Donné Roberts x October 4
Genre: Global
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
2 times JUNO Award Winner & 3 times JUNO Award Nominee Guitarist and singer-songwriter Donné Roberts was born in Madagascar, is presently one of the hottest acts on the world music scene in Canada. Now based in Toronto, he's earned a matchless reputation for the excellence of his songwriting skills, musicianship, collaborations and the excitement of his live shows. Donné raised and educated in the USSR (Russia), fluently speaks Malagasy, Russian, French and English. From touring as a back up singer for Ace of Base, to a stint as the first black VJ on MTV Russia, Donné has led a prolific and varied artistic life since he left his home country of Madagascar as a boy. He came to wider recognition in his adopted home of Canada after earning 2 JUNO Awards and 3 JUNO Award nominations for his contribution as a composer and guitar player for the African Guitar Summit project and Okavango African Orchestra and with the release of his great albums: Rhythm Was Born, Internation and Onward. His success led to CBC Radio asking him to compose the theme song for their popular morning show Fresh Air, which still runs today.