{"id":1232,"date":"2019-11-15T01:19:02","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T01:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.batukimusic.com\/?p=1232"},"modified":"2020-06-04T05:01:04","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T05:01:04","slug":"grooz-november-16-at-900-pm-spadina-theatre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/en\/eventscat\/concerts\/grooz-november-16-at-900-pm-spadina-theatre\/","title":{"rendered":"Grooz: Nov 16, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Batuki Music Society and the Alliance Francaise present Grooz on Saturday November 16, 2019 at the Alliance Francaise Theatre in Toronto at 9:00 PM. Singer, bass player and guitarist Abdelhak Benmedjebari with his group Grooz, have a knack for electrifying a crowd and bringing them into \u201can ecstatic trance\u201d. Grooz embodies Algerian grooves that extend the ancestral tradition of Gnawa music by incorporating in it reggae beats, blues and jazzy sounds.<\/p>\n

Abdelhak Benmedjebari, chanteur et guitariste de Grooz, est un habitu\u00e9 de la sc\u00e8ne. Il accompagnait son p\u00e8re, Maalem Mejbar, et ses oncles, membres de Ga\u00e2da Diwan B\u00e9char, deux figures importantes de la culture alg\u00e9rienne. Aujourd\u2019hui, il revisite la tradition gnawa et r\u00e9invente la transe \u00e0 coup de rifs \u00e9lectrisants. Infiltrant le r\u00e9pertoire ancestral avec des sonorit\u00e9s reggae, blues, rock et jazz, Grooz cr\u00e9e un maelstr\u00f6m de rythmes hypnotiques et vigoureux, provoquant des mouvements de danse extatique.
\nSaturday November 16, 2019\u2028Alliance Francaise Toronto, 24 Spadina Rd. Toronto\u2028Doors: 8 PM \/ Concert 9 PM
\nAdvance Tickets: $25 \/ $13 members \/ $20 seniors\/students \/ Door: $30
\n(416) 922 – 2014 x 37
\nhttps:\/\/bemusednetwork.com\/events\/detail\/668
\nhttps:\/\/www.alliance-francaise.ca\/en\/culture\/events\/toronto-events\/concerts\/grooz-en
\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/527869481298029\/
\nBatuki Music Society gratefully acknowledges the support of the Alliance Francaise Toronto, Ontario Arts Council and Canadian Heritage.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.alliance-francaise.ca\/en\/culture\/events\/toronto-events\/concerts\/grooz-en<\/a><\/p>\n

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