Manding Foli Kan Don
Manding Foli Kan Don is a Toronto-based group that performs music from the Manding area of West Africa. The name Manding Foli Kan Don means to play, sing and dance the music of the Manding people. The group’s Artistic Director is Mohamed Diaby, brings more than 23 years experience in multi-disciplines of Guinea’s musical instruments, [...]
Caribbean Folk Performers
Caribbean Folk Performers is an Afro-Caribbean Performing Arts company based in Toronto. Founded in 1988, the company is committed to preserving and promoting traditional African and Indigenous Caribbean Culture through dance, music and drama. Serving local, national & International audiences, CFP has established a reputation for excellence and authenticity admired the world over. Our members [...]
Ijo Vudu Dance Company
Ijo vudu Dance Company – Founded by Nigerian dance educator, performer and choreographer Sani-Abu Mohammed Allen.
In the traditional language of the Yoruba people, ijo vudu (ee-joh voo-doo) refers to the transcendent spirit in dance. Toronto’s
ijo vudu Dance International is a performing and entertaining art company of professional dancers and drummers from diverse
backgrounds, on a journey [...]
Friendlyness and the Human Rights
In the Fall of 2007, drummer Eric Woolston combined with Toronto Reggae heavyweight Friendlyness (Culture Shock, Raggadeath, Truths and Rights) to form a new band focused on spreading the messages of spiritual I-nity, love and human rights via high quality, modern roots reggae music. Friendlyness and Eric happened to be blessed to know some like-minded [...]
Shawna Stewart
Singer/songwriter Shawna Stewart has taken a large dip in the music industry and is making plenty of awe-inspiring waves. With a sultry voice reminiscent of the female jazz greats of yesteryear, Miss Stewart blends her style with an R&B confidence and sex appeal that commands attention. Knowing the whirlwind environment that is the music industry, [...]
Dan Hill
Translating his talent for singing and songwriting to prose writing, Dan penned the dynamic, critically acclaimed, bestselling book I Am My Father’s Son (a memoir of love and forgiveness).
The powerful response to this convinced him to return to the studio and record Intimate, released on My Father’s Son Records Inc./Universal Canada. The album allowed him [...]
Isax
Hailing from Toronto, Canada, saxophonist Isax has brightened the sonic landscape from corner bars to concert halls, performing and recording with many top artists throughout his illustrious career,including Jackie Mitoo,Dennis Brown,King Jammy,Ken Boothe,Morgan Heritage,Dean Fraser,The Abyssinians,Etana,Queen Ifrica and Sly and Robbie to name a few.Isax has lent his signature sound to recordings by Gregory Isaacs,Alton [...]
Imaan Faith
Imaan Faith
“LET THE TRUTH BE KNOWN”
Like a cool desert breeze that refreshes and tantalizes, Imaan Faith is sweeping through the hip-hop landscape, energizing the masses and giving us new perspectives on rap – Middle Eastern style.
Born in Iran and raised in North America, Imaan, who now calls Toronto home, brings an intriguing message of peace, [...]
ZionHorizon
ZionHorizon is the Musical Diaspora. The sound is created by Sudanese bassist Black John, Chilean electric guitarist Martin aka Golden Fingers, Peruvian conga player Mario Rivas Rosa, Indonesian/Filipino singer Jackie, Irish drummer Brian the Lion, Jewish-Canadian singer Elisa Gold, Haitian griot Nomade and Jamaican-Antiguan griot Sun Toucha I. These eight (8) musicians are ready to [...]
Richlious
In the age-old struggle to determine whether nature or nurture is more influential, the story of Edgar Lewin (Richilous) is definitely support for nurture. Growing-up in the Mountainview and Harbourview neighborhoods of Kingston, Jamaican music and culture were the origins of Edgarís musical development. Nicknamed ëMitchieí (after one half of the reggae singing duo Michigan [...]
Miss Maya
2010 Is Bound To Be A Big Year For Toronto Pop Artist Miss Maya. She’s
Already Started The Year With A Bang Releasing Her Single “Star Guide”.
This Unique Collab With Producer Slakah The Beatchild (Art Of Fresh, Divine
Brown, Drake) Was Born Of Only 1 Day In The Studio, A Bottle Of Wine And
Some Sweet Scarborough KFC. [...]
MissG
Who is MissG?
MissG at the tender age of 21 has proven herself as an outstanding artist. Starting from her humble begins, writing poems as a kid is how she coped with her childhood. Born to two Ghanaian immigrants MissG never grew up having money but the values her parents instilled shaped her as the artist [...]
TiKi Mercury-Clarke
Tiki Mercury-Clarke, who history will record as one of the all-time greatest Canadian jazz artists, is a multi-talented Canadian-born singer-pianist, storyteller, lyricist, composer and cultural historian. She has become a keeper of Afrikan ancestral wisdom, and, in harmony with tradition, a vessel for the often hard to find, authentic, African North American musical expression called jazz.
Tiki was [...]
Ibadan
Toronto’s most exciting musical warriors dwell within the melodious confines of IBADAN. This “warrior camp” founded by bassist, Peter “Burna” Holung and keyboardist, Edwin Harrigan in 1994, is the site where dedicated members hone their skills to perfect the product, IBADAN; Reggae’s and R&B’s sweetest exponent up north .
The IBADAN crew, an eclectic mix of [...]
Brandon Wilson
“Brandon has earned a reputation of setting the bar high for East Coast R&B.” NBC New York. Com
Long before his 2008 solo debut album Finding Home , musical prodigy Brandon Wilson began writing and performing music at the age of 14. Now a feature artist on FM radio stations from Toronto to South Carolina, Wilson’s [...]
Xtiin Jones
Emerging artist Xtiin Jones (pronounced kris-tin) is a Toronto based R&B singer/songwriter who has been exploring a multitude of creative disciplines. Growing up in Vancouver, her formal training included studying visual art, classical flute and choral arrangement, in addition to studying briefly with esteemed vocal coach Bill Vincent. Her passion and aptitude for music has been [...]
Koyce D
Growing up in urban Toronto to a single mother, Kerchel “Koyce D”
Carter listened to a number of musical styles, including pop, reggae,
hip-hop, techno and alternative. Koyce started rapping at the age of 15,
showing off his ability for performance by competing in talent shows around
the city. He continued harvesting his talents, taking time to find his [...]
Erin Hunt
Toronto singer-songwriter Erin Hunt writes timeless soul music – a rare achievement in this day and age. Erin’s influences are found far and wide, from playing classical music as a child, to listening to her Dad’s jazz and folk records, to falling in love with the Bossa Nova. Says Erin, “I strive to write songs [...]
SHURWAYNE WINCHESTER
Born and raised on the smaller of the twin island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean soca artiste, Shurwayne Winchester brings variety and exclusivity to the musical genre that continues to grow both regionally and internationally.
Having acquired, through great dedication and efficiency, unparalleled celebrity across the Caribbean as both a songwriter and singer, Shurwayne Winchester [...]
THE HARAMBEE DANCE COMPANY
The Harambee Dance Company was founded in 1992 by Sandella and Frank Malloy in Charleston, South Carolina and relocated to New York City in 1996.
Harambee is an innovative dance company that explores the roots of African and African – American dance and music from a contemporary perspective. Under the leadership of Artistic Director, Sandella Malloy, [...]