Asian Music Series Continues / Zeca Polina & the Hydroponic Lizards + Andrew McPherson at the Centre / Cosmic Soul Ticket Giveaway

Busy spring days in the Small World. Tonight, we’ll be dancing in the aisles at Massey Hall, where Tinariwen and Dengue Fever take the stage.

Two cool events at the Small World Centre this Easter weekend. On Saturday Hydroponic Lizards perform their quirky, genre-bending mix, influenced by the Brazilian Tropicália and Clube da Esquina. They’re joined by Zeca Polina, a songwriter whose sources include Brazilian baião and samba, 60’s psychedelic rock, country music and blues.

Sunday sees the third concert in our Asian Music Series, sponsored by TD Bank. Upanishads is a night of sophisticated electronica and video backdrop played by Debashis Sinha. It’s an exploration of the sacred texts and sound, rooted in electronic and beat-based music and his experience as a second generation South Asian Canadian. Watch Sinha perform an excerpt of this evolving project.

Next Friday, our good friend Andrew McPherson performs. Many Small Worlders know his long-standing, much-loved global groove project Eccodek. However, it’s in his parallel life as a singer-songwriter that he takes the stage next week, playing material from his recent release, Bardo, a compellingly eclectic blend that deserves to be heard.

Next weekend also brings the great Vishwa Mohan Bhatt to town, performing at the Aga Khan Museum in the Asian Music Series, and a presentation of Cosmic Soul by our friends at The Music Gallery and 88 Days of Fortune. We have a pair of tickets to giveaway for the later; Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for details!