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Some event notes
See the newly updated event listings (www.events.to-music.ca), for details of these and many other shows. A few items of note: The Lula Lounge has a number of interesting shows coming up: “world jazz” on Friday nights (early show before the salsa takes over) including& Haitian roots (Feb. 24) & Mexican jazz (Mar 2) in the […]
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Benefit concert for John Collins with Afrafranto: Dec. 11: Updated Dec 10
One of the greatest archivists and collectors of West African music, Professor John Collins of Ghana last month experienced a severe flood and mudslide, which damaaged and destroyed much of the material he has been assembling since the 1970’s. His home is in the same premises, and his family narrowly escapted drowning. The Bokoor African […]
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Twitter odds & ends
Some odds & ends,I’ve tweeted or re-tweeted recently…. I’m at @TOMusicPix nprmusicnprmusic Happy 75th Birthday, Buddy Holly. Hear the story of one of his biggest hits, “Peggy Sue.” http://n.pr/n6OX2D myworldmusicMyWorldMusicFriends CD Review: Rwanda’s Mighty Popo: Mighty Popo Gakondo Borealis Records read more http://bit.ly/qsDJHG » FelaMusicalFELA! on Broadway An early feature of Fela! […]
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East Africa Relief concert: Aug. 25, Lula Lounge
Batuki Music Society invites you to ‘Msaada’, the East Africa Relief concert to benefit the Médicins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders Horn of Africa Crisis campaign taking place at the Lula Lounge on Thursday August 25th at 8 pm. ‘Msaada’ means help in the Kiswahili language, widely spoken in East Africa. The concert features a lineup […]
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Stella Chiweshe in town
It’s a big deal when the Zimbabwean mbira player/singer/healer is here. Last time she was in Toronto was 2007. (See my photos of her concert at the Berkeley St. Church). She’s back in town this month, and to date has the following appearances scheduled: Sat. Aug. 13: a solo performance at the Trane Studio Sat. […]
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Event notes for this weekend
Some events to consider this weekend: See alsowww.events.to-music.cafor more Jul. 22: Sexteto Tabala at the Lula Last weekend, Harbourfront held the Colombian Diaspora Festival (see Harbourfront blog for some video & photos) Friday night, the Lula hosts the Toronto debut of Sexteto Tabala, from San Basilio de Palenque (“the first free town in America”). The […]