{"id":117,"date":"2013-05-22T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-22T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.batukimusic.com\/?p=117"},"modified":"2020-06-07T02:40:51","modified_gmt":"2020-06-07T02:40:51","slug":"bonga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/fr\/eventscat\/concerts\/bonga\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Festa: Bonga & Don Kikas: May 25, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Saturday, MAY 25, 2013
\nentry 8 PM\u00a0 |\u00a0 show 9 PM
\n<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n		\u00a0<\/span>The Opera House<\/a> 735 Queen Street East, Toronto
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Summer Fest 2013<\/span>
\nBONGA & special guest DON KIKAS
\nplus Ingrid Monteiro & DJ Nitsen<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

presented by Massemba Productions<\/a> | promotional support by Batuki Music Society.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Tickets: $50 advance
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online – click here<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nin person:<\/span><\/span><\/span>Soundscapes, 572 College St.
\nAfrican Drum & Art Crafts, 618 Dundas St. W.<
\nPortugal Mix, 1191 Dundas St. W
\nM&J Perfumes, 1030 St Clair Ave. W.
\nWireless Wave (Francisco Pegado) in Dufferin Mall, 900 Dufferin St.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
by phone: (647) 402-7867 | (647) 533-9595 | (647) 985-4784<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


\nBONGA<\/span><\/span>
\nBonga<\/a> (born Jos\u00e9 Adelino Barcel\u00f3 de Carvalho) has been composing and performing musically since the early \u201870s. His professional career was launched in Rotterdam (where, in 1972, he was forced into exile) adopting the name Bonga Kwenda. With over 30 albums released to date, singing in a variety of Angolan languages, Portuguese and French, Bonga\u2019s songs are a melodic blend of merengue, semba, kizomba and some latin elements. Bonga\u2019s music evolved from singing about the fight for independence, social consequences of a war the lasted nearly 3 decades and ending in 2002 (Album Paz em Angola – Peace in Angola), to more uplifting themes contained in his latest album Hora Kota. The lyrics emphasize the importance of observing and passing cultural values to the younger generation. Hora Kota appeals to the deeper African identity, valuing ancestral teachings and listening carefully to the histories told by the elderly, which to a large extent can equip us to cope in this conflicted world we live in.
\nWith his famous husky voice, Bonga\u2019s energy onstage is so captivating that he always leaves his audiences wanting more! The songs are backed by rippling acoustic guitar, accordion and Bonga\u2019s own work on harmonica and dikanza (an African percussion instrument made from bamboo). Bonga will be accompanied by his group of musicians and will delight Torontonians with the sweet sounds and voices from Angola.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n