Ndidi with Kinjo & Young
The dynamic and soulful Ndidi O with Kinjo & Young wraps up Chinook Musical Society’s 2025-26 season in style!
For nearly two decades, two-time JUNO award nominee Ndidi O (Onukwulu) has carved out an career that deftly moves between soul, blues, contemporary roots, folk and Americana. A force of nature from the wilds of British Columbia where she grew up, she is the daughter of a Nigerian father and a German mother. A distinctly Canadian experience with a diverse range of sounds and styles, her talents has taken her to New York City, Toronto, Paris and Los Angeles. Her music, like her lineage, explores the globe while keeping ‘home’ at the centre of it all. Ndidi’s voice exudes the rawness of Etta James one moment and Dionne Warwick’s delicate soul the next. A truly masterful performer, her performances crackle with electricity and passion, seeing music as “an emotional way of understanding the world.”
Kicking off the evening will be Calgary’s dynamic duo, Kinjo & Young. An unmistakable chemistry that shines as Jory Kinjo and Aaron Young blend blues, funk, reggae, and soul with masterful musicianship, rich harmonies, and stories accumulated from years of friendship, collaboration and world tours.
The Saturday Night Special Concert Series is a presentation of The Chinook Musical Society.
We are a volunteer run, non profit music society in Calgary, that presents 9 live music concerts each year since 1976 (49 years and counting!), featuring a range of genres from folk and country, to blues, Celtic and folk rock. We showcase acts from all over North America, and some international, but we are especially proud to showcase our Canadian and local Alberta artists.
The evening starts with one set from our opening artist, followed by two sets from our headliner. That’s three sets of incredible music in a relaxed, intimate setting.
The Braeside Community Centre offers more than enough free parking, fantastic acoustics, clear sightlines and no seat further than 45 feet from the centre of the stage.
Affordable prices for food, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and only $35 per ticket.
Please note that:
• we are cash only
• the building does not have disability access