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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
Gyptian
The bawdy double entendre that comprises the hook of reggae singer Gyptian’s current crossover hit “Hold You” is, simultaneously, so sweet a child can chant along to it yet so risqué many adults would blush at its intimate disclosure: “Girl me just want to hold you put me arms right around you, girl you give me [...]
FAB 5
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 one in Jamaica. In their first year on the road, and for the following two [...]
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 [...]