Lameck Williams (aka L. Dawg, The Lyrical King) is a Toronto-based rapper born in Zurich, Switzerland to his late Zimbabwean mother and his Congolese father. He began his artistic life as a poet, writer, actor and athletic weedsmoker in Switzerland. When he moved to Toronto, he participated in the Underground breakdance scene where he learned […]
Born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Helena is a singer, songwriter, dancer and filmmaker. This young performer chanced upon the stage as a member of Tis Abbay Band of Montreal at 13. As one of the new generation of Africans growing up in North America she began writing, singing, rapping, and making beats in a style […]
Jani Lauzon is a three time Juno nominated singer/songwriter, a three time Dora Mavor Moore nominated actress and an award winning screen actress and puppeteer.
Nominated for a 2013 JUNO Award for World Music Album of the Year! Congratulations!
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February 23, 2013 7:00pm until 3:00am Luna Ballroom, 30 Gordon Mackay Road, North York, ON M9N 2V6 (Jane & Hwy 400) Straight from the Ivory Coast after a stint in Montreal, for the first time ever in Toronto – MEIWAY LIVE!!! You will get your white handkerchief at the door! Advance Tickets: African Drums and […]
Dick “Juiceman” Lochan is a popular Toronto-based award-winning calypsonian, composer, emcee, actor, teacher, and writer with close ties to his native Trinidad. He composes music for his own performances as well as several other calypsonians, and instructs children and youths in the Calypso and Soca artform. He does this as a Tutor and Co-Director of […]
Working as a graphic designer and illustrator in Toronto from the 70’s on, to be the artist for the BamBoo world was the best education ever, for learning about African music, one of the giant gifts to the planet. I’m making textile and fine-art now, but I still find myself inspired and moved by both […]
An eight-time JUNO Award (Canada’s Grammy) nominee for Best Contemporary Jazz Album, guitarist/ composer Michael Occhipinti’s inventive approach to creative music of all kinds has earned him a broad array of listeners and the respect of critics and musicians alike. Crossing genres that include jazz, chamber music, funk, world music, and anything involving modern guitar […]
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