Less Toches Dub with O.N.S

Although their unique style of cumbia is imbued with Montreal’s cultural vibes, this genre is in the DNA of the five musicians who hail from Mexico, Colombia, Cuba and Argentina. Playfully mixing accordion, bass, guacharaca and other Afro-Colombian percussion instruments, this alternative Latin band, winners of the Syli d’or 2024, bring different styles of cumbia—Mexicana, rebajada, sabanera and villera—to the dance floor, while they experiment with poetic and festive village folk traditions that embrace life and freedom.

Three concerts, three guests, three flavours. The diversity and vitality of Colombian music will be in the spotlight during this Étoiles series.

Dub | with O·N·S: Ethnomusicology can take many forms… By day, Ons Barnat is a postdoc researcher and professor in the Department of Music at UQÀM. But by night, he morphs into a laid-back reggae musician or a formidable DJ. For his latest project, O·N·S & Friends, he has teamed up with Yarra Sound System to deliver an exciting live dub experience featuring original reggae dub mixes.