July 23.
The “ÉTOILES NUITS D’AFRIQUE” (Stars of Nuits d’Afrique) series is the night-time concert get-together at the
Club Balattou starting at 11 p.m. Nine events, each one-of-a-kind, centred around three host artists and their
guests. Exclusive gatherings, a blending of cultures. Free concerts for all festival-goers holding a ticket to a Nuits
d’Afrique show.
Three decades, three Stars! On the occasion of its 30th anniversary, the Festival offers a third
series of Stars, to be celebrated well into the night!
• Salamate Gnawa (Morocco/Québec), July 12, 13 and 14. African origins with Salif Sanou, known as
“Lasso.” From Morocco to Algeria with Abdelhak Benmadjbari. Salamate Gnawa & Friends.
• Gotta Lago (Côte d’Ivoire/Québec), July 17, 18 and 19. Nations tribales with Maxime Éthier. Acoustic
Africa with Sadio Cissokho. Zouglou Ambassade with Bobo William.
• Senaya (Guadeloupe/Senegal/Québec), July 20, 21 and 24. Urban groove with Drê-d and
Élété. Afro with Seydina N’Diaye and Zal Sissokho. Caribbean-Africa with Vovo Saramanda and Jean-Christophe Germain. This will put a fine end to the Festival on Sunday, July 24.
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“VOIX DU MONDE” (Voices of the World) series, at the Club Balattou
In solo, duet or trio performances, their voices are the instrument of their art.
Extraordinary voices for an original series!
• To be discovered: Nano Stern on July 14, the “top young Chilean songwriter-composer of his generation,”
according to Joan Baez; Kareyce Fotso (Cameroon) on July 17, the spiritual daughter of André-Marie Tala;
and Daby Touré (Senegal) on July 20, taking an insightful, authentic, sincere and touching look at Africa.
Rendez-vous Mandingue with Adama Daou and special guests (West Africa /
Québec), on July 16 at the Théâtre Fairmount – The full power of Mandinka identity will explode on stage in a fireworks of energetic drums, hypnotizing instruments, frenetic dances and ancestral costumes, led by storyteller, percussionist
and balafon player Adama Daou.
THE NUITS D’AFRIQUE VILLAGE: SIX DAYS OF
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND SHOWS, FREE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!
From July 19 to 24, the Parterre du Quartier des spectacles and the Îlot Clark will come to life and take on the
look of an Africa village, with an additional day and a new family-oriented space that festival-goers are sure to
appreciate!
The Nuits d’Afrique Village, on the Parterre du Quartier des spectacles, has been
expanded and enriched. A sixth day of outdoor activities and concert events,
free of charge. A unique atmosphere and an explosion of activities are on the
program.
The days will move to the sound of world beats. More than 450 singers, dancers and musicians will take turns
on the LOTO-QUÉBEC big stage.
Early in the day, OPEN-AIR WORKSHOPS offer an array of activities, oriented to learning traditional instruments
as well as African and Latin dances.
Audiences and families take over the grassy areas, savour tropical-flavoured ice cream and enjoy food and drink
with tastes from around the world. Some will do business at the fabulous TIMBUKTU MARKET, where merchants compete in inventiveness to seduce the public with flamboyant clothing, jewellery, musical instruments
and other treasures from distant origins. Not to forget DISQUES DU MONDE, the only shop in town offering an
exclusive selection of world music albums.
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On the LOTO-QUÉBEC big stage, artists who have been part of the Festival
over the last 30 years: Jab Jab (Trinidad/Québec), Jah Cutta (Jamaica/Québec),
K’Koustik (Guadeloupe) and Lorraine Klaasen (South Africa). The Groupe Musical Cour des Grands (Dem. Rep. Congo/Québec) will pay a special tribute to Papa
Wemba. The cream of Congolese musicians in Montréal, under the direction
of Getry Mavambu, Tabu Ley Rochereau’s drummer for 20 years, will pay tribute to the flamboyant nightingale, the global ambassador of Congolese rumba.
In the evening, the TD Great Events, presented in collaboration with ICI Musique, will take centre stage, featuring world-class artists.
On the LOTO-QUÉBEC big stage, starting at 9:30 p.m.:
• July 19, Mexican Institute of Sound (Mexico) will mix cumbia and chachacha classics with vocal samples
and modern scratches.
• July 20, Afrique en Cirque – with Les Productions Kalabanté (Guinea/Québec) will display the broad
diversity of African arts through rhythmic sequences, daring acrobatics and explosive percussions.
• July 21, Les Ogres de Barback (France) – Their concerts are great celebrations, with Gypsy-tinged alternative rock, warmly imbued with world beats.
• July 22, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars (Sierra Leone) – A musical style proudly anchored in their roots,
open to the world, driven by a message of love and peace.
• July 23, Orquesta Aragón (Cuba) – THE institution of Cuban music. THE benchmark in Latin music. Legendary!
• * Grand closing concert * July 24, Meiway & Zo Gang (Côte d’Ivoire) – An original brew of various folklores from southern Côte d’Ivoire dressed up in modern sounds, Meiway’s zoblazo is
a percussion-based beat that is danced to … with a white handkerchief. You better believe it!
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Les Disques Nuits d’Afrique
Unlike other years, Les Disques Nuits d’Afrique is putting two original compilations on the market this year, to
relive the highlights of this edition of the Festival … and of previous ones!
2016 compilation – Vintage Afro-funk from Vaudou Game, fiery cumbia from Mexican Institute of Sound, progressive mixed Mandinka from BKO Quintet and the haunting, luminous voice of Yael Naim will stand alongside
Tabou Combo, the legendary group from the Pearl of the Antilles, as well as the Cubans forming the emblematic
Orquesta Aragon, and much more!
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Retrospective compilation – Many of the artists presented during the Festival’s 30-year history
have become legends. Tiken Jah Fakoly, Rokia Traoré, Youssou N’Dour... This retrospective compilation will bring three decades of festivities and discoveries back to life, through the successive
generations that have shaped world music.
TOOLS FOR THE festival-GOer
(application, WEBsite, PACKAGES)
Find essential tools on all Nuits d’Afrique digital platforms. Download the Nuits d’Afrique mobile app for iPhone
and Androïd. Learn more about the Festival at the festivalnuitsdafrique.com website, on the Twitter feed and
on the Productions Nuits d’Afrique Facebook and Instagram pages. Remember to tag us #nuitsdafrique and @
nuitsdafrique in all your comments on the Web.
Show packages – Advantageous packages are available for world music fans wishing to attend several shows.
Discover the world without visas or jet lag using Nuits d’Afrique Passports. Combine the shows of your choice!
Hotel packages – You don’t live in Montréal? Not to worry! We’ve put together hotel packages that are sure to
please any type of traveller…. And why not get the gift kit, a great way to maximize the Nuits d’Afrique experience by combining concert tickets and exclusive privileges?
Thanks
The Festival International Nuits d’Afrique thanks all its precious sponsors
and partners for this 30th anniversary edition:
Official presenter – Loto-Québec – “Through its sponsorship program, Loto-Québec supports Québec events
that bring social and economic benefits to the community and that are in tune with our responsible marketing
approach,” states Lucie Lamoureux, Corporate Director, Sponsorships and Social Commitment, at Loto-Québec.
“We thank our partners, including the Festival international Nuits d’Afrique, that enable us to take part in these
collective celebrations occurring all over Québec.”
Official sponsors
TD, presenter of the “Grands Événements TD” on the Festival’s outdoor stage
Brasseurs GMT
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Official suppliers
Mega Stage, ESKA Natural Spring Water, Barefoot Wine & Bubbly, Hôtel Lord Berri, Hôtel Le Gouverneur - Place
Dupuis, Hôtel Travelodge, Greencopper.
Public partners
Canadian Heritage, Musicaction, Ministère de la Culture et des Communications, Conseil des Arts et des Lettres
du Québec, Tourisme Québec, Secrétariat à la région métropolitaine, Bureau des festivals et des événements
culturels - Ville de Montréal, Tourisme Montréal, Conseil des Arts de Montréal, Partenariat du Quartier des
spectacles.
Media partners
ICI Musique, TV5, CTV, La Fabrique culturelle, La Vitrine culturelle, France 24, RFI, La Presse, Journal Métro,
Rouge fm, CJAD, CIBL, Mike fm, CISM, Radio Centre-Ville, CKUT, CJLO, CHOQ.ca, Atuvu.ca, Camuz, Another Jay’s
Movie, Global Réservation.
Nuits d’Afrique also offers warm thanks to all the volunteers who, in their own way, contribute greatly to the
Festival’s fulfilment and success!
For more information on shows, activities, tickets and packages:
www.festivalnuitsdafrique.com
514 499-FINA
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Media relations
* Interviews, press kit and material available upon request.
To access promotional material through the media private room of the website, please contact us.
Charlotte Arlen Communications and Media Relations
[email protected]
514.499.9239
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Pauline Flandrois
Assistant, Communications and Media Relations
[email protected]
514.499.9239
OFFICIAL PRESENTER
Loto-Québec
OFFICIAL SPONSORS
TD
Brasseurs GMT
OFFICIAL SUPPLIERS
MEDIAS PARTNERS
Mega Stage
ICI Musique
Eska
TV5
BAREFOOT Wine & Bubbly
CTV
Hôtel Lord Berri
Hôtel Le Gouverneur - Place Dupuis
Hôtel Travelodge
Greencopper
PUBLIC PARTNERS
Canadian Heritage
Musicaction
Ministère de la Culture et des
Communications
Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du
Québec
Tourisme Québec
Secrétariat à la région métropolitaine
Bureau des festivals et des événements
culturels - Ville de Montréal
La Fabrique culturelle
La Vitrine culturelle
France 24
RFI
La Presse
Journal Métro
Rouge fm
CJAD
CIBL
Mike fm
CISM
Radio Centre-Ville
CKUT
CJLO
Tourisme Montréal
CHOQ.ca
Conseil des Arts de Montréal
Atuvu.ca
Partenariat du Quartier des spectacles
Camuz
Another Jay’s Movie
Global Réservation
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thanks!
INDOOR PROGRAm - JULY 12 TO 24, 2016
TUESDAY, JULY 12
Wednesday, july 13
S é r i e R év é l at ion s
S é r ie R é v é l at ion s
thursday, july 14
S é r i e Voi x d u Mon de
Vaudou Game [Togo]
BKO Quintet [Mali]
Théâtre Fairmount | 9 pm | 30 $
With its vintage Afro-funk, its invigorating
harmonies, “its jubilant James Brown-style
shouts, its trance-like brass and its bouncy
rhythms” (Télérama, 2014), Vaudou Game will
leave nobody indifferent!
Théâtre Fairmount | 9 pm | 30 $
Sliding along the strings of the griots’ djeli
ngoni and of the hunters’ donso ngoni, and
driven by hybrid drums, BKO Quintet’s music
is “a mystical and electrical association, for a
unique style” (France Inter, 2014).
Club Balattou | 8 : 30 pm | 25 $
The person Joan Baez earlier this year called
the “top young Chilean songwriter-composer
of his generation” at the show celebrating her
75th birthday. He combines indie, folk, rock,
jazz and Chilean traditions in inspired fashion.
TUESDAY, JULY 12
Wednesday, july 13
FRIDAY, JULY 15
S é r i e Ur ba n A f r ic a
S é r ie ur ba n a f r ic a
présente
Grèn Sémé [La Réunion]
Club Balattou | 8 : 30 pm | 25 $
Grèn Sémé’s progressive maloya emerges as a
poetic dub marked by slam and electro-rock.
French and Réunion Creole are blended, turning this traditional slave chant into a backto-the-land anthem.
Wednesday, july 13
s é r ie Gr a nds Év é ne me n t s
Les 30 ans du Raï
avec Rachid Taha [algérie]
présente
A2VT [Somalie–Tanzanie–Congo]
Club Balattou | 8 : 30 pm| 15 $
They come from Tanzania, Congo and Somalia. They are young and talented. They
have no hesitation in displaying their impetuosity. Their hip hop with a highly percussive content, tinged with Afrobeat and R&B,
reflects their experience. Refreshing!
thursday, july 14
Nano Stern [Chili]
s é r i e Ur b a n A f r ic a
présente
Inna Modja [Mali]
Théâtre Fairmount | 9 pm | 30 $
“At the heart and in the heart of Mali,” says
her website. Waltzing between electro-pop,
soul and committed hip hop, back on stage
with her third album, Motel Bamako, she returns to her roots.
sATURDAY, july 16
s é r i e Gr a nds Év é n e m e n t s
Tabou Combo
S é r i e R év é l at ion s
Elida Almeida [Cap-Vert]
[Haiti]
en collaboration
avec
GAGNANT
en collaboration
avec
SYLI D’OR
GAGNANT
SYLI DE BRONZE
1re partie
Nomad’Stones [algérie–Québec]
1re partie
Métropolis | 8 : 30 pm | 40 $
Moto de Kapia [rd congo–Québec]
GAGNANT
Nuits d’Afrique is celebrating its 30th birthday. And so is raï! Its best known ambassador will be part of the fun. Rachid l’Oranais, the self-described “Zinedine Zidane of
raï” (Télérama, 2016), fully intends to bring
this festive Arab musical style to the forefront
with its rousing character, an anthem to getting along well together.
SYLI D’ARGENT
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Théâtre Fairmount | 9 pm | 30 $
Winner of the RFI 2015 Discoveries Award
with Ora Doci, Ora Margos, signed up by
Lusafrica, Cesaria Evora’s record company,
young Elida Almeida, crowned with a “joyful
presence” (Le Monde, 2015), is setting out
to conquer the world with her energetic
blended rhythms.
Métropolis | 8 : 30 pm | 48 $
Fuelled by a powerful brass section, the energy mushrooms as the notes unfurl; such is
the signature of this monument of Haitian
kompa, a true legend that marked the closing
of the 28th Festival. Not to be missed under
any pretext!
INDOOR PROGRAm - JULY 12 TO 24, 2016
sATURDAY, july 16
monday, july 18
TUESDAY, JULY 19
Rendez-Vous Mandingue
S é r i e Gr a nds Év é ne me n t s
S é r i e R év é l at ion s
avec Adama Daou [afrique de l’ouest–Québec]
Yael Naim [France–
Israël]
GAGNANT
Faris [Italie–Sahara]
SYLI D’OR
GAGNANT
SYLI DE BRONZE
GAGNANT
SYLI D’ARGENT
Théâtre Fairmount | 9 pm | 20 $
The power of Mandinka identity will explode
on stage, in a pyrotechnic display of energetic
drums, hypnotic instruments, frenetic dances
and ancestral customs led by Adama Daou, a
story-teller, percussionist and balafon player.
sATURDAY, july 16
S é r ie N u i t s d ’A f r i q u e S o u ndS ys t e m
présente
Canicule Tropicale
avec Miles Cleret (Soundway Records) [UK]
La Sala Rossa | 9 : 30 pm 10 $ [prévente] |15 $ [à la porte]
Cumbia, kompa, calypso, son, samba, juju,
highlife, afrobeat... With a great heap of vinyls, the DJ duo formed by Phil Noël and
La Mano Peluda spews out a sustained flow
of hot and rousing beats from the 1950s to
the 1980s. With a very special guest: the famous Miles Cleret, English DJ and founder of
Soundway Records.
SUNDAY, july 17
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Club Balattou | 8 : 30 pm | 25 $
With her husky voice, this spiritual daughter
of André-Marie Tala is a singer, dancer, guitarist and story-teller who has collaborated
with Sally Nyolo, the Korongo Jam, Dobet
Gnahoré and Manou Gallo. She blends the
multiple Cameroonian traditions with blues,
jazz and soul.
K-Iri
[burkina-éthiopie-Québec]
Le National | 9 pm | 35 $
Blending classical, pop, jazz and folk, Yael Naim
is luminous. The 2016 female performer of the
year at the Victoires de la musique ceremony
and author of the phenomenal hit New Soul
offers a vibrant musical proposal. In Montréal
for the first time with her group!
monday, july 18
S é r i e Gr a nds Év é ne me n t s
Manu Dibango
rencontre la relève [cameroun–Québec]
Théâtre Fairmount | 8 pm | 25 $
Father of world music, Manu Dibango passes
the torch to a new generation of Montréal artists. Veeby, Élété and Rookie Rook will perform the new sounds of world music and will
pay tribute to him. Manu Dibango will be the
guest of the top winner of the 2016 Syli d’Or,
the Cuban group Proyecto Iré. A unique event
in keeping with this 30th anniversary!
monday, july 18
S É r i e Voi x D u Mon de
Kareyce Fotso [Cameroun]
1re partie
S é r i e Ur b a n A f r ic a
présente
Dakka [Côte d’Ivoire–Québec]
Club Balattou | 8 : 30 pm | 15 $
Like Alpha Blondy and Tiken Jah Fakoly, Dakka produces an uninhibited African reggae.
Claiming the continent’s pride and hope, his
music is a tool for raising awareness of social
justice, a door that is open to a better world.
Club Balattou | 8 : 30 pm | 25 $
Faris, who up to then swore only by the music of Hendrix, quietly allowed himself to
be inspired by Tinariwen. He blends desert
blues with Mississippi blues, taking up the
great classics and adapting the lyrics in the
Tamasheq language. “Faris is amazing,” said
American bluesman Taj Mahal. “This is the
most amazing movement to happen with this
great music!”
WEDNESDAY, JULY 20
S é r i e Voi x D u Mon de
Daby Touré [Sénégal]
Club Balattou | 8 : 30 pm | 25 $
“With Daby Touré, Wolof rubs up against
western instruments and sub-Saharan timbres, against French or English, while some
pleasing electro sounds edge their way in”
(RFI, 2015). Closest to the heart.
Thursday, july 21
S é r i e R év é l at ion s
Ilam [Sénégal–Québec]
Club Balattou | 8 : 30 pm | 15 $
A Radio-Canada 2016-2017 Revelation, influenced both by Baaba Maal and by Kezia
Jones or Lauryn Hill, with his timbre as deep
as the Fouta, Ilam exhales a reggae showing
blues and Afro-folk inclinations, with pop and
rock accents. INDOOR PROGRAm - JULY 12 TO 24, 2016
SATURDAY, JULY 23
SATURDAY, JULY 23
S é r ie pr e s t ig e
S é r i e N u i t s d ’A f r i q u e S o u n dS y s t e m
Ana Alcaide
Sunday, july 24
S é r i e Pr e s t ig e
La Nuit de la Kora
en coproduction avec
présente
Pull-Up Selecta #6
[Espagne–Méditerranée]
avec Krak in Dub et Dirty Dubsters
Le Gesù | 8 pm | 35 $
With her nickelharpa, a Swedish medieval instrument with bowed strings, she first arouses
curiosity. But with gentle melodies from multiple origins escaping her instrument, combined
with her natural voice, she soon seduce her
audiences, while sometimes taking side roads
close to rock.
La Sala Rossa | 9 : 30 pm
10 $ [prévente] |15 $ [à la porte]
Pull-Up Selecta has become, after a few events,
a benchmark in the Montréal reggae-sphere.
A musical brew consisting of every reggae influence. Performances by DJs or MCs, in solo
acts or in crews or battalions. For this special
edition, two benchmark artists, Krak in Dub,
France’s most prolific jungle artist, and Dirty
Dubsters, one of new-school reggae’s most prominent producers.
Morikeba Kouyaté [Sénégal]
et Zal Sissokho [Sénégal–Québec]
Le Gesù | 8 pm | 35 $
A seventh-generation griot, New Orleans-based
Morikeba Kouyaté has travelled the world for
more than 30 years with his enchanting kora.
He will be sharing the stage with Zal Sissokho,
whose ancestors include the first kora player
in history.
LES ÉTOILES NUITS D’AFRIQUE
The night-time concert get-together - starting at 11 pm
Salamate Gnawa
[maroc–Québec]
If you detect an echo of ancestors’ voices from
the Sahel, gnawa music flows perfectly into modern beats such as blues, flamenco, jazz and even
zouk, as explored by Salamate Gnawa.
TUESDAY, JULY 12
Balattou | 11 pm | free / 10 $
Les origines africaines
avec Salif Sanou dit « Lasso »
wednesday, jULY 13
Balattou | 11 pm | free / 10 $
Du Maroc à l’Algérie
avec Abdelhak Benmadjbari
ThurSDAY, JULY 14
Balattou | 11 pm | free / 10 $
Salamate Gnawa & Friends
Gotta Lago [Côte d’Ivoire–Québec]
Senaya [guadeloupe–sénégal–Québec]
In his quest for harmony, the 2015 winner of the
Cultural Diversity Award plunges into deepest
Africa, sailing upon the unpredictable waters of
jazz and venturing into surprising parts of the
world.
Senaya is the blending of all that is loveliest. This
songwriter, composer, singer and guitarist sails in
open waters, offering her very own kréyol soul,
an open style of music conveying the sense that
life is beautiful.
sunday, july 17
wednesday, july 20
Nations tribales
Groove urbain
Balattou | 11 pm | free / 10 $
avec Maxime Éthier
avec Drê-d et Élété
monday, july 18
thursday july 21
Acoustic Africa
Afro
Balattou | 11 pm | free / 10 $
Balattou | 11 PM | free / 10 $
avec Sadio Cissokho
avec Seydina Ndiaye et Zal Sisokho
tuesday, july 19
sunday, july 24
Zouglou Ambassade
Caraïbes-Afrique
Balattou | 11 pm | free / 10 $
avec Bobo William
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Balattou | 11 pm | free / 10 $
Balattou | 11 pm | free / 10 $
avec Vovo Saramanda
et Jean-Christophe Germain
TOUR
PACKAGES
Gift package value : 300$
Take advantage of our eclusive packages, choose
a special rate and live a unique and exceptional
experience at Festival International Nuits d’Afrique!
Choose your package and enjoy an unforgettable stay in
one of you partner hotels:
Hôtel Delta starting at 254$ + taxes
Hôtel 10 starting at 251$ + taxes
Hôtel Le Gouverneur starting at 204$ + taxes
Auberge Le Pomerol starting at 200$ + taxes
Hôtel Travelodge starting at 194 $ + taxes
Packages include:
One-night stay in a hotel, two tickets for a concert
of your choice and a gift package including amazing
advantages in Montreal!
The gift package includes:
- Two free tickets for the series of concerts “Les étoiles
Nuits d’Afrique“
- The Festival’s 30th edition CD compilation
- 1 tee-shirt of the Festival 30th edition
- “Buy one, get two“ on a walking tour with Guidatour
- 15% off on the culinary tour with VDM Global
- 15% off on a bicycle tour Fitz and Follwell
- 15% off on a visit to Musee Grévin
- 15% off on MTL Zipline
Official partners :
- Hôtel Le Gouverneur
- Hôtel Lord Berri
- Hôtel Travelodge
details and reservations:
www.festivalnuitsdafrique.com
*Rates available only from July 12 to July 24
1987 - André Rival / 1ère édition du festival
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show
packages
Limited Quantity
Combine your favorite shows with the incredible
Nuits d’Afrique packages!
3 concerts
70
$*TTC
* excluding Tabou Combo
5 concerts
110$*
TTC
TICKETS
FESTIVAL MAIN BOX OFFICE
festival
venues
LE MÉTROPOLIS
59, rue Ste-Catherine Est
514-844-3500
metropolismontreal.ca
LE NATIONAL
1220, rue Ste-Catherine Est
514-845-2014
latulipe.ca
LE GESÙ
Centre de créativité
1200, rue de Bleury
514-861-4036
legesu.com
CLUB BALATTOU
4372, boul. St-Laurent (coin Marie-Anne) • 514 845-5447
Buy your show packages at the festival’s
main box office
WITHOUT ANY SERVICES FEES!
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Concerts schedule is subject to change without notice.
InformationS
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514 499-FINA
CLUB BALATTOU
4372, boul. St-Laurent
514-845-5447
balattou.com
THÉÂTRE FAIRMOUNT
5240, avenue du Parc
514-563-1395
theatrefairmount.ca
LA SALA ROSSA
4848, boul. Saint-Laurent
514-284-0122
lasalarossa.com
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1991- André Rival / The 5th edition
VILLAGE
DES NUITS
D’AFRIQUE
6 days of activities
and free concerts
for the whole family.
FROM TUEsDAY, JULY 19, TO SUNDAY, JULY 24
loto-québec stage
Concerts
Offering a record number of
major concerts EVERY day. More
than 450 singers, dancers and
musicians on stage.
WORKSHOPS
Learn with master dancers and the
greatest musicians
Timbuktu market
Discover jewelry, paintings,
sculpture, tunics and trimming
from the 4 corners of the world.
disques du monde
The only shop in town offering
an exclusive selection of World
Music albums. From extraordinary
discoveries to planetary hits, the
place to complete your collection.
tropical
restaurants and bars
Exotic food, typical and
original flavours
Located on ILOT CLARK (CLARK / DE MAISONNEUVE)
An oasis in the heart of the Village des Nuits d’Afrique!
A unique place to meet and exchange with artists,
storytellers, singers, musicians and dancers.
Sphere Nuits d’Afrique, Village des enfants and
refreshments area awaits you.
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Free outdoor program
Tuesday, july 19
(2.25 pm) Workshop: afro-Colombian dance with
Luis Cabanzo
(3.50 pm) Taafe Fanga
(5.15 pm) NOMAD’STONES
(6.40 pm) SONIDO PESAO (heavy soundz)
(8.05 pm) SEKOUBA BOLOMBA
(9.30 pm) MEXICAN INSTITUTE OF SOUND
wednesday, july 20
(2.25 pm) workshop: West african Percussion with
Aboulaye Koné
(3.50 pm) OLIVER MITCHELL
(5.15 pm) AMITY MERIA
(6.40 pm) HAVANA MAMBO
(8.05 pm) NOMADIC MASSIVE
(10 pm) AFRIQUE EN CIRQUE AVEC LES PRODUCTIONS KALABANTÉ
thursday, july 21
(2.25 pm) wORKSHOP: Introduction to balafon with Adama Daou
(3.50 pm) CHICO GARCIA Y LA NEGRA
(5.15 pm) SONIA AIMY
(6.40 pm) BUMARANGA
(8.05 pm) JAH & I
(9.30 pm) LES OGRES DE BARBACK
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friday, july 22
(2.25 pm) workshop: african dance with Mohamed N’Diaye
(3.50 pm) BLANDINE
(5.15 pm) JAB JAB
(6.40 pm) PROYECTO IRE
(8.05 pm) THE BEATDOWN MEETS HUGO MUDIE
(9.30 pm) SIERRA LEONE’S REFUGEE ALL STARS
saturday, july 23
(11.30 am) workshop: Samba, Samba Reggae with Valérie Chery
(12.45 pm) workshop: African dance with Mohamed N’Diaye
(2.25 pm) patuà
(3.50 pm) ti-kabzy
(5.15 pm) benkadi
(6.40 pm) jah cutta
(8.05 pm) LORRAINE KLAASEN
(9.30 pm) ORQUESTA ARAGON
Sunday, july 24
(11.30 am) Workshop: afro-Colombian dance with
Luis Cabanzo
(12.45 pm) workshop: West african Percussion with Aboulaye Koné
(2.25 pm) GÉNÉRATION MAURICANA
(3.50 pm) TAKEYCE-TI & les reggae funkers
(5.15 pm) groupe musical - COURS DES GRANDS- tribute to PAPA WEMBA
(6.40 pm) k’KOUSTIK
(8.05 pm) LABESS
(9.30 pm) MEIWAY & LE ZO GANG
1990 - André Rival / Papa Wemba at Club Balattou
Loto-Québec stage
grands événements
in collaboration with
tuesday, july 19
Mexican Institute of Sound
[Mexique]
|9.30 pm|
A “musical piñata of Mexican folk and spicy
global sounds” (The New York Times, 2009), the
made-in-M.I.S. sound mixes classics of cumbia
and chachacha with vocal samples and modern
scratches.
wednesday, july 20
Afrique en Cirque
Thursday, july 21
Les Ogres de Barback
[France]
| 9.30 pm |
For the last 20 years, the concerts given by Les
Ogres de Barback have been great celebrations
where inspired lyrics come alive at the music
plays, a Gypsy-tinged alternative rock, warmly
imbued with world beats.
friday, july 22
saturday, july 23
Orquesta Aragón
[ Cuba]
| 9.30 pm |
Cha-cha-cha, bolero, son, rumba, guaracha: for
the last 77 years, Orquesta Aragón has touched
upon every popular beat that has made Cuba
THE benchmark in Latin music. “An elegant
string section and a high-flying rhythm“ (La
Presse, 2013). Legendary!
sunday, july 24
Sierra Leone’s Refugee
all Stars [Sierra Leone]
Meiway et le Zo Gang
| 10 pm |
| 9.30 pm |
Astounding, intense, mind-blowing. Rhythmic
sequences, both precise and powerful. Bold
acrobatics. To the sound of percussions and the
tempo of traditions, their show demonstrates the
diversity of African arts.
From the refugee camp where they met to the
world’s top stages, for the last 10 years they have
inspired with their music, proudly anchored in
their roots but open to the world, driven by a
message of love and peace.
| 9.30 pm |
An original brew of various folklores from
southern Côte d’Ivoire dressed up in modern
sounds, Maiway’s zoblazo is a percussions-based
beat, danced to ... with a white handkerchief. You
can believe it!
avec les Productions Kalabanté
[Guinée–Québec]
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[ Côte d’Ivoire]
NEW AGOR’AFRIQUE AREA
Discover the instruments and the beats, meet the artists and
experience unique family moments in a new space specially designed
to celebrate the Festival’s 30th anniversary!
Hours: Tuesday, July 19 to Friday, July 22 from 4pm to 11pm Saturday, July 23 to Sunday, July 24 from 11am to 11pm
le village des enfants:
fun and creative activities - Make up and games
Sphère Nuits d’Afrique program
An invitation to travel by
TUESDAY, JULY 19
WEDNESDAY, JULY 20
THURSDAY, JULY 21
4.50 pm
La Calebasse
with Adama Daou
FRIDAY, JULY 22
4.50 pm
4.50 pm
Afro-Cuban
dance with
Afro-Colombian percusProyecto Ire
sion with Juan Sebastian
Quiros
6.15 pm
6.15 pm
6.15 pm
Capoeira
with
Capoeira
African
masks with
Sanza with Sanza Percus6.15 pm
Brasileira
Mohamed N’Diaye
sions
Le Nkuu
with Bolbo Art
7.40 pm
7.40 pm
7.40 pm
Congolese
percussion
Capoeira
Slam with Fabrice Koffy
7.40 pm
with Elli Maboungou
Balade en Balafon with with Capoeira Brasileira
9.05 pm
Adama Daou
9.05 pm
9.05 pm
Joaquin Diaz
Jully Freitas
Le
Sabar
with Sadio
9.05 pm
Sissokho and guest
Yao
Dioncounda Ndiaye
4.50 pm
Contons l’Afrique with
Gisèle Ndong Biyogo
Starting from 9.30 pm :
30 years
retrospective
exhibition
Multi-sensory immersive experience
realized by Jérôme Delapierre
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SATURDAY, JULY 23
SUNDAY, JULY 24
11.30 am
Gumboots
with
Bourask
11.30 am
Folk Songs of Brazil
for children with the
Brasileirinhos
12.45 am
Nkuu
with Bolbo Art
12.45 am
Sous l’arbre à Palabre
with Bebeto Lonsili
1.50 pm
Derbouka
with Tacfarinas Kichou
1.50 pm
West African percussion
with Fa Cissoko
3.25 pm
African dance with
Mohamed N’Diaye
3.25 pm
African Guitar
with Gotta Lago
4.50 pm
Slam
with
Fabrice Koffy
4.50 pm
Les Rythmes et Danses
Traditionnelles Gwoka
with K’Koustik
6.15 pm
DJ Set ICI Musique with
Catherine Pépin and
Samito
6.15 pm
Contons l’Afrique with
Gisèle Ndong Biyogo
7.40 pm
Mvet
with Zagor Essouma
7.40 pm
Afro-Colombian percussion with Juan Sebastian
Quiros
9.05 pm
Hampaté Sahel
Blues
9.05 pm
K-Iri
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30th EDition - festival’s team
LAM I N E TO U RÉ
President, founder
SUZAN N E RO USSEAU
Managing Director
FRÉDÉRI C KERVAD EC
National and international programming
MARTI N GALAM EZ
programming and production intern
HÉLÈN E D I MAN CH E
Merchandising
MARI E TH I BAU LT
Disques Nuits d’Afrique
and merchandising
Logistics and tourism development intern
J O HAN LAU RET
Government affairs
Webmarketing
CARO LI N E SI MARD
Marketing and sponsoring affairs
Media partners
CATH ERI N E CO LLO REC
Marketing and sponsoring affairs
O PHÉLI E LAN D RI N / J U LI ETTE MARC /
PI ERRE-J EAN CO RNÉE
Marketing and sponsoring affairs interns
CHARLOTTE ARLEN
Communication
Media relations
PAU LI N E FLAN D RO IS
Communication assistant
Media relations
RO BI N MARTI N / BERTI LLE VI O LAI N /
AXELI N E RO G I ER / CHARLOTTE CHAPELLE
Communications and media relations interns
VALÉRI E Q U ESN EL
Ticketing
Indoor stage management
RU BA ALCHAER
Indoor stage management
MARIA-CRISTI NA CIAM BU R
Accounting
MARI E-CLAU D E CHÂTI LLO N
On-site Manager
RAO U L GABAY
Timbuktu Market coordination
RÉM I MARSAN
2e Avenue - technical director
AU D REY WYSZI NSKI
Outdoor stage management
J U LI EN ROSE / M I KE WATTI E
Soundmen
CATH ERI N E LAM BERT
Volunteers supervisor
J EAN-PI ERRE PETIT
WI LLY B. ROSE
Presenters
ALAI N PAQ U ETTE
Chartered accountant
APO LLI N E CARO N - OTTAVI
GÉRALD I N E JACQ UART
Editing
ÉRI C HAM OVITCH
Translation
RENÉ TETRAU LT
HÉLÈN E D I MAN CH E
JÉRO M E D ELAPI ERRE
Visual design and illustrations
ASH LEY STO UTE / J U LI EN TH O M ET
PABLO BO NACI NA
Transport
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1990 - André Rival / Le festival descend sur le boul. St Laurent
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