2018-08-177:00 pm–7:45 pm Harbourfront Centre, Stage in the Round FreeFree Co-produced with Harbourfront Centre and sponsored by TD Bank. Turkish and Balkan music kicks off the weekend, as celebrated singer Brenna MacCrimmon is joined by percussionist Jaash Singh and guitarist John Gzowski. BRENNA MACCRIMMON Brenna MacCrimmon has been studying and performing the music of Turkey […]
Category: Festival HFC 2018
Surefire Sweat
2018-08-192:00 pm–3:00 pm Harbourfront Centre, Stage in the Round FreeFree Co-produced with Harbourfront Centre and sponsored by TD Bank. Surefire Sweat is made up of a diverse and multi-generational roster of Toronto-based artists. The music, composed by Juno-nominated drummer, Larry Graves, is original and draws on an amalgam of Funk, Jazz, Brass Band, Blues and […]
TDot Batu feat. Cibelle Iglesias & Salviano Pessoa
2018-08-194:30 pm–5:30 pm Harbourfront Centre, Stage in the Round FreeFree Co-produced with Harbourfront Centre and sponsored by TD Bank. TDot Batu is a tightly knit Afro-Brazilian percussion batucada inspired by the rich rhythmic tradition born out of the fusion of samba and reggae from Salvador, Bahia. As an integral part of Toronto’s Tropical music scene, […]
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Soukustek
2018-08-187:00 pm–8:00 pm Harbourfront Centre, Stage in the Round FreeFree Co-produced with Harbourfront Centre and sponsored by TD Bank. SOUKUSTEK was born under the gaze of the Caribbean Sea surrounding the Coastal city of Cartagena de Indias in Colombia. “It is a combination of life experiences, dreams and joys that have fed off of our […]
Workshop: Brenna MacCrimmon
2018-08-184:30 pm–5:00 pm Harbourfront Centre, Brigantine Room FreeFree Co-produced with Harbourfront Centre and sponsored by TD Bank. Brenna MacCrimmon’s fascination with Turkish and Balkan music has taken her to Turkey, Europe and Japan among other places to perform and work with diverse musicians. She will play a few tunes and tell the stories of how […]
Baobá
2018-08-193:00 pm–3:45 pm Harbourfront Centre, Boulevard Pavilion and Patio FreeFree Co-produced with Harbourfront Centre and sponsored by TD Bank. Baobá is a trio formed by Toronto’s top female percussionists taking traditional beats to the next level. Empowered by the natural musicality that flows from South American bodies, Anita Graciano, Y Josephine and Mari Palhares, representing […]
WOMADness at Harbourfront Centre: an Archival Excavation (1988-1992)
2018-08-1812:00 pm–10:00 pm Harbourfront Centre, Marilyn Brewer Community Space FreeFree Co-produced with Harbourfront Centre and sponsored by TD Bank. Reviving the legacy that first brought culturally diverse sounds into the collective consciousness of a generation of Torontonians, this exhibition pays homage to WOMAD – a World of Music, Art and Dance at Harbourfront Centre from […]
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Panel Conversation: WOMAD 30
2018-08-181:00 pm–2:30 pm Harbourfront Centre, Brigantine Room FreeFree Co-produced with Harbourfront Centre and sponsored by TD Bank. WOMAD 30 – A panel looking back at the 1988 music festival that changed the perception of music in Toronto. W.O.M.A.D – World of Music Arts and Dance was the brainchild of UK punk promoters (including artistic director […]
Film: Chavela
2018-08-193:00 pm–4:00 pm Harbourfront Centre, Studio Theatre freefreehttps://www.picatic.com/SWMF18_Chavela Co-produced with Harbourfront Centre and sponsored by TD Bank, the Small World Music Festival Film Program is curated by Marc Glassman. Chavela (Catherine Gund, Daresha Kyi — USA, 2017 (93 min)) Through its lyrical structure, Chavela takes viewers on an evocative, thought-provoking journey through the iconoclastic life […]
Film: Éthiopiques – Revolt of the Soul
2018-08-191:00 pm–2:00 pm Harbourfront Centre, Studio Theatre freefreehttps://www.picatic.com/SWMF18_Ethiopiques Co-produced with Harbourfront Centre and sponsored by TD Bank, the Small World Music Festival Film Program is curated by Marc Glassman. Éthiopiques – Revolt of the Soul (Maciek Bochniak — Poland, Germany, 2017) In 1997, the Western world was first introduced to the rich musical history of […]