Afrafranto: Aug 30, 2013
| Thursday, APRIL 25, 2013 – entry 8 PM, show 9 PM $15 @ door |
Lula Lounge 1585 Dundas St W, Toronto reserve for dinner to guarantee seating |
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Karibuni’s wrap-party for the CIUT 89.5FM Spring Membership Drive: |
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Afrafranto (‘Butterfly’ in the Akan language of Ghana, West Africa) performs authentic acoustic palm wine and highlife music. The only group outside Ghana preserving and promoting this unique genre, Afrafranto has grown into a dynamic group that has entertained audiences over the past few years with their dance-driven music and electric performances.
Afrafranto features four members of the JUNO award winning African Guitar Summit group – Theo Yaw Boakye on lead vocals and shakers, Pa Joe on guitar and vocals, Kofi Ackah on percussion and vocals, and Ebenezer Agyekum on bass guitar – along with Sam Donkor on balafon, and Marshall Nketiah on congas.
click here for more info on palm wine and highlife music, at Afrafranto’s artist profile.
The Karibuni radio program on Sundays, 6 to 8 PM: a celebration of the cultures and music from the African continent, hosted by Nadine McNulty and Michael Stohr.
CIUT 89.5FM, Toronto’s preeminent, listener-supported, presenter of leading-edge music and spoken-word programming since 1966: firmly rooted in the University of Toronto community, and broadcasting 24/7 from Barrie to Buffalo, and Kitchener to Cobourg.
Batuki Music Society gratefully acknowledges the support of Canadian Heritage and the Ontario Arts Council
