FÁBIO NIN & CYNTHIA SHIRM

A guitarist, arranger and composer, Fábio Nin is an expert in Brazilian popular music. Winner of the Shell Theatre Award (2008) for best music in É Samba Na Veia, É Candeia, he has worked on several plays as a musician or musical director. Among other things, he composed the original soundtracks for the documentaries “Noel Rosa, Um Espírito Circulante” (2025) and “Proibido Nascer no Paraíso” (2021). 

Based in Montreal since 2018, Gabriel Schwartz has established himself as a central figure on the local Brazilian scene with his Folk-Bossa project and his collaborations with Forró de Lá, Choro de Quintal, Bianca Rocha and Diogo Ramos. He has notably released the albums Samba sans frontières and Cabaça.  Rodrigo Simões is a composer whose style navigates between Brazilian music and jazz improvisation. His international career has taken him to stages across China, Australia, South Korea, Paraguay and the United States, in addition to his native Brazil and his adopted home, Canada. Thanks to their performance of this repertoire, Rodrigo’s band was honoured with the ‘Group of the Year’ award at the 10th TU Jazz Festival in Toronto.

NUITS D’AFRIQUE ACOUSTIC CABARET – at Club Balattou

The legendary Club Balattou and its entire team are delighted to welcome you to the “Nuits d’Afrique Acoustic Cabaret.”
An exciting lineup awaits you, specially curated for our audience! Join us every week for live performances, Thursday through Sunday, at 9 p.m. A musical experience that takes you on a journey through Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America — a weekly rendezvous not to be missed!