Boogát & Mariachi Ghost

2021-11-5 8:00 pm Presented in partnership with Winnipeg Crankie Festival and Home Routes/ Chemin Chez Nous Welcome to the hybrid – an INTIMATE LIVE SHOW with a DIGITAL EXPERIENCE! Come out and see a performance by Boogát, live at the Small World Centre, where he seamlessly blends modernity with traditional Latin music like Cumbia, Salsa, […]

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Polky @ DROM TABERNA

2021-09-17 7:00 pm Presented by Small World Music as part of BLOK: Slavic Music Meet Polky, who take delegates of BLOK: Slavic Music Meet on a journey to Poland and the rich traditions that intertwine in that musical melting pot. BLOK is North America’s first ever Eastern European music summit. Presented as a part of […]

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Medusa & Turkwaz @ BLOK PARTY

2021-09-18 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm Presented by Small World Music as part of BLOK: Slavic Music Meet A daylong outdoor celebration featuring some of the finest Eastern European musicians in Canada. The lineup includes the unique chamber folk quintet Medusa, with their array of strings from around Europe; and Turkwaz, immersed in style ranging from […]

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Beny Esguerra and New Tradition Music

2021-09-19 8:00 pm, 7: 00 pm doors. Opening set by Nimkii Osawamick Presented in partnership with Lula Music and Arts Centre Fusing bilingual socially-conscious spoken word, beatboxing, Indigenous kuisi bunsi flute (aka Colombian gaita), turntablism, and Bronx-style 70s salsa, alongside Afro-Cuban and Colombian drumming, Beny Esguerra & New Tradition delivers an interactive multidisciplinary performance exploring […]

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Ammoye

2021-09-17 8:00 pm, 7: 00 pm doors. Opening set by Catchfiyah Presented in partnership with Lula Music and Arts Centre Ammoye celebrates the release of her new album ‘Water’, on Lulaworld Records. Singing songs of love, life, and justice, the 5-time JUNO nominee delivers a future-forward reggae sound that incorporates old-school rocksteady, dancehall, dubstep, gospel, […]

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OKAN & Special Guests

2021-09-16 8:00 pm, 7:00 p.m. doors. Opening set by Danae Olano Presented in partnership with Lula Music and Arts Centre JUNO-Award winning OKAN fuses their Afro-Cuban roots with jazz, folk, and global rhythms in songs about immigration, courage, and love. Led by Elizabeth Rodriguez and Magdelys Savigne, the group enthusiastically embraces Cuban genres and musical […]

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The Borderless Project

2021-09-15 7:00 pm Online Five remarkable women unite their talents and traditions to explore music from across Asia. This documentary tells the stories of the artists, who hail from China, Korea, Japan, and Iran as they gather, develop new repertoire and find common ground in music. It culminates with a stirring performance at one of […]

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Jaffa Road

2021-09-14 7:00 pm Online The two-time JUNO Award nominees will showcase songs from Until When, their first album in nine years. The core band of Aaron Lightstone (oud, guitars), Tamar Ilana (vocals), Justin Gray (bass), Sundar Viswanathan (winds) and Rakesh Tewari (drums) will be accompanied by Shawn Rompre (electronics). Presented as a part of 25 […]

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Pankaj Mishra & Andrew Kay

2021-09-13 7:00 pm Online Presented in partnership with Raag-Mala Toronto Recorded live at the Small World Centre, this performance provides an immersion into Indian Classical Music and showcases a Jugalbandi (duet), from the outstanding presenters. Accompanying Pankaj Mishra (Sarangi) and Andrew Kay (Saxophone & Himalayan Singing Bowls), is Abbas Janmohammed (Tabla). Both Andrew & Abbas […]

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Moneka Arabic Jazz at MixTO

2021-07-03 8:00 pm Online Presented by Small World Music as a part of Uma Nota’s Mixto Festival 2021. The first day in this three day festival is a special evening presentation in a transformed west-end Toronto outdoor lot featuring music, food vendors, custom visual art installations and more. This block party happens rain or shine, […]

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