Kunlé: Ilé L'àbọ̀ & Cabana

Kunlé: Ilé L'àbọ̀ & Cabana 

Release: March 6, 2026

In advance of his highly-anticipated 2026 album ‘Kunlé – The Journey,’ award-winning Toronto-based producer, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist Kunlé releases his new double-single pre-release for “Ilé L'àbọ̀” and “Cabana” – out March 6, 2026, on all streaming platforms.

Kunlé, who (for most of March) will accompany award winner Shakura S’aida as her guitarist on tour in France, Canada and India, states, “Releasing this double-single feels like a quiet exhale after a very long holding of breath. These songs have lived with me for years (through movement, doubt, growth and deep listening) and finally letting them go feels less like a launch and more like a homecoming. “Ilé L’àbọ̀” reflects the simplicity of home (ilé làbò ìsimi oko/home is where the traveler returns to find rest) and “Cabana” is a love song rooted in tenderness. It also marks a new era, with the full album, ‘Kunlé – The Journey,’ arriving soon.”

Kunlé’s recent path shaped this new phase. His 2024 debut at Toronto’s prestigious Koerner Hall with South African icon Thandiswa Mazwai marked an important artistic moment. Plus, theatre credits include the 2024 Dora Mavor Moore Awards with a win for outstanding production and a nomination for outstanding sound design and composition for co-scoring Soulpepper Theatre’s ‘Three Sisters,’ and a nomination for the 2022 Premier's Awards for music director, composer and performer in Stratford Festival’s ‘Death and the King’s Horseman.’ And, “My Little Fingers” won the 2015 Folk Music Ontario Award for best instrumental, leading to Furch Guitars and Stonebridge Guitars endorsements.

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