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Today, Mamoudou tours the world with his 35 artists, showcasing Africa through dance, music, and storytelling. For the 40th anniversary of the Nuits d&#8217;Afrique festival, they will return to the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre Maisonneuve at Place des Arts to mark this milestone alongside Lamine Tour\u00e9, founder and president of the Festival International des Nuits d&#8217;Afrique, himself a former member of Ballets Africains. While they are already on tour with several dates in the United States, the company is working on larger-scale projects such as a pan-African tour across all 55 African countries, to which they would add Brazil and Colombia. 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