{"id":4618,"date":"2022-02-08T11:46:21","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T11:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/?p=4618"},"modified":"2024-05-23T13:11:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T13:11:00","slug":"virtual-series-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/en\/eventscat\/festivals\/virtual-series-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Karibuni Africa Virtual Series 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4618\" class=\"elementor elementor-4618\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-63fcf2f elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width animated-slow elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"63fcf2f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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Njacko Backo\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 12\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DigiSeries22-ea-vid-carineaumicro.jpg\" alt=\"Karibuni Africa Virtual Series 2022 by Batuki Music Society Carine Au Micro\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 12\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DigiSeries22-ea-vid-blandine.jpg\" alt=\"Karibuni Africa Virtual Series 2022 by Batuki Music Society Mis Blandine\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 12\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DigiSeries22-ea-vid-aichasylla.jpg\" alt=\"Karibuni Africa Virtual Series 2022 by Batuki Music Society Aicha Sylla\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 12\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DigiSeries22-ea-vid-laetitiazonzambe.jpg\" alt=\"Karibuni Africa Virtual Series 2022 by Batuki Music Society Laetitia Zonzambe\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 12\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DigiSeries22-ea-vid-hassanelhadi.jpg\" alt=\"Karibuni Africa Virtual Series 2022 by Batuki Music Society Hassan el Hadi\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 12\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DigiSeries22-ea-vid-adamsolomon.jpg\" alt=\"Karibuni Africa Virtual Series 2022 by Batuki Music Society Adam Solomon\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"8 of 12\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DigiSeries22-ea-vid-naxxbitota.jpg\" alt=\"Karibuni Africa Virtual Series 2022 by Batuki Music Society Naxx Bitota\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"9 of 12\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DigiSeries22-ea-vid-seydinandiaye.jpg\" alt=\"Virtual Series 2022 by Batuki Music Society Seydina Ndiaye\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"10 of 12\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DigiSeries22-ea-vid-lionelkizaba.jpg\" alt=\"Virtual Series 2022 by Batuki Music Society Lionel Kizaba\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"11 of 12\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DigiSeries22-ea-vid-dielysadio.jpg\" alt=\"Karibuni Africa Virtual Series 2022 by Batuki Music Society Diely Mori Sadio Sissokho\" 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-dual-color-header\" data-id=\"24b3524\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-dual-color-header.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-dual-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"title eael-dch-title\"><span class=\"eael-dch-title-text eael-dch-title-lead lead solid-color\">Virtual<\/span> <span class=\"eael-dch-title-text\">Series 2022<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"subtext\"><h3>Twice per month from January to June 2022<\/h3><h4>Join us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/BatukiMusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> for a dance, a listen and a chat.<\/h4><h3><\/h4><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eael-dch-svg-icon\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb62ad4 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" 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no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-80eb52e animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"80eb52e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e776b0\" data-id=\"4e776b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01c2578 eael-dual-header-content-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-dual-color-header\" data-id=\"01c2578\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-dual-color-header.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-dual-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title eael-dch-title\"><span class=\"eael-dch-title-text eael-dch-title-lead lead solid-color\"><\/span> <span class=\"eael-dch-title-text\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"subtext\"><p>Toronto&#8217;s still under restrictions that make planning large live events highly unpredictable. But we refuse to give up our goal of bringing together artists and audiences for fantastic experiences. So we&#8217;re having a virtual series for twice a week from January to June. Shows will feature Up Close, with intimate acoustic performances, and Spotlight, showcasing various works of each artist.<\/p><p>Subscribe to our <a href=\"http:\/\/YouTube.com\/BatukiMusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube.com\/BatukiMusic<\/a> channel to get the notifications for all concerts.\u00a0Set your smart tv, roku, computer, laptop, tablet, phone or any device to <a href=\"http:\/\/YouTube.com\/BatukiMusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube.com\/BatukiMusic<\/a> and dance with us.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=VPFFTAFMSGXZW\">Please make a donation<\/a> to support our work nurturing and presenting local and international African artists in Canada. We value and appreciate your donations.<\/p><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eael-dch-svg-icon\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38151a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38151a1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-911f7b5\" data-id=\"911f7b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90ac596 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90ac596\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Friday June 10, 2022, 8PM<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-719b747 eael-team-align-eael-team-align-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"719b747\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-719b747\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DigiSeries22-ea-sm_ig-carineaumicro.jpg\" alt=\"Karibuni Africa Virtual Series 2022 by Batuki Music Society Carine Au Micro\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Up Close: Carine Au Micro<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\">Carine is a singer\/songwriter whose interest in music began at an early age in Benin. Her music encompasses Afro-pop, jazz, hip-hop, gospel and some forms of traditional music. Carine is a vibrant voice and innovative performer in the African music scene in Montreal.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9662a6\" data-id=\"c9662a6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a45165a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a45165a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Friday June 24, 2022, 8PM<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e8a8c2 eael-team-align-eael-team-align-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"0e8a8c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-0e8a8c2\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DigiSeries22-ea-sm_ig-njackobacko.jpg\" alt=\"Karibuni Africa Virtual Series 2022 by Batuki Music Society Njacko Backo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Spotlight: Njacko Backo<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\">Njacko Backo is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, author, educator and choreographer from Cameroon. He has a lifetime of practice in capturing the subtlety of dance and storytelling with his music \u2013 an essential part of the African performing arts. His programmes for children and youth draw on parallels and differences between Canadian and African family life.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c56601 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c56601\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e1de63\" data-id=\"4e1de63\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccc8b05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ccc8b05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><br><div>PREVIOUSLY IN THIS SERIES... BELOW<\/div><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f4e4983 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f4e4983\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55870fb\" data-id=\"55870fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f67752 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f67752\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Friday May 13, 2022, 8PM<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39d69a9 eael-team-align-eael-team-align-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"39d69a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-39d69a9\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DigiSeries22-ea-sm_ig-blandine.jpg\" alt=\"Karibuni Africa Virtual Series 2022 by Batuki Music Society Mis Blandine\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Spotlight: Mis Blandine<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\">Blandine is a singer and songwriter from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Her music encompasses traditional Congolese rumba, soukous, mutuashi, jazz and Afrobeat.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4dde3d6\" data-id=\"4dde3d6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7e683d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7e683d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Friday May 27, 2022, 8PM<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-556b3e7 eael-team-align-eael-team-align-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"556b3e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-556b3e7\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DigiSeries22-ea-sm_ig-aichasylla.jpg\" alt=\"Karibuni Africa Virtual Series 2022 by Batuki Music Society Aicha Sylla\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">UP CLOSE: Aicha Sylla<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\">Aicha Sylla is a songwriter, composer, singer and choreographer of Malian origin born in the Republic of Guinea Conakry. She's the daughter of the late Mamadou Sylla and the late Hadja Daloba Diakit\u00e9. While in Africa, she began her career as a dancer-choreographer of Ballet Soleil D'Afrique and Africa Style de Guinea. She then toured Europe and North America with Guinean artist Alpha Yaya Diallo. Since then, she's embarked on her solo career as a singer. She now performs at many events in Montreal including many festivals, concerts and ceremonies. She's a dynamic extroverted artist who livens up audiences with her performances.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ac3511 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ac3511\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79925df\" data-id=\"79925df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62c8203 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62c8203\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Friday April 15, 2022, 8PM<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e72ff59 eael-team-align-eael-team-align-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"e72ff59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-e72ff59\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DigiSeries22-ea-sm_ig-laetitiazonzambe.jpg\" alt=\"Karibuni Africa Virtual Series 2022 by Batuki Music Society Laetitia Zonzambe\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Up Close: Laetitia Zonzambe<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\">Laetitia Zonzamb\u00e9-YAGNIM\u00c9 uses her gifted and colourful voice to express universal human emotions. \u201cThere are no borders for those feelings,\u201d she says. Born in Bangui, the capital and the largest city in the Central African Republic, Laetitia experienced deeply how the world can be at the same time very open, a place where a common humanity is shared, and also very closed \u2013 when borders, ideas and bad behaviors hurt people. After a time in France, Laetitia began her musical career back in Bangui, deliberately choosing to sing in the midst of upheaval and social crisis. Working with experienced musicians, she mixed traditional rhythms and sounds with pop, jazz, and R&amp;B. In the process of touring that music, she had new-found appreciation for the extraordinary musical wealth of her country, and incorporated that into her music. Today, living in Montreal, she continues to make her music with local and international artists, singing her songs in French, English, Sango and other central African dialects.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3be201\" data-id=\"a3be201\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07a8f85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"07a8f85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Friday April 29, 2022, 8PM<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d6ef30 eael-team-align-eael-team-align-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"6d6ef30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-6d6ef30\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DigiSeries22-ea-sm_ig-hassanelhadi.jpg\" alt=\"Karibuni Africa Virtual Series 2022 by Batuki Music Society Hassan el Hadi\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Spotlight: Hassan El Hadi<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\">Lyricist, composer, singer, oud and banjo player and percussionist, Hassan El Hadi is a man of many talents. He\u2019s a native of Marrakesh, where the great diversity of Moroccan music comes together. As Yves Bernard, Le Devoir writes, Hassan is also among the few artists from elsewhere \u201cwho blow hardest on Quebec tradition, allowing himself to improvise on old popular tunes and to get the iconic \u2018la Bolduc\u2019 swinging in French and in Arabic. To all this, he adds jazz harmonies, Berber rhythms, and the subtlety of Arab and Andalusian musical styles. In his genre, he is a unique case.\u201d Accompanied by several artists of various origins: Celtic, Quebec, African and Spanish, El Hadi pushes the exploration further, blending the sounds of Celtic music and Quebecois foot tapping with that of Berber music and Moroccan kaada. Together, they blend and dialogue between the Arab-Andalusian, Celtic and Quebecois cultures to produce an original and festive musical style that finds its source in the infinite and diverse influences of the Maghreb, North Africa and the Celtic countries.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71feb08 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71feb08\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9f749e\" data-id=\"c9f749e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42281c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42281c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Friday March 11, 2022, 8PM<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b734b3 eael-team-align-eael-team-align-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"2b734b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-2b734b3\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DigiSeries22-ea-sm_ig-naxxbitota.jpg\" alt=\"Karibuni Africa Virtual Series 2022 by Batuki Music Society Naxx Bitota\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Up Close: Naxx Bitota<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\">Naxx Bitota is a singer and songwriter, whose musical repertoire includes folkloric, traditional, gospel and popular music of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Though she is influenced by the music of her country of origin, and especially the Mutuashi sounds of the Kasai region, she shows through her compositions her passion for different rhythms of Africa.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eba2a7f\" data-id=\"eba2a7f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c29228f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c29228f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Friday April 1, 2022, 8PM<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0777797 eael-team-align-eael-team-align-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"0777797\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-0777797\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DigiSeries22-ea-sm_ig-adamsolomon.jpg\" alt=\"Karibuni Africa Virtual Series 2022 by Batuki Music Society Adam Solomon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Spotlight: Adam Solomon<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\">Adam Solomon \"The Professor\", as he is known in musical circles, is highly respected as a lead guitarist, composer and singer. He creates a unique sound that combines traditional African blues and jazz, spiced with East African rhythms. He sings in English, Swahili, and Mijikenda (the Nine Tribes from Mombasa on the Kenyan coast). Adam has been working on reviving the classic sounds of the legends of popular East African music, as an homage, as well as incorporating the traditional acoustic rhythms of his people.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58b6730 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58b6730\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01d2c4c\" data-id=\"01d2c4c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f1258f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f1258f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Friday February 11, 2022, 8PM<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bd0559 eael-team-align-eael-team-align-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"1bd0559\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-1bd0559\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DigiSeries22-ea-sm_ig-dielysadio.jpg\" alt=\"Karibuni Africa Virtual Series 2022 by Batuki Music Society Diely Mori Sadio Sissokho\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Up Close: La Kora des Griots - Diely Mori Tounkara &amp; Sadio Sissokho<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\">Born in Senegal to a family of musicians, story tellers, historians, singers and dancers, collectively known as griots, Sadio Sissokho\u2019s roots are richly embedded in the Mandingue culture. Born in Mali to a large family of griots, Diely Mori Tounkara followed in the footsteps of his musician father by becoming an undisputed master of the kora.\nThis special Black History Month presentation, La Kora des Griots unites these two masters around the majestic kora instrument to create a sound that contains Africa\u2019s story of yesterday, today and tomorrow, a captivating expression of griot wisdom.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84e8fd6\" data-id=\"84e8fd6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-160301e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"160301e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Friday February 25, 2022, 8PM<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa2fae3 eael-team-align-eael-team-align-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"fa2fae3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-fa2fae3\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DigiSeries22-ea-sm_ig-okavango.jpg\" alt=\"Karibuni Africa Virtual Series 2022 by Batuki Music Society Okavango\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Spotlight: Africa Without Borders - Okavango African Orchestra<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\">Multiple instruments, languages, and countries define Okavango African Orchestra, a Juno award-winning ensemble of seven African-born musicians who live in Toronto and Montreal. Okavango African Orchestra brings together music and instruments of several African cultures to create a new music, harmonizing different tunings, rhythms and timbres.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba5c830 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba5c830\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d7fdf4\" data-id=\"5d7fdf4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b1eb57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b1eb57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Friday January 21, 2022, 8PM<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9493699 eael-team-align-eael-team-align-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"9493699\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-9493699\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DigiSeries22-ea-sm_ig-seydinandiaye.jpg\" alt=\"Virtual Series 2022 by Batuki Music Society Seydina Ndiaye\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Up Close: Seydina Ndiaye<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\">Seydina Ndiaye, a truly extraordinary Senegalese artist living in Canada since 2014.  In this intimate acoustic performance, his compositions are refined by talented guitarist, Assane Seck. His  ultimate goal is raising awareness to address themes such as peace, sharing, family and love.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cccdd9\" data-id=\"7cccdd9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad456d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad456d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Friday January 28, 2022, 8PM<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af5cff9 eael-team-align-eael-team-align-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"af5cff9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-af5cff9\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DigiSeries22-ea-sm_ig-lionelkizaba.jpg\" alt=\"Virtual Series 2022 by Batuki Music Society Lionel Kizaba\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Spotlight: Lionel Kizaba<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\">Kizaba is an Afro-Electro Congolese artist based in Montreal, Canada. Singing in Lingala, French and Kikongo, his group seeks to infuse contemporary afrobeats, electro, house and music with melodies and rhythms from Congolese traditions, creating a unique Afro-futuristic universe inspired strongly from the stylistic tradition of \"Sapologie\".<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f53fe7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f53fe7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90e6f33\" data-id=\"90e6f33\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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