DAKKA DEMBÉLÉ

In his Montréal shoe repair shop, he works on leather with great attention to detail. Dakka is a craftsman and an artist. He takes an attentive look at the world and shapes his life in keeping with his observations. His music follows this dynamic. Like Alpha Blondy or Tiken Jah Fakoly, Dakka offers a committed Mandinka reggae. His first album, Petit bateau, newly released on the Disques Nuits d’Afrique label, “is lively and finely crafted but also as unsettling as the stories he tells us… Rich and catchy” (Ici musique, 2020). He will be back on stage for the first time since the Web launch of his album, to his fans’ delight.