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A wonderful African Bar! You can take the bus in Saint Laurent station which is easy. Drinks are not expensive and people are so nice!! Make sure to check the schedule so that you won’t miss the show!

Went to a show there last night. Amazing music, good vibe venue, very intimate with good site-lines and acoustics through the room. Only downside was drinks were a little pricey for the quality, but whatever, you go for the music and ambience. Cool place.

I drank their signature non-alcoholic gingembre and also a rum punch, and enjoyed HK and Loops performing, a Nuits d'Afrique presentation. Laid back and friendly, inclusive atmosphere. Authentic

traditional, open to everyone, with shows closer to the public. just very good shows! Long live Africa!

wow, the perfect place for listening live band music from all around the world.

Nice, cozy venue that was a key location in the 36th edition of the African music festival that showcases a great variety of talent (last two weeks of July). This ground floor venue is a nice community asset that fosters the much-needed co-mingling of people from different cultures. The bar service was good. There are wonderful eateries in this nice area of Montreal including the very fabulous Portugese restaurant, Aldea.

Iconic OLD SCHOOL ORIGINAL African Dance spot Very nice and accommodating crowd. Try the Champs

Good to hear some local bands and have a beer, the service is not great, but you can have some fun, the place has a bit or a underground feeling, cool for the type of vibe.

While visiting, I snagged a 10 dollar ticket to see a reggae show. Great music, fun energy and simple drink option

First of all I had just gotten off of the plane from LA on a 5.5 hour flight and was just looking for somewhere to relax after I had my dinner. Needless to say, I heard this place had great African music so I went there. Great vibes, okay drinks. But the worst part...wait for it... I gave them an American credit card which they held for a tab, but when I got ready to leave, they said that they didn't take non-Quebec debit or credit cards. THEN WHY DID YOU EVEN ENTERTAIN MY AMERICAN CREDIT CARD IN THE FIRST PLACE????!!! That said, it's 2019 and credit and debit cards are global! Put a sign on your door that lets people know the deal!!!

Cool room for live music with excellent booking from around the world. Very involved in the Nuits D'Afrique festival, lots of exceptional African bands play here, sometimes for the first time in North America. The layout of the room puts the band in the middle, not ideal for sound maybe but nice for feeling right up close to the action and for dancing!

Just got back from a lovely show that was part of the Nuits d'Afrique festival this year, and I would be quite tempted to go back soon. This is a wonderfully intimate venue that brings in some pretty good acts from the World Music scene - a quick look over their program shows mostly a selection of up-and-comers from around the world, with a focus on Africa and the Caribbean. I'm not sure if they are also a regular bar when a show is not going on, or if it's only a venue, but it seems like a pretty fun place to grab a drink, with ample seating space that is all pretty cozy. They also have dance nights on Fridays/Saturdays with "musique tropicale du monde entier". That is not really my fave (I am cursed with a post-1970 reggae intolerance, I know...it's a serious illness that I have tried to cure...) but I bet it would still be a ton of fun. There is no cover charge listed for the dance nights so it's absolutely worth a shot if free. I have to admit, the set-up is a wee bit awkward for a show, with the open dancing space also serving as the main thoroughfare, and though it's small, I never quite figured out where the women's restroom was... Also, I had a cranberry juice that was around $4.50, which to me seems a bit steep for juice...but I think the alcohol prices are fairly standard. They do have some Caribbean themed drinks and also bissap on the menu (yes!) but otherwise pretty standard. The service was good too.