A Tour of Jazz: Siaka Diabaté

Friday November 21, 2025
21:00

Description

Doors at 8PM,  Show at 9PM    

Show Description

A Tour of Jazz: Siaka Diabaté

An Art House series highlighting any and all varieties of jazz. Nu, afro, blues, funk, latin, hip hop, old timey… from here there and everywhere, get curious and climb aboard.

Featured Artist: Siaka Diabaté

Under the gentle light of the evening, the strings of the kora will tell stories of the Manding lands — tales of peace, memory, and the beauty of tradition.  Siakaba Diabaté invites you to an intimate musical journey where ancient rhythms meet soulful melodies. Through the sound of the kora, he bridges past and present, inviting listeners to feel the heartbeat of West Africa.  The Art House Café becomes, for one night, a place of connection — where music speaks a universal language of emotion and spirit.  Come share this moment of warmth, culture, and authenticity — a true Night of the Kora.

Bios

une famille de griots à Orodara, Siaka Diabaté a commencé son parcours musical en jouant du balafon sous la direction de son père. En 2008, il a déménagé à Ouagadougou et a travaillé au Village Artisanal, où il a découvert de nouveaux genres musicaux et instruments. La kora est devenue sa compagne de vie. Ses premières collaborations artistiques ont débuté en 2011 et l'ont amené sur les scènes du Burkina Faso et d'ailleurs. Depuis 2022, résidant à Ottawa, au Canada, Siaka continue d'enrichir la scène musicale locale de son talent éclectique, en combinant les traditions africaines avec de nouvelles expériences musicales, créant ainsi une harmonie unique et captivante.

CONTACT TELEPHONE +1 343 204 7612 E-MAIL: [email protected] INSTRUMENTS Kora Flûte Balafon Djembé SIAKA DIABATÉ m u s i c i e n CONCERTS ET COLLABORATIONS (CHOISIE) Jazzmid 2018 – 2022 La Force de l’Amitié 2018 – 2022 Siaka Diabate Trio 2021 – aujourd’hui Collaborations Ciné Droit Libre/Smokey Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo Slameur Ali Doueslik Ouedraogo Mai Lingani Thaliane DISCOGRAPHIE (CHOISIE) 2011 Akilissigi 2013 Abass Vitalo 2013 Bilgo Wendkota 2018 Jean Zoé 2020 Tounga 2022 Kan

Accolades

Siakaba Diabaté played a sold out show here at Art House earlier this year

Social Media

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Tickets: CAD $15 tickets: Eventbrite. (Limited quantity!). If the event has not sold out online, there will be tickets available at the counter.

Ticket refunds or date transfers are not available.

IMPORTANT ACCESSIBILITY INFO

We provide gender-neutral washrooms. We have one wheelchair accessible washroom. There is no wheelchair ramp. There is a set of 8 stairs to get into the building (7 steps, small landing, and then an 8th step). Once inside, the whole cafe floor is flat, with the exception of our small room to the side, which is a small step down.

We are licensed to provide alcohol, but serve a variety of non-alcoholic options.

This event takes place on the traditional unceded, unsurrendered territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin People.

Location

555 Somerset St W, Ottawa, ON K1R 6A1, Canada

Centretown would like to acknowledge that Ottawa is built on the unceded, unsurrendered Territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation.

The Anishinaabe Algonquin peoples have lived on this land since time immemorial. We recognize and deeply appreciate their historic connection to this place. We also recognize the contributions of Métis, Inuit, and other Indigenous peoples have made, both in shaping and strengthening this community in particular, and our province and country as a whole.