The Sicilian Jazz Project “Occhipinti has crafted this music with uncommon perfection.” Raul d’Gama Rose, All About Jazz “The players deeply feel this music, bringing it to joyous highs and sub-strata lows, positioned in a hopeful and richly rendered framework… a triumphant recording on many levels” Michael G. Nastos Billboard “This is […]
Alejandra Nuñez is a vocalist, percussionist, composer and mother to Natalia and Mathew. Born in Santiago Chile, Alejandra has lived and worked as a musician in Canada and the United States, she has performed in Europe as well as North and Central America. Her training on percussion has taken her to Brazil, Cuba, Puerto Rico, […]
Ed Hanley began his tabla (north Indian classical percussion) training in Toronto, Canada with Ritesh Das in 1989, and has since studied with master drummers Swapan Chaudhuri, Anindo Chatterjee, Suresh Talwalkar and Subhajyothi Guha. His interest in all aspects of Indian classical rhythm have led him to study outside of the Hindustani tabla tradition as […]
Born in Ottawa, Ray began learning by ear and woodshedding with the great rock records of that era. After studying audio engineering, production, and performance in the Music Industry Arts program at Fanshawe College and doing a term in the music program at Humber, Ray started writing his own compositions and opened up his own […]
Formed in 1998 by the dynamic duo of poet, lyricist, activist, singer and Bengali-rooted tough-guy Rosina Kazi and her life partner, producer, sound designer, philosopher, aphorismist and Barbados-born king of chill, Nicholas Murray, LAL always proved hard to describe. They’re a band, but not only a band – they’re a music making magical mushroom, the […]
A Hamilton-based sitar player and teacher. www.ragaschool.com While he was growing up, Ustad Vilayat Khan was one of the most revered musicians in India and his son Ustad Shujaat Khan was the product of his mastery, becoming himself a highly respected sitarist. Both were models for Neeraj’s growing abilities. As his talents were recognized […]
Luis Mario is a vocalist, guitarist, composer and arranger. Born in Havana, Cuba in April 6, 1963, Luis Mario’s earliest musical influences came from his father Luis Ochoa Sr. singer, guitarist and founding member of “Trio Voces de Oro”, one of Cuba’s most romantic ensembles. At the age of 11, Luis Mario began full time […]
Entertainer, musician, composer, dancer, choreographer, author and educator Njacko Backo shares his uplifting music, energizing dance, and hope-filled stories with audiences of all ages and all walks of life. Njacko was born in Cameroon in 1958 and raised in the hills in a small village called Bazou, which means “The Walkers.” Njacko’s feet first landed […]
David is a trumpet player, an accomplished composer, producer and cultural inventor who brings a spirit of intensity and inquiry to everything he does, as he and his gifted co-conspirators go for the jugular. Starting as a student of jazz legend Freddie Stone, David has best been known for many years as the leader of […]
Mosa McNeilly is a visual artist, vocalist and community arts facilitator. She has a mixed media studio gallery in downtown Guelph, sings with Ondine Chorus, leads independent community arts projects in schools and community centres, and sits on the Board of Directors for the Guelph Black Heritage Society. http://www.mosamcneilly.com/
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