AHI
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AHI performs at the TD IRIE Music Festival on Saturday, July 30th at Yonge-Dundas Square
Ahkinoah Habah Izarh, simply known as AHI (pronounced “I”) is a singer-songwriter born and raised in Brampton, Ontario, to Christian parents from the islands of Trinidad & Tobago and Jamaica. In one word, AHI’s music is “wholehearted.” His [...]
Ammoye
Ammoye performs at the TD IRIE Music Festival on Saturday, July 30th at Queen’s Park
Ammoye, named after the Italian word for Love, is a Jamaican born multi-genre vocalist. Her voice draws listeners in, and the power of her lyrics holds them as she effortlessly sings about Life, Love, and Justice. After completing high school, she [...]
Aria Zenua
Aria performs at the TD IRIE Music Festival on Saturday, July 30th at Yonge-Dundas Square
Aria Zenua, more commonly known as simply Aria (pronounced Ah/ree/ah) is a Canadian Soul/ R&B singer, songwriter and youth coordinator. Born and raised in Toronto, Ontario Aria was surrounded by music and art her whole life. Her mother would always sing [...]
Bushman
Bushman performs at the TD IRIE Music Festival on Sunday, July 31st at Queen’s Park
Dwight Duncan was born in Prospect Beach, St. Thomas, Jamaica in 1973, and raised as a Rastafarian. He remains a strict adherent to the faith, and chooses to still leave a righteous and humble lifestyle with his wife and children in [...]
Caribbean Dance Theatre
Caribbean Dance Theatre performs as part of the dance Immersion Summer Showcase at the TD IRIE Music Festival on Sunday, July 31st at Queen’s Park
Carlos Budd Ford
Carlos Budd Ford perform at the TD IRIE Music Festival on Saturday, July 30th at Yonge-Dundas Square
The Sensual Soulful vocals of Carlos Budd Ford fill the void left by such R&B legends as Luther Vandross and Smokey Robinson. His unique and distinctive voice takes you back to the classics, but with a modern-day Hip-Hop/R&B twist.
From [...]
Chach
Chach performs at the TD IRIE Music Festival on Saturday, July 30th at Yonge-Dundas Square
Growing up in a culturally diverse area in Toronto’s west end is what Chach says attributed to her unique sound and style. Singing and writing songs from as early as 6, she knew her life path was in music. Writing everything [...]
Chris Rouse
CHRiS ROuSE performs at the TD IRIE Music Festival on Saturday, July 30th at Yonge-Dundas Square
Well known from domestic to international audiences for his talents as vocalist, musician, arranger and producer, CHRiS ROuSE now moves from his incarnation as group member for Warner USA recording artists Othello into the solo arena. Currently strutting on the [...]
Comfort
Dahlia performs at the TD IRIE Music Festival on Monday, August 1st at Queen’s Park
With an appetite for good music and a stomach for fun, Comfort a.k.a. Dave C. Vassell combines his childhood fantasy of fun with an adult’s perspective of relaxation and peace of mind. “Music is a gift from God above and should [...]
D’Enforcas
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D’Enforcas performs at the TD IRIE Music Festival on Saturday, July 30th at Queen’s Park
In the game for over 15 years, D’Enforcas are without a doubt Canada’s 1 Soca Sound Crew. The sound consists of three versatile dj’s.
The original two members Bass Line and Marly Marl’s musical influence comes from their fathers. Bass [...]
Dahlia
Dahlia performs at the TD IRIE Music Festival on Monday, August 1st at Queen’s Park
Dahlia opens the window to her soul as she sings from the heart about her passion for love and her views on life learning experiences. She started singing and acting in Sunday school concerts and plays as she grew up in [...]
Domanique Grant
Domanique Grant performs at the TD IRIE Music Festival on Saturday, July 30th at Yonge-Dundas Square.
When the rawness of Life renders to be one of your biggest influences, it becomes easier to understand how Domanique’s work captures so many. While emerging as a Singer, Songwriter, her additional work as an Actress, Dancer and advocate, combined [...]
Donna Makeda
Donna Makeda performs at the TD IRIE Music Festival on Sunday, July 31st at Queen’s Park
Donna Makeda started singing and performing 25 years ago, her foundation in music came from the church, which she attended when she was a little girl. Donna started out as a dancer; she was trained in Afro-Caribbean Dance, Modern [...]
Empress Divine
Empress Divine performs at the TD IRIE Music Festival on Saturday, July 30th at Queen’s Park.
Empress Divine is a multi-talented soulful songstress who is inspired by her love of Reggae and R&B music to write songs that touches her listeners. At the age of eight she had a passion for music and wasn’t afraid to [...]
Erin Hunt
Erin Hunt performs at the TD IRIE Music Festival on Saturday, July 30th at Yonge-Dundas Square
Toronto-based Soul singer and songwriter Erin Hunt will be releasing her much-anticipated debut album The Woman I Am in 2011. In her never-ending quest for the truth about life and love, Erin’s unforgettable voice and heartbreaking melodies will take [...]
Errol Blackwood
Errol Blackwood performs at the TD IRIE Music Festival on Sunday, July 31st at Queen’s Park
Errol Blackwood was born in the Accompong (Maroon) Hills of Jamaica. He moved to Toronto Canada at an early age where he learned to play the Bass Guitar. He played with several bands in Ontario doing a mixture of RNB, [...]
FAB 5
Fab 5 performs at the TD IRIE Music Festival on Monday, August 1st at Queen’s Park
Fab 5, formed in 1970, is Jamaica’s preeminent popular band, whether measured by record sales at home, hits on the charts, frequency of engagements or major awards won over the years. Their first recording, “Come Back and Stay”, was number [...]
FYI
FYI performs at the TD IRIE Music Festival on Saturday, July 30th at Yonge-Dundas Square
Toronto’s premiere urban music showcase, FYI, which stands for Follow Your Instinct, encourages artists to do just that. Featuring DJ Musiklee Inzane, The Movement Band, and Toronto’s best urban artists.
www.fyishowcase.com
GENERAL
GENERAL performs at the TD IRIE Music Festival on Saturday, July 30th at Yonge-Dundas Square
GENERAL‘s story begins in the Brown Buildings – Scarborough, Ontario. Growing up in this rough environment, GENERAL absorbed and thrived in his urban atmosphere. Although conditions with his family and peers were often chaotic, GENERAL’s tenacious mindset kept him focused and [...]
Glen Ricketts
Glenn has been touring for his album Rise Up and is now back in Toronto with family. He currently finished writing a hit song “Secrets of Destiny” for a 4 x award winning film called Eyes Beyond which is getting international press and is up for more awards. Due to the success of the film, [...]
House of David Gang
House of David Gang performs at the TD IRIE Music Festival on Sunday, July 31st at Queen’s Park.
Now featuring a new generation of talented artists alongside founding members King Selah and Collin “Jahlin” Edwards, House of David Gang is Canada’s busiest touring reggae band. Rooted in the timeless tradition of Jamaican roots reggae from the [...]
I Brilliance
I Brilliance performs at the TD IRIE Music Festival at Queen’s Park, date TBA.
I Brilliance is a multi-talented Jamaican Canadian artist born Kareem Green in Toronto. He started his career as a DJ spinning reggae, funk, hip hop and pop recordings. Even as a pre-teen, I Brilliance showed great skill in selecting old school roots [...]