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Afrofest Youth Night: Aug. 14

Music Africa presents "Afrofest Part 2", a free event with many of the performers from Afrofest's Youth Zone, including Masaisai, Kings of Kush and others. In the ballroom at the Gladstone Hotel. Doors 8, show 9. For more info see Music Africa's website

 

Michèzo Festival rescheduled

The annual festival held on the Toronto Islands, originally planned for this weekend has been rescheduled & relocated this year as a result of "lingering issues with the city".

This year it will combine with the AfriVillage Fest and the Toronto African Film and Music Festival for a "triple African Festival" weekend, Aug. 29-30 on Bloor St between Ossington & Christie Pits.

Official confirmation of the event to come. Watch the events page, or any of the Festival websites linked above.

 

Dundas West: Neighbourhood Day & Samba on Dundas: Aug. 15-16

Two events happening on Dundas between Rusholme and Lansdowne this weekend.

Saturday features sales and other events from the merchants. Because the Lula Lounge is part of the neighbourhood, there are musical offerings too, including a Cuban percussion school workshop (1:30) and music by Adam Solomon (2:30). All free. Details here.

Sunday is Samba on Dundas with two full Samba ensembles. Events include:

1pm at Gladstone & Dundas
Children's percussion workshop; Escola de Samba; Samba Brasil Entertainment

2:30 Toronto Community Housing Building at 1525 Dundas West:
Copacabana Trio; Capoeira Camara; Afroluso Brasil; Samba Squad; Red Pepper Spectacle Arts; DJ Vince

5pm Free Afterparty at Lula Lounge

For more info see also http://wp.dundaswestbia.ca/

Les Paul

He's deservedly received extensive coverage everywhere following his death this week. The only person who is a member of Grammy Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll hall of Fame, the National Inventors Hall of Fame and the National Broadcasters Hall of Fame.

Here's a 10 minute YouTube excerpt from an award-winning full-length documentary about him

Baaba Maal returning to town

He gets to Toronto only once every 5 years, and so although it's months away, his April, 2010 concert in the new Koerner Hall is reserved seating, so you might want to check it out here. (And unfortunately, it is a "seated" show).

Photo is from his last Toronto appearance at the Phoenix in April, 2004.

Finally

A brief interview in this week's NOW with K'Naan prior to his Saturday night Molson Amphitheatre concert (Ticketmaster). And don't forget the huge IndigenUs festival this weekend and next at Harbourfront (and elsewhere). Info is here.

See www.to-music.ca/events.htm for details on these and other shows.

John Leeson
www.to-music.ca