Moskitto Bar world music

Onsdag d. 30. september 2026 kl. 19.30 Riddersalen, Engelsholm (billetter via link i bio) Moskitto Bar (CAN) Moskitto Bar kan tænde ild i dansefødderne på et hvilken som helst spillested eller festival med deres sprudlende og livsbekræftende livekoncerter. Orkestret er en skøn og festlig sammenfiltring af rødder fra Ukraine, Balkan, Mellemøsten, Nordafrika, Brasilien og Bretagne i Frankrig, og musikken leveres med et kæmpe musikalsk overskud og stor spilleglæde. Projektet blev startet af den keltisk / franske akkordeon spiller Tangi Ropars, da han i 2016 mødte nytilkomne Yura fra Ukraine og Ahmed fra Irak. Under et kulturtræf i det nordlige Ontario, mødtes de hver dag i skoven for at dele musik med hinanden og lære deres respektive melodier og rytmer at kende. Mens de spillede sugede de mange myg i skoven lystigt blod fra dem, og det inspirerede til bandnavnet Moskitto Bar. To år senere sluttede den anerkendte violinist Fethi Nadjem, der netop var ankommet fra Algeriet, sig til trioen og tilføjede sin orientalske smag til udtrykket. Siden er flere og flere spændende musikere kommet til bl.a. græske Demetrios Petsalakis på oud og Christopher Kettlewell fra Canada på kontrabas, og orkestret er efterhånden blevet til et kollektiv af 10-15 musikere, som hopper ind og ud og tilfører nye nuancer til den musikalske cocktail. Men de nære venner i orkestret deler mere end blot musikken. Med en gensidig kærlighed og respekt for hinanden, og de kulturer de kommer fra, handler det i høj grad om at vise, hvordan forskellighed kan inspirere til noget nyt og bedre, og at man kan samarbejde med folk fra hele verden uanset baggrund. I Toronto er bandet blevet noget af et kult fænomen, som spiller på gaderne, på barerne og til lokale arrangementer, samtidig med at de spiller større koncerter på f.eks. Aga Khan Museum, Opera House, Ashkenazi Festival og Koerner Hall. Lineup: Tangi Ropars – Accordion & Vocal Ahmed Moneka – Percussion & Vocal Fethi Nadjem – Violin & Vocal Demetrios Petsalakis – Oud Christopher Kettlewell – Upright Bass Majd Sekkar – Clarinet Dijerdam Baiano Gomez – Percussion Photo Credits: Ali Tirazheh

Moskitto Bar at Bumi Festival 2026 ✨ Get ready for a vibrant world-music journey with Moskitto Bar, a Toronto-based band blending Ukrainian, Balkan, Middle Eastern, and Celtic sounds into a powerful multicultural groove. With musicians from different parts of the world, their music celebrates connection, culture, and the joy of dancing together. 📍 Less than 1 hour from Toronto 🗓 July 30 – August 3, 2026 🎶 Live Performance: July 30 🎟 Get your pass → bumifest.ca . . . . . #BumiFestival #Bumi2026 #MoskittoBar #toronto #LiveMusic

Moskitto Bar at Bumi Festival 2026 Join Moskitto Bar, a vibrant world music band from Toronto blending Balkan, Middle Eastern, Ukrainian, and Celtic sounds into an energetic celebration of rhythm, culture, and connection. 📍 Less than 1 hour from Toronto, 🗓 July 30 – August 3, 2026 🎟 Tickets & details 👉 bumifest.ca 🎶 Live on : July 30 . . . #BumiFestival #Bumi2026 #MoskittoBar #WorldMusic #toronto

APRIL 1 IS NO JOKE SEE YOU THERE xoxoxxoxo

We are playing this Sunday to help fundraising for Ukraine because sadly the war is still happening. Join us and many other artists for an evening of music and dancing in support of Ukraine.

🚨3 DAYS LEFT until LEMONADE 🍋 2 epic nights of including Toronto’s best party bands, a special set by Grammy winners @theklezmatics to celebrate their 40th anniversary, and the usual folked-up debauchery from your favourite Balkan-klezmer-Gypsy-party-punk-super-band.🤟🎺🎻🥁📢 🎫 last chance to grab your tickets: /event/lemon-bucket-orkestra-and-the-klezmatics-back-in-toronto-at-parkdale-hall/ Oct 3 @bigsmokebrass @moskittobar @youarefaf @littlerambunctious Oct 4 @theklezmatics @lemonbucketorkestra @torontoklezmersociety Presented by @ashkenazfest and @rootsandchordsmusic and yours truly at @theparkdalehall #livemusic #torontomusic #torontomusicscene #torontomusician #worldmusic #festival #klezmer #brassband

📢 FESTIVAL ANNOUNCEMENT: LEMONADE 🍋 - @lemonbucketorkestra ’s signature two-night party featuring the rowdiest of LBO offshoots AND (drumroll please 🥁) Grammy-winners @theklezmatics return to Toronto 🤟 📍 Parkdale Hall 📅 October 3 & 4 (in less than 2 weeks!!) Hailing from New York’s East Village and celebrating their 40th anniversary, THE KLEZMATICS are the only klezmer band ever to win a Grammy Award. For decades, they’ve revolutionized Jewish music, blending Yiddish tradition with global rhythms, punk energy, and bold social justice themes. They’ve collaborated with legends like @itzhakperlmanofficial , @folkslinger , @chavaalberstein , and @tonyakimbo , and their explosive live shows are known for turning cultural history into dance-floor ecstasy. Now, for the first time in years, The Klezmatics return to Toronto for a one-night-only performance on October 4 — bringing fan favorites and exclusive premieres from their new album, We Were Made for These Times. To match the moment, LBO has stacked the weekend with the wildest acts from their extended musical family — each a contender for Toronto’s best party band. 🔥 Friday, October 3: @moskittobar – border-crossing Balkan/Middle Eastern groove @bigsmokebrass – street-brass bangers & party anthems @youarefaf – psycho prog-jazz chaos @littlerambunctious – improv mayhem and dance-floor freedom 🌟 Saturday, October 4 (co-presented by @rootsandchordsmusic and @ashkenazfest ) @theklezmatics – revolutionary klezmer legends, live in Toronto @lemonbucketorkestra – folk-punk warriors of the street @torontoklezmersociety – open klezmer jam to close the night 🎟 LEMONBUCKET.COM Don’t sleep on this one. Two nights. One historic return. #livemusic #festival #torontomusicscene #torontomusic #brassband #klezmer #ukrainian #gypsypunk

Summer in Toronto is supposedly over, here’s my favourite memory On 14 August I witnessed this crazy party that started as a cute community picnic at Christie Pits Park with live music (the focus of this video) and kept expanding into a carnival/circus/parade on the streets. Shout out to the mad dreamers who organized this all in secret without any official approval or grants, in a nice little conspiracy. Lots of musicians in this, if you know them, share with them so they can enjoy the memories too. Shoutout to @rudyraykwaku @moskittobar @shout_theband @dromartistcollective etc #toronto #torontolife #livemusic #brassband #trombone #tuba #trumpet #saxophone #flute #accordian #summer #summerinthecity #torontosummer #christiepitspark

Moskitto Bar - new band on Mayday Music. In May I was invited on a trip to Toronto attending @estonianmusicweek and a new conference part called Nordic Connect Conference. The idea was to build a collaboration between musicians, festivals, venues and agents in the Nordic Countries, The Baltic Countries and Canada. We had a fantastic week, where I made a lot of new friends, and especially one Toronto based band blew us all away - @moskittobar . A wonderful, energetic and inspiring collaboration of musicians from all parts of the world, that can set any stage on fire, with their musicals skills and their raw energy. I want this band to be experienced in Denmark, and I want to use them to test our new international collaboration between Baltic and Nordic Festivals and venues, to see if we can become better at exchanging great music between our countries. Moskitto BAR are open for European festivals in the summer of 2026 + a 2 week DK tour from sept. 28 - October 11 2026. Check out the band via link in bio.

6PM @ Christie Pits Blackout Anniversary Party #blackouttoronto #2003blackout

Thursday August 14th we take the streets again. Meeting at Christie Pitts at 6pm. Marching at 8:30pm. Come on by again to experience the beauty and glory of community, music, dance, art and togetherness. The streets are for people! Here’s a snippet from our forthcoming community magazine about “Craving”, documenting some of the madness from last years’ vintage. 📸: @ngcamillee ✍🏽: @sheedles24