TD Toronto Jazz Festival 28th Anniversary
The lineup for the 28th anniversary of the TD Toronto Jazz Festival gets underway this June when it kicks off summer, as more than 1,500 musicians entertain in over 50 locations across the city when half a million music lovers unite for one of the city’s largest music festivals...
Lulaworld 2014 – May 18 to June 7
Now in its ninth year, The Lulaworld festival brings together Toronto’s finest world, jazz and Latin musicians performing alongside and collaborating with celebrated international guests. In anticipation of the Toronto 2015 PANAM games, Lulaworld will focus on...
21C Music Festival at Koerner Hall in Toronto
21C Music Festival launches May 21, 2014 during Koerner Hall's 5th Anniversary Concert Season - 8 CONCERTS - 5 NIGHTS - 20 PREMIERES - In this festival of newly-minted music, today’s most fearless musicians and composers bring us fresh new sounds...
Sultans of String In Concert With Anwar Khurshid in Toronto
On May 4th, JUNO nominees/2x CFMA winners, Sultans of String, perform their high octane roots-worldbeat-jazz in the Kingston Rd Village Concert Series. In this special concert, Sultans of String meet the electricity of special guest, sitar master Anwar Khurshid...
Age-Old Vibes take on Modern Hues as ‘Sound: The Encounter’ Cultivates New Music from...
Influenced by African and Arabic music and dance, contemporary ensemble pieces blending elements of devotional songs, mystical music, and dance traditions spring forth from the south of Iran, the Persian Gulf and the Silk Route...
Regina Carter Quartet and Nnenna Freelon at Koerner Hall on Saturday, December 14, 2013
Six-time Grammy Award nominee Nnenna Freelon has earned a well-deserved reputation as a compelling and captivating live performer. Regina Carter is a virtuoso jazz violinist who draws from a diverse well of influences that include classical, jazz, Motown swing, funk, and world music.
At Koerner Hall: Rokia Traoré – Beautiful Africa
One of the most inventive female singer-songwriters in Africa today, Rokia Traoré is remarkable not just for the range of her powerful and emotional voice but also for the sheer variety of her work. Recently, she has written three very different sets of music: the acoustic Damou (Dream), the bluesy Donguili (Sing)...
Mundial Montreal 2013 – World Music Conference & Festival
Presented in collaboration with GALAXIE Your musical universe, Mundial Montreal is delighted to announce that North America’s premier world music conference will host over 200 industry professionals this year! This means that these members of the global world music fraternity will be in Montreal...
Toronto Small World Music Festival 2013: Small World in the Square
The Beat of the Globe pulses in the heart of Toronto as the 3rd Annual Small World in the Square takes over Yonge-Dundas Square...
15th Annual Afro Roots World Music Festival
Local non-profit organization Community Arts and Culture closes out its 10th Anniversary season with the Afro Roots World Music Festival. Celebrating 15 years of...
The Garifuna Collective To Release Two New Albums On July 2, 2013
The Garifuna Collective - Ayó
Danny Michel with The Garifuna Collective - Black Birds Are Dancing Over Me
With the magnificent follow up to a world...
Concerts Highlights: 2013 Luminato Festival
Toronto, Canada
Saturday, June 15
Reggae Around the World with Long Shen Dao and Maxi Priest
8:00PM - Think reggae is exclusively the purview of Rastafarians? Think...
Lulaworld 2013 – Lula’s Latin Soul
Lulaworld 2013 - Presented by Lula Music and Arts Centre - May 10 to 31: 16 Concerts! 5 CD Releases! More than 120 artists...
Danilo Pérez: Camino de Cruces – A World Premiere in Toronto
"This piece is based on my concept called three-dimensional music that combines jazz, Pan-American folklore, and classical music. It has melodic references to traditional...
Jane Bunnett with very special guest Chucho Valdés
Royal Conservatory 2012-2013 Season, ¡Qué Rica Cuba! Series, Jazz, Royal Conservatory Presents Jane Bunnett with very special guest Chucho Valdés – Saturday, October 20, 2012 [...]
Blue Cha Cha Celebrates The Life of Manuel Galban
Special guests on final recording include Omara Portuondo, Rosa Passos, Trío Esperança, Eric Bibb, Sissoko Ballaké and Marcelo Mercadante, among others [...]
LULAWORLD 2012 – Lula Lounge Turns 10
Lula Turns 10 and the World Helps Us Celebrate – LulaWorld 2012 Concert Schedule at a Glance – May 9: Autorickshaw w/ special guests Mark Duggan, Gord Sheard and George Koller [...]
And the Beat Goes On! NY Cuban All Stars
The group is composed mainly of musicians who reside in the area, most of whom are either sidemen with other working groups or bandleaders in their own right. The short-term goal is to book them on a tour of the USA, Mexico and Canada, and eventually to the great stages of Planet Earth.
