A Rare Chance for Rare Grooves

If you’re interested in kicking off Black History Month this year with some of the rarest African music that’s ever made it’s way to Toronto, then you’re not going to want to miss Kinobe at Lula Lounge on January 29. Kinobe is not only an accomplished player of many traditional instruments but he is also an instrument maker. He plays and crafts unique instruments like the adungu (bow harp), endongo (bowl lyre), akogo (thumb piano), endingidi (tube fiddle) and endere (flute), traditional instruments that are found in Uganda, but rarely make it outside of that region. In the west, we’re accustomed to seeing instruments like the kora and the tama (both of which Kinobe also plays), but this is a rare opportunity to experience an evening of soulful and powerful music from Uganda, a treat that too often passes us by. Come find out what Zina Saro-Wiwa of the BBC meant when she called Kinobe’s music “some of the most exquisite music coming out of Africa today”

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