Soirée: Adam Solomon And Moskitto BAR

Soirée: Adam Solomon And Moskitto BAR

From East Africa and Baghdad to Brittany and Ukraine, take a musical journey around the world. JUNO award-winning guitarist Adam Ndaro Solomon (of African Guitar Summit fame) and the high-energy Middle Eastern/Balkan/French fusion group, Moskitto BAR warm up a cold Toronto night.

Presented By Lula Music & Arts Centre
Doors Open: 6:30 pm / Show Starts: 7:30 pm.
Admission: $15 in advance / $20 at the door.

Adam Solomon

Known as "The Professor”, JUNO award-winning Kenyan-born Adam Solomon combines traditional acoustic African blues and jazz, with traditional coastal East African rhythms. A highly respected master guitarist, composer and vocalist, Adam sings in English, Swahili, and Mijikenda (the Nine Tribes from Mombasa on the Kenyan coast). Celebrated for his unique African renaissance blues style, Adam’s guitar method mirrors the sound of the ancient goatskin stringed instruments of the Mijikenda such as the Bunguu.

Moskitto Bar

Tangi Ropars, Fethi Nadjem, Yura Rafalui and Ahmed Salah Moneka take us on a voyage from from Baghdad to Brittany, combining Middle Eastern, Balkan, Ukrainian, and French influences. Accordion, violin, mondol, cymbalm, percussion and vocals combine in a unique deep soul, gypsy, Celtic and Middle Eastern mashup. The trio of Tangi, Yura and Ahmed first came together jamming in the woods at the OM festival as the mosquitos feasted on them. The group has played frequently since often collaborating with artists from different musical traditions.