Grand Opening Celebrations & On Common Ground Festival

2014-09-2112:00 pm–7:00 pm Fort York National Historic Site FREE! Standing Room Onlyhttp://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=cebe085e63957410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD September 20 & 21 12 to 7 p.m. FREE Step through our new front door for On Common Ground, a fabulous festival of culture and community energizing the Visitor Centre and grounds of Fort York with culturally diverse music, dance, theatre, craft-making, kidzone, […]

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Direct From Italy: Almoraima

2014-09-038:00 pm Lula Lounge $15 at the Doorhttp://www.lula.ca/events/2014/september/almoraima-sept3.html Almoraima is a multi-ethnic group based in Salento, Italy dedicated to exploring the legacy of gypsy musical traditions from Andalusia to Rajasthan. Their original music ranges from modern flamenco to world jazz with a colourful sonic palette blending guitar, percussion, violin and passionate vocals. The group takes […]

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Bollywood Monster Mashup 2014

2014-08-302:00 pm–11:00 pm Mississauga Celebration Square FREE!http://www.bollywoodmonstermashup.comhttp://www.bollywoodmonstermashup.com Bollywood Monster Mashup (BMM) is the largest South Asian festival in Canada! The 4th annual event is back bigger and better than ever with special events on Aug 1 and Aug 25-30, ending with a FREE festival at Mississauga Celebration Square. Enjoy a KidsZone, dance lessons, mouth-watering food, […]

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Finding Fela

2014-05-086:30 pm The Royal $10 advance/$12 doorhttp://ticketf.ly/1hivxSB Opening Film – Canadian Premiere Director: Alex Gibney Producers: Jack Gulick, Alex Gibney Runtime: 119 minutes Country: USA Official Selection: Sundance Film FestivalFinding Fela tells the story of Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s life, his music, his social and political importance. He created a new musical movement, Afrobeat, using that […]

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Roby Lakatos

2014-05-048:00 pm Flato Markham Theatre Save 40% – Prime Seats: $51; Regular: $47 BOGO Save 50% – Prime: $39; Regular: $36.50https://secure1.tixhub.com/markham/procurement/ Roby Lakatos is not only a scorching virtuoso, but a musician of extraordinary stylistic versatility. Born into the legendary family of gypsy violinists descended from Janos Bihari, “King of Gypsy Violinists”, Roby Lakatos is […]

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Ana Moura

2014-05-028:00 pm Koerner Hall $35.00 +https://tickets.rcmusic.ca/public/hall.asp?event=1002 Ana Moura, with her luxuriant voice and captivating stage presence, is at the forefront of the fado music renaissance. “Even among the new breed of fado singers, which has dared to deviate from a rigid tradition, Ms. Moura is a distinctly worldly superstar.” “Duality creates a profound undertow in […]

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Pierre Bensusan

2014-04-278:30 pm Church of Saint Stephen-in-the-Fields $25 in advanceAlso available at Rotate This, Soundscapes and Sonic Boom (Annex) or online.http://www.tinyurl.com/bensusan Pierre Bensusan, the virtuoso French-Algerian guitarist, makes his first concert appearance in Toronto in seven years on July 8th at Trinity St. Paul’s United Church. Bensusan’s 2012 North American tour schedule originally contained no Canadian […]

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Seun Kuti

2014-07-1212:00 am Phoenix Concert Theatre $30.00http://tktwb.tw/1om8YoX Nufunk Concerts & Uma Nota Culture presents ☼ SEUN KUTI & EGYPT 80 ☼ ‘A Long Way to the Beginning’ World Tour SATURDAY JULY 12th THE PHOENIX CONCERT THEATRE 410 Sherbourne St. The Luvmenauts Asiko Afrobeat Ensemble DJ Groove Institute (Solid Garage) Doors 9:00 pm Advance tickets $26.50 + […]

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