FabCollab presents the second edition of its hit livestream festival, Women In Song! The festival is presented in partnership with the Musicians’ Performance Trust Fund, producing partners Lula Lounge and Small World Music in Toronto, and with support from Canadian Heritage. Hosted by world music singer and dancer, Tamar Ilana, Women In Song: A Celebration of International Women’s Day features five of Toronto’s top world music frontwomen: Amanda Martinez (Latin/Jazz/Pop) accompanied by two of Canada’s Ballet Jörgen dancers, Jessica Hana Deutsch (Indie Pop), Maryem Tollar (Arabic/Global), Tamar Ilana (Global Flamenco) and Indigenous Fancy Shawl dancer, Cotee Harper. All of the artists will be accompanied by the world musical ensemble, Ventanas. The award-winning Toronto-based world music ensemble recently released their third album, MISTRĀL, and features the city’s finest world musicians. This festival features four 20-minute live-stream sets, all completely free-of-charge.

This event will be live streamed only once and will never be rebroadcast. Viewers must tune in live from 8:00 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. EST to catch these incredible performances live on either fabcollab.ca, FabCollab on Facebook, MPTF on Facebook, Small World Music on Facebook, or Lula Lounge on Facebook. For a recap of the 2020 festival, watch the performances here, and learn more about the artists below.

SCHEDULE:
8:00 p.m. — Amanda Martinez (Latin/Jazz/Pop) feat. Canada’s Ballet Jörgen Dancers Adrián Ramírez Juárez and Akari Fujiwara
8:25 p.m. — Jessica Hana Deutsch (Indie Pop)
8:50 p.m. — Maryem Tollar (Arabic/Global)
9:15 p.m. — Tamar Ilana (Global Flamenco) feat. Indigneous fancy shawl dancer Cotee Harper