VISION DIVERSITÉ presents Des Andes à l'Euphrate | Sortie de résidence @leministère
From the Andes to the Euphrates
Two leading artists from Montréal’s music scene meet at the crossroads of their roots. With From the Andes to the Euphrates, singer and multi-instrumentalist Nadine Altounji (oud, guitar) revisits her compositions—shaped by influences from the Levant, Latin America, and Montréal—in intimate, vibrant arrangements created as a duo with guitarist and composer Cécile Doo-Kingué.
During a creation residency in Gaspé—made possible with the support of CCDG and Vision Diversité—and following a tour that will take them from Gaspé to Montréal, via Petite-Vallée, Rimouski, and Lévis, they will craft new versions of Nadine Altounji’s repertoire—written and performed by her—usually presented with a full ensemble. The goal is to give it renewed acoustic strength, centered on the voice and the dialogue between strings. They will also create several new works, nourished by their shared sensibilities and plural heritages: Levantine maqâm, folk, blues, and afro-diasporic echoes—an immersive sonic journey where borders dissolve. For this occasion, the venue will be arranged in a very intimate format, with reduced capacity.
This show will be presented to a seated audience.
Audience configuration is subject to change without notice.
Please note that Le Ministère does not accept cash. We accept credit and debit cards only. All ticket purchases are made online, including at the door on the day of the show
Nadine Altounji and Cécile Doo-Kingué: From the Andes to the Euphrates, via Montréal
PRESENTATION
Performance presented as part of International Women’s Rights Day.
Two major artists from the Montréal scene meet at the crossroads of their roots. With From the Andes to the Euphrates, singer and multi-instrumentalist Nadine Altounji (oud, guitar) revisits her compositions influenced by the Levant, Latin America, and Montréal, in intimate and vibrant arrangements created as a duo with guitarist-composer Cécile Doo-Kingué.
During a creation residency in Gaspé, made possible through the support of the CCDG and Vision Diversité, they will shape new versions of Nadine Altounji’s repertoire—composed and performed by her—usually carried by an ensemble, to give it a renewed acoustic strength centered on the voice and the dialogue of strings. They will also create several new works, nourished by their sensibilities and plural heritages: Levantine maqâm, folk, blues, and Afro-diasporic echoes… a sonic journey where borders dissolve.
The performance will be followed by an onstage discussion.
Residency Showing – From the Andes to the Euphrates, via Montréal at the CCDG
Friday, March 6, 5:00–7:00 PM
At the Gaspé Creation and Diffusion Center
Free admission – Pay-what-you-can donation
Attend a performance by two major artists from the Montréal scene, meeting in Gaspé at the crossroads of their roots. With From the Andes to the Euphrates, singer and multi-instrumentalist Nadine Altounji (oud, guitar) revisits her compositions influenced by the Levant, Latin America, and Montréal, in intimate and vibrant arrangements created as a duo with guitarist-composer Cécile Doo-Kingué.
Nadine Altounji's Trio @ Carrefour Austin
https://www.zeffy.com/fr-CA/ticketing/trio-de-nadine-altounji
Nadine Altounji @Musée Mccord-Stewart
Nadine Altounji, a member of the MUZ 2025 cohort, will perform as the opening act of IMMERSION #4 at the McCord Stewart Museum on February 15, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. Presented in collaboration with Vision Diversité as part of the Afropolitain Nomade Festival, the event will showcase her distinctive musical universe, blending Syrian heritage with folk music through oud and guitar.
Nadine Altounji- Maison de la culture Villebon à Beloeil
https://beloeil.ca/evenements-loisirs/nadine-altounji-enracinees-dans-lhistoire-musique-folk/
Choeur Baobab- Voies du Monde
Ça y'est, le 8 février 2026 le Choeur Baobab retourne à la 5e salle de la Place des Arts pour son nouveau concert : Voies du Monde. Au programme, des chants dans plus d'une dizaine de langues, des chorégraphies, du récit....
Sous la direction de Claude-Marie Landré, les 23 choristes du Chœur Baobab seront accompagnés pour l’occasion d’artistes invités de renom comme la conteuse Myriam El Yamani, l’auteure-compositrice-interprète Nadine Altounji, les percussionnistes Nicolas Bégin et Elli Miller Maboungou, qui vous feront vibrer au rythme des voix, des tambours et du son envoûtant du oud
et de la guitare tzigane.
Dimanche 8 février
Ouverture des portes : 18 h 30
Début du spectacle : 19 h 00
https://www.placedesarts.com/evenement/choeur-baobab
Launch Concert – MUZ 2025 Cohort
🎶 After its 15th edition last October, MUZ is launching its 4th cohort featuring three standout artists: Nadine Altounji, Lapelúda, and Hendry Massamba.
🌟 As part of this year-long development program, the artists will receive personalized support from MUZ and Vision Diversité’s partners — guidance designed to help them break new ground artistically and professionally.
📅 Join us for the official launch of this exciting journey!
🗓 December 4th, 2025 – 8:00 PM
📍 Le Ministère, Montreal
🎟 Tickets: lepointdevente.com/billets/mns251204001
MUZ 2025 / 1ère soirée
🎉 MUZ — 15th Anniversary: The Gathering of Mixed Music!
📅 October 2–5, 2025
📍 Studio TD — Montreal
MUZ is celebrating its 15th anniversary!
Over four vibrant evenings, discover local artists whose music blends influences from around the world. The event will close on Sunday, October 5 with the unveiling of the 2025 cohort, followed by concerts from Lavanya & the Dharani Project (with special guest LiKouri), Ramon Chicharron, and Kizaba — a high-energy night of rhythms to wrap up MUZ in style!
For the opening night, October 2 starting at 7 p.m., catch\*:
BOOGAT – BOUBÉ – FRANCBÂTARDS – NADINE ALTOUNJI – ROMMEL – SENA THE QUEEN
\*Artists are listed alphabetically, not in order of appearance. This information is not made public so that you’ll join us from the start, at 7 p.m., to enjoy the full lineup!
🎟️ Tickets are available at the symbolic price of \$15 per night (taxes and fees included):
[Ticket link](https://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/310062F184061538...)
For more info, visit the MUZ website: [www.muz-rv.com](http://www.muz-rv.com)
Nadine Altounji & Nadia Bachalani @quai des brumes
Nadine Altounji @ Quai Des Brumes
w/ Nadia Bashalani
Wednesday, September 4, 2025
Quai des Brumes - Montreal, QC
Suggested contribution: $20
Doors: 9:00 p.m.
9:30 p.m. – Nadia Bashalani (acoustic set)
10:00 p.m. – Nadine Altounji with Paméla Caravias (bass), Ziya Tabassian (percussion), and Cécile Doo-Kingué (guitar)
Join us at Quai des Brumes (4481 rue Saint-Denis, Montréal) for an evening of music that travels between folk, soul, oud, and world rhythms.
Nadia Bashalani is a Montréal-based folk, soul, and roots singer of Egyptian and Polish heritage. Active for more than 20 years, she has left her mark on the local scene with her group Nadia & the Tchotchkes and as a member of the Imani Gospel Singers. Her expressive voice and sincere songs create moments that are both intimate and powerful.
Nadine Altounji is a Montréal-born singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Her music brings together Arabic sounds with South American rhythms, weaving lyrics in Arabic, French, Spanish, and English. With her ensemble, she creates performances that invite audiences to dance, resonate, and journey through diverse musical landscapes.
Festiv’arts Caribéen de Magog
Assistez au finissage de la magnifique exposition du centre d’Arts Visuel de Magog le Dimanche 31 août de 17:30 à 19:30 en deuxième partie. Vous aurez l’occasion d’écouter le trio de Nadine Altounji.
RSVP à festivart.caribeen@gmail.com , les places sont limitées
SAFAR : A musical journey
Safar ( سفر) : A Musical Journey Across Cultures
P'tit Ours
16 Juin
19h – Doors
20h – Just Prince
21h – Nadine Altounji
Tickets: https://www.venuepilot.co/.../safar-2025-06-16.../orders/new
“Safar”—meaning “travel” in both Arabic and Indian languages—celebrates journeys, migration, and musical discovery. Join us for an immersive night with two remarkable artists whose sounds transcend borders.
Just Prince (Toronto):
Toronto-based singer-songwriter Just Prince blends Western and Eastern sounds, fusing folk, rock, blues, and Hindustani classical music into a unique style. His evocative compositions transcend cultural boundaries, offering a soulful, genre-defying experience. With genuine songwriting and experimental expression, he creates a musical landscape that resonates deeply and bridges diverse worlds.
Nadine Altounji (Montreal):
Nadine Altounji is a Montreal-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose music draws from Arabic, folk, and Latin American traditions. With roots in Syria and a deep love for the oud and guitar, she crafts intimate, multilingual songs that explore themes of belonging, displacement, and cultural memory. Her sound is shaped by her heritage and by her time spent in Latin America, where she immersed herself in local rhythms and storytelling.
Nadine Altounji & guest @ Casa del Popolo
Join us on May 21 at Casa del Popolo for a special evening. The program includes surprise guests and a mix of songs, both old and new, that I can't wait to share with you!
Nadine Altounji: oud, guitar, vocals
Oisin Hanningan: percussion
Pamela Caravias: bass
Assane Seck: electric guitar
& surprised guests!
Tickets: https://www.venuepilot.co/.../nadine-altounji.../orders/new
Doors at 7:30 PM
Show at 8:30 PM
Zayt el Oud - Nadine Altounji at Casa del Popolo
Nadine Altounji, a Montrealer of Syrian origin, takes us on a captivating musical journey, blending Afro-Peruvian and Syrian influences. Through her EPs *The Stories that Tie Us to Trees Vol.1* and *Enracinées dans l’Histoire Vol.2*, she merges her oud and guitar with the darbouka, cajón, as well as folk and pop nuances.
The title of her show and latest single, *Zayt el oud*, means "the oil of the oud." This metaphor symbolizes the music extracted from her oud, like olive oil, and pays homage to her Levantine roots.
Casa Del Popolo
Doors: 7:30 PM
Show: 8:30 PM
Oud, guitar, vocals: Nadine Altounji
Electric guitar: Assane Seck
Percussions: Moise Yawo Matey
Electric bass: Cecile Doo-Kingue
Rencontre Nord-Sud-Est-Ouest
Concert de salon
Mamselle Ruiz, Marco Calliari et Nadine Altounji, trois artistes d’horizons différents, se rencontrent dans une formule acoustique et intime inspirée des concerts de salon du 19e siècle. Un voyage Nord-Sud-Est-Ouest où les langues et les traditions se mélangent… À l’image de nos quartiers montréalais!
Date : samedi 23 mars, 16 h
Cécile Doo-Kingué presents Nadine Altounji
Le Bistro – Place des Arts du Grand Sudbury
The adventure continues at the discovery bistro!
We are pleased to share with you the world of Cecile Doo-Kingue who introduces us to Nadine Altounji.
Note the date carefully! It will be November 14 from 5 p.m. at the Bistro de la Place des Arts
See you soon, Slageux
Tickets and information here: https://laslague.ca/spectacles/25261/
Nadine Altounji - EP Launch - Enracinées dans l’histoire - Vol 2
Co-produced by Mark Alan Haynes and Nadine Altounji, "Enracinées dans
l’histoire – Vol. 2" (Rooted in History) brings together five original compositions,
including one instrumental track. This Volume 2 follows in the footsteps of the
previous EP "The Stories that Tie Us to Trees - Vol. 1". Like the root system of trees,
human beings are connected to each other through their shared experiences,
stories, and wounds. From social awareness to self-awareness, from uprooting to
opening up to others, the journey of self-discovery is long.
Doors: 8pm
Show: 8:30pm
Tickets:
https://www.venuepilot.co/events/80958/orders/new
Band:
Nadine Altounji: oud, guitare, voix
Mark Alan Haynes: basse
Moise Matey: percussions
Assane Seck: guitare
Claire Morrison: voix
Judith Little-Daudelin: voix
FOLK MUSIC ONTARIO- Official showcases
Late-night showcase on Thursday, October 12th
WINDSOR CLUB: (SUITE 200) 11:15pm-11:30 pm NADINE ALTOUNJI
Evening showcase on Friday, October 13th
(SUITE 200) 9:05-9:25 pm NADINE ALTOUNJI
Nadine Altounji Trio Live at Casa Kaki
Come join us at Casa Kaki for a live set with Nadine Altounji , Anas Jellouf on percussion & Nadia Bashalani on vocals.
Anas Jellouf: DJ set/ Gembri at 6h30pm
Nadine Altounji’s Trio: 7pm- 8pm
5439 Boul. Saint-Laurent, Montréal, QC H2T 1S5
Festival de la voix- Imani Gospel Singers
Saturday, April 1, 2023; 7:00 p.m.
IMANI Gospel Singers
5035, de Maisonneuve Boulevard West, Montreal H4A 1Y5
Les So(u)rcières in Paris
For International Women's Day on March 8, artists from Canada and Cameroon will come together at the Canadian Cultural Centre to address some fundamental issues.
Through a short film , music and discussion, the collective Les so(u)rcières expresses itself on violence against women, the place of women in the music industry, emancipation, and the influence of territory on creation.
A unique collaboration resulting from an encounter between Andréanne Martin, Nadine Altounji (Canada), Mahoussi Kotche, Danielle Eog Makedah and Becky Beh (Cameroon).
Wednesday March 8, 8pm
Reservation bit.ly/3RH563w
Canada Council for the Arts | Canadian Commission for UNESCO | Centre Culturel de la Maison des Camerounais de France
MUZ
MUZ | 1ère soirée | 6 octobre 2022
MUZ, c'est le Rendez-vous des musiques métissées ! Du 6 au 9 octobre 2022, au cours de quatre soirées célébrant sa 12e édition, des artistes d'ici aux influences du monde entier se produisent au Studio TD (anciennement L'Astral).
Pour la première soirée, le 6 octobre dès 19h, retrouvez* :
NADINE ALTOUNJI
AZARA
JABBOUR
REBECCA JEAN
TRÜKO
*Les artistes sont en ordre alphabétique et non en ordre de passage. Cette information n’est pas rendue publique afin que vous veniez passer la soirée avec nous !
Les billets sont disponibles à un prix symbolique de 10$ (+frais) par soirée : https://www.ticketmaster.ca/artist/2685553?venueId=402290...
Pour plus d'infos, visitez le nouveau site web de MUZ : www.muz-rv.com
MUZ est rendu possible grâce au précieux soutien de Musicaction, du Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec ainsi que du Conseil des arts de Montréal.
Kawalees
Nadine Altounji will present songs from her recently released EP The Stories that tie Us to Trees, accompanied by Anas Jellouf (darbuka, cajon), Nadia Bashalani (vocals), Dana El Masri & Pedro Diaz (guitar & vocals).
Doors open: 8pm
Comedy with Dana el Saleh: 8:30 pm
Music: 9pm
Garage Concert Series
Live performance with Pedro Diaz on the guitar, Anas Jellouf on percussion & Nadia Bashalani on vocals at the Garage Concert Series: 5226 Clark! We will play songs from my newly release EP and more!
Quai des Brumes 5 à 7 with Nadine Altounji
Live performance with Nadine Altounji & Pedro Diaz on guitar, Anas Jellouf on percussion & Nadia Bashalani on vocals.