Archives: Shows

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 […]

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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 […]

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2018-08-1811:00 pm–3:00 am Luanda House $15 Adv / $20 Door$15 Adv / $20 Doorhttps://www.picatic.com/DJLAG Co-produced with Harbourfront Centre and sponsored by TD Bank and Lagunitas IPA. Presented in partnership with The Academy Presents and Wintor Massiv. History will remember DJ LAG GQOMking as a pioneer who propelled the quintessentially Durban Gqom sound beyond the confines […]

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2018-08-186:00 pm–7:30 pm Harbourfront Centre, Studio Theatre $42.50$42.50http://my.harbourfrontcentre.com/single/SelectSeating.aspx?p=32984 Co-produced with Harbourfront Centre and sponsored by TD Bank. Presented in association with Link Music Lab. Two remarkable rising stars of Persian classical music, among the few women performing it, modern tar and setar virtuoso Sahba Motallebi and renowned percussionist Naghmeh Farahmand. An internationally acclaimed virtuoso on […]

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2018-08-188:00 pm–9:00 pm Harbourfront Centre FreeFree Co-produced with Harbourfront Centre and sponsored by TD Bank. Presented with the support of the Istituto Italiano di Cultura Toronto. Rocking the ancient trance rhythms of Tarantella squarely into the 21st Century. One of Italy’s hottest bands, the international acclaimed group meshes the ancient traditional ritual dance music of […]

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2018-08-178:00 pm–9:00 pm Harbourfront Centre FreeFree Co-produced with Harbourfront Centre and sponsored by TD Bank. Co-presented with Marchande d’idées interculturelles. Stirring rhythms and voices of a desert oasis in their Toronto debut. Daraa Tribes presents a fusion of ancestral tribal music and Saharan blues from the oasis town of Tagounite in the Draâ River Valley […]

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2018-08-179:30 pm–10:45 pm Harbourfront Centre FreeFree Co-produced with Harbourfront Centre and sponsored by TD Bank. The legendary desert blues guitar hero, whose father Ali Farka Touré performed at the WOMAD festival at Harbourfront Centre three decades ago. Malian singer, songwriter and guitarist Vieux Farka Touré captivates audiences worldwide with his dazzling speed and dexterity, and […]

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2018-08-189:30 pm–10:45 pm Harbourfront Centre FreeFree Co-produced with Harbourfront Centre and sponsored by TD Bank. Presented with the support of the Consulat Général de France à Toronto. An explosive mix of cumbia, hip-hop, dancehall and more guaranteed to bring the party in their Toronto debut. Cuban singer, flautist and percussionist Yaite Ramos Rodriguez, aka La […]

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