{"id":7758,"date":"2026-03-14T12:46:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T12:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/?p=7758"},"modified":"2026-03-14T12:58:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T12:58:59","slug":"daby-toure-kimi-djabate-apr-3-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/en\/eventscat\/concerts\/daby-toure-kimi-djabate-apr-3-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Daby Tour\u00e9 &#038; Kimi Djabat\u00e9: Apr 3, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7758\" class=\"elementor elementor-7758\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c2b2e73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c2b2e73\" 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-593121ad\" data-id=\"593121ad\" 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-16778a47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16778a47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is an evening with Daby Tour\u00e9 &amp; Kimi Djabat\u00e9 presented by Small World Music and Batuki Music.<\/p><p>Experience an intimate dialogue of West African song as Guinea-Bissau\u2019s Kimi Djabat\u00e9 and Mauritanian-Senegalese artist Daby Tour\u00e9 share a single stage.<\/p><p>Making his Toronto debut, Lisbon-based Djabat\u00e9 weaves Afro-Portuguese melodies into the ancient griot and balafon traditions of his homeland. He is joined by Tour\u00e9, whose cosmopolitan palate of desert blues, reggae, folk and soul, reflects a life journey through Mauritania, Senegal, Montreal and Paris. The evening unfolds in layers: evocative solo sets that eventually merge into a rare, unhurried collaboration\u2014a genuine musical conversation between two masters of their craft.<\/p><p><strong>DATE<\/strong>: Friday Apr 3, 2026<br \/><strong>TIME<\/strong>: Doors 7:30 PM<br \/><strong>VENUE<\/strong>: 180 Shaw Street, Studio 101, Toronto,<br \/><strong>TICKETS<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/SmallWorldMusic.com\">SmallWorldMusic.com<\/a><\/p><p>The 2026 Small World Music Series is sponsored by TD Bank Group through the TD Ready Commitment and funded by the Government of Canada, Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, and the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council.<\/p>\t\t\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-690f04f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"690f04f\" 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-67c8640\" data-id=\"67c8640\" 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-31fda8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31fda8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Born in Mauritania and raised in Senegal, <strong>Daby Tour\u00e9<\/strong> spent 25 years in Paris before recently settling in Montreal. Though he hails from the musical lineage of the pioneering band Toure Kunda, Tour\u00e9 has carved a distinct path that blends African folk and desert blues with jazz, pop, reggae, and soul. An explorer at heart, his catchy songwriting resonates as much with fans of Youssou N\u2019Dour as it does with followers of Paul Simon or Stevie Wonder. 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A descendant of the griot tradition, Djabat\u00e9 has collaborated with legends like Mory Kant\u00e9 and recently featured on Madonna\u2019s single &#8220;Ciao Bella.&#8221; On his album, Dindin, he bridges his heritage with the modern world, blending Afro-Portuguese rhythms with Afrobeat, desert blues, and Afro-Latin swing. 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