About this Event
SOUL KITCHEN :: INTERPRETATIONS
Season One. Session One.
SATURDAY MAY 16TH 2026 | 10pm-3am
Inside Soul Kitchen's 2026 Residency Venue
PENTHOUSE 17
17 Toronto St | 3rd Floor
Soul Kitchen: Interpretations unfolds across 2026 as a sequence of musical chapters featuring the World's best RNB DJs.
Each edition invites a DJ to interpret the FULL spectrum of RNB and soulful music through THEIR OWN LENS. Generation, geography, specialization, origin, and lived experience shape how each DJ “interprets” and presents the canon.
Each event asks a simple question: how does this DJ hear soul?
On Saturday May 16th, Toronto’s World Renowned RNB Event returns… with a focus on defending that which matters most.
The Music.
The Vibe.
The Ambiance.
The Audience.
True MUSIC fans...
Since 2003, Soul Kitchen has been the event for those that TRULY love RNB and all things soulful. Those yearning for the nights that made you lose your voice from singing, had your back wet from dancing so you had to ease back slowly in the car, and, which left you smiling the next day, saying…
I haven’t heard that song in a club before…
I can’t remember ever hearing that song…
What WAS that new song that they played called?
The B-sides.
The rarities.
The deep cuts and slept on album tracks you never hear.
RNB + “Neo” & Classic Soul + New Jack + Slow Jams + Deep & Other Album Cuts + B-Sides & Rarities + Hip Hop Soul + the varied and numerous genres generalized as… Afro + Lovers Rock Reggae + the Soul Of Calypso (Soca) and any and all other musics…
FROM THE SOUL…
Season One: 10 DJs. Unique Perspectives. Infinite Possibilities.
SOUL KITCHEN :: INTERPRETATIONS
Season One. Session One.
Saturday May 16th, 2026
10PM – 3AM
Inside Soul Kitchen’s 2026 Residency Venue
PENTHOUSE 17
17 Toronto St, 3rd Floor
Toronto
DJ SKITZ
One DJ. One Interpretation.
Open to Close. No Interruptions.
Hosted by: Ian Andre Espinet
• intimate house party vibes
• ample bars + booths available
• bottle service available & encouraged
• fantastic panoramic view of the T.O. sky & glass floor to ceiling walls
• underground Green P parking 2 minute walk from venue (1 Toronto St)
Style code in full effect | ID required
Bottle Service Available/Encouraged Birthday Parties & Packages Available
The unparalleled and definitive RNB music event returns…
Music for the Soul. You do the Dishes…
This… is the Soul Kitchen Experience.
Info: 416.995.7440
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Penthouse 17, 17 Toronto Street, Toronto, Canada
CAD 25.57 to CAD 61.68
