"KUNE is an eleven-piece collective made up of ten immigrant musicians from all over the world and one Metis-Canadian. Our sound captures the experience of living in Toronto, the world's most diverse city. Through music, we remember where we came from and we envision a pluralistic future."
KUNE is:
Ahmed Moneka, darbuka, vocals
Aline Morales, vocals, percussion, vocals
Demetri Petsalakis, guitar & oud
Alyssa Delbaere-Sawchuk, violin
Dora Wang, dizi, xiao & alto flute
Salif “Lasso” Sanou, vocals, djembe, n’goni, peul flute & tama
Luis Deniz, alto saxophone
Matias Recharte, drums & percussion
Paco Luviano, double bass & electric bass
Padideh Ahrarnejad, tar
Selcuk Suna, vocals, clarinet & tenor saxophone
TOUR
“Kune [fuse] eleven musical traditions and twenty-five instruments into an ear-spinning confection of leaping melodies and luscious timbres.”
“These masters have created music that all of us can relate to, created by instruments that are not often played in an ensemble together.”
“ Somehow this melange of sounds and cultures from all over the world creates a language that speaks to all of us.”
MEET KUNÉ
Click on each band member’s photo to learn more about who they are and what they play.
“We have built an ensemble that sounds like Toronto, that sounds like Canada.”