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In this issue:
1. March event highlights
2. Honouring Ali Farka Touré
3. African music download site
This newsletter
primarily highlights some March events, as my website, including the
event page will not be updated again until late in March, and there
will likely won't be a newsletter until then. (My event page also
has links to several other websites that contain similar listings).
1. EVENT HIGHLIGHTS FOR MARCH
Check
www.to-music.ca/events.htm for
details on these and other shows.
First a few unique shows & events
that stand out:
Mar. 2: "Jamaica to Toronto"
Various performers from the 2006
CD
release which featured many of the gems from the "soul era" of the 50's and
70's. My photos of their great Harbourfront show last are
here. Lee's
Palace.
Mar. 3: "Music Freedom Day".
Highlighting the issue
of music censorship and advocates the right to express oneself through
music. See the
Mondomix website
Mar. 3: John Borra & Sam
Ferrera at Safari Village
Punk/alt-country at the East African restaurant, featuring two legends from
the Toronto punk scene. Free.
Mar. 10: Harry Manx & Friends
"The way I see it, Blues is like the earth and Indian music is like the
heavents. What I do is find the balance between the two". Manx does bridge
those two worlds, and is one of the few in the world to play the mohan veena,
the cross between sitar and slide guitar invented by V.M. Bhatt. He is
joined by Kevin Breit, Steve Marriner, Samidha Joglekar, Ravi Naimpally and
George Koller.
Glenn Gould Studio. Shows in
this series often sell out. Check for details
here.
Mar. 14: "A celebration of
Global Village" at the Lula Lounge
The long-running CBC radio show hosted by Jowi Tayor ends its run this
month.
The evening will feature
Mr. Something Something
with special guest Brownman, plus performances by Slim & Donné, Kiran
Ahluwalia and Amanda Martinez.
See this page for details. Free. The show will be broadcast on the CBC
March 24.
Some other shows this month:
Mar. 5: Angelique Kidjo
opening for Josh Groban. The odd-couple pairing of the year.
Mar. 8: Souljazz Orchestra,
Kobotown & more at the Trane Studio
Mar. 9-10: Mr Something
Something doing a live recording at the Trane Studio. Should be jumping.
Mar. 9: Hossein Alizadeh &
Hamavayan Ensemble at the Toronto Centre for the Arts. A Small World
presentation
Mar. 9-11: African Dance
Weekend. Congolese Soukous from Pekoce et les Pekocettes, with Nouvel Exposé
and Helena at the Cottage Mar. 9, plus Soukous dance workshops Mar. 10-11
Mar. 15: More dance lessons:
at Earthsong World Music Art & Crafts. 7-9pm, with Saba of Nouvel Exposé.
Ethiopian and Soukous dance.
Mar. 17: Kwanza at Earthsong.
African drumming and storytelling
Mar. 17: Bill Bourne &
Madagascar Slim at the Enwave Theatre
Mar. 23: Earl "Chinna" Smith
and more at Hugh's Room
Mar. 25: Toots & the Maytals
at the Phoenix
Mar. 29: Adam Solomon & Tikisa
at the Lula
On sale today: Lucinda
Williams at Massey Hall.
Details here
2. MALI HONOURS ALI FARKA TOURÉ
Today marks the beginning of official
events to be held in Bamako, Mali honouring the late musician. See my main
page for details.
3. AFRICAN MUSIC DOWNLOADS
If you would like to get an extensive
selection of African music downloads, organized into thematic "albums",
check out
http://matsuli.blogspot.com/ The latest collection, "From Africa to
Cuba, vol. 1", is number 43 in the "African Serenades" series. Also check
out the brief YouTube clip from the King of Scotland movie set in a Kampal
nightclub and featuring Ugandan soul singer Angela Kalule performing
"Me & Bobby McGee"
John Leeson
www.to-music.ca
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