{"id":800,"date":"2026-07-15T01:01:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T05:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/bienvenue-au-village-des-nuits-dafrique-2026-40e-edition-jour-1\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T01:01:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T05:01:41","slug":"bienvenue-au-village-des-nuits-dafrique-2026-40e-edition-jour-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/bienvenue-au-village-des-nuits-dafrique-2026-40e-edition-jour-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the African Nights Village 2026 \u2013 40th edition \u2013 Day 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89510 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Festival-International-Nuits-dAfrique-2026-banner-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"\/><\/p>\n<p>On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Festival, numerous free shows and activities will enliven the highly anticipated Village des Nuits d\u2019Afrique, from July 14 to 19, at the Parterre du Quartier des spectacles and on the Esplanade Tranquille.<\/p>\n<p>The Village Nuits d\u2019Afrique will welcome you on July 14, from 3 p.m., with a Champeta workshop with YAMBAE, then at 3:30 p.m. with a continuous festive program.<\/p>\n<p>Not to be missed, the entertainment at Cabaret des Nuits d\u2019Afrique: discovery of Gnawa music with Salamate Gnawa, Afro Fusion from Cameroon with Oluwa Banjo and Rock from Somaliland with Sahra Halgan.<\/p><div id=\"linit-695965651\" class=\"linit-dans-le-contenu linit-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8992136571741975\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px;\" \ndata-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8992136571741975\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"6185130430\"><\/ins> \n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Let yourself be led by the intoxicating performances on the outdoor stages of Loto-Qu\u00e9bec and TD with Ensemble Afrovibes, Chibane, Suraras Do Tapajos, Septeto de Montr\u00e9al, Kanazo\u00e9 Orchestra and Afrique en Cirque.<\/p>\n<p>New for this 40th edition, the Festival will take over rue Sainte-Catherine. Giant screen, retrospectives, sharing of memories, activities and walks with Kalabant\u00e9 and spectacular projections!<\/p>\n<p>COMPLETE SCHEDULE OF OUTDOOR PROGRAMMING (WORKSHOPS, EVENTS, CONCERTS, DJ SETS)<\/p>\n<p>ENSEMBLE AFROVIBES HAITI \u2013 QC July 14, 2026 \u2022 3:30 p.m. Loto-Qu\u00e9bec StageMagnified by a versatile female voice and arrangements with soul, jazz, rock and Latin accents, the group cultivates a timeless voodoo\u2010afrobeat sound. A universe where captivating drums, spiritual songs from Haiti, afrobeat from Nigeria and b\u00e8l\u00e8 from Martinique meet.<\/p>\n<p>CHIBANE ALGERIA \u2013 QC July 14, 2026 \u2022 5 p.m. Sc\u00e8ne Loto-Qu\u00e9becChibane navigates with sensitivity between North African tradition, gypsy jazz and committed poetry. The author, composer and performer irrigates his cha\u00e2bi with cosmopolitan rhythms, nicely underlined by an intense and warm voice, which carries both wounds and hopes.<\/p>\n<p>SURARAS DO TAPAJ\u00d3S BRAZIL July 14, 2026 \u2022 7 p.m. Loto-Qu\u00e9bec StagePercussive drums, fluid songs and twirling skirts, Suraras do Tapaj\u00f3s offers a sensory immersion in the heart of the Amazon. The first all-female carimb\u00f3 group, both gentle and rebellious, they sing about life, resistance and the memory of the people of Lower Tapaj\u00f3s.<\/p>\n<p>KANAZO\u00c9 ORKESTRA BURKINA FASO July 14, 2026 \u2022 6 p.m. TD StageModern and daring, the sound of Kanazo\u00e9 Orkestra combines balafon, percussion, Mandinka and sambla repertoires, with Nigerian afrobeat, South African amapiano and irresistible rap and electro grooves. With tremendous energy, the group brings traditions to life at 200 bpm!<\/p>\n<p>SEPTETO DE MONTREAL CUBA \u2013 QC July 14, 2026 \u2022 8:15 p.m. TDSepteto Stage from Montreal, under the musical direction of Julio de Armas, inevitably makes you want to dance and have fun, to let everything else go. This group, faithful to its traditions, which has shared the stage with renowned artists like Isaac Delgado and Haila Mar\u00eda Mompi\u00e9, promises to ignite the scene.<\/p>\n<p>AFRIQUE EN CIRQUE PRESENTED BY KALABANT\u00c9 (Guinea \u2013 QC) Sc\u00e8ne TD \/ 10 p.m. Afrique en Cirque will spectacularly celebrate the 40th anniversary of Nuits d\u2019Afrique. Crossed by the memory of West Africa, the company&rsquo;s dizzying acrobatics burst forth from all sides, based on the powerful djembes, themselves guided by the generous kora of Yamoussa Bangoura.<\/p>\n<p>THEATER PROGRAMMING ON JULY 14<\/p>\n<p>THE REVELATIONS Presented by RADIO-CANADA GUISS GUISS BOU BESS (Senegal) Tuesday July 14 \/ Club Balattou \u2013 8:30 p.m. Head-on collision between Senegalese drums and raw beats, the electro-sabar of Guiss Guiss Bou Bess (in Wolof \u201cnew vision\u201d) injects the raw energy of ritual percussion and the transcendent beauty of spiritual songs into UK basses garage, grime, dubstep and house.<\/p>\n<p>LES \u00c9TOLES NUITS D\u2019AFRIQUE presented by TV5 Monde WESLI presents Stanley Toussaint and Kabysh (Haiti \u2013 QC) Tuesday July 14 \/ Club Balattou \u2013 11:00 p.m. A leading figure in Haitian music, this singer and multi-instrumentalist raises high the colors of the rasin and twoubadou traditions, orchestrating his banda, rara, petro, nago rhythms sometimes acoustically, sometimes electrically. 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