38th Toronto International Film Festival opens Sept. 5

By Alicia Sealey     The 38th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) rolls into town from Thursday, Sept. 5th to Sunday, Sept. 15th, 2013. Showcasing 366 films (short and/or long in duration), TIFF 2013 promises to be its usual, high-quality, yet overwhelming buffet of delectable experiences for all whom like films. So, if you […]

A show of rastafarian culture

As Jamaica proactively encourages tourists to the island, another big draw this year that the tourist board has planned, is a show of Rastafari culture, which has been documented and its history is detailed in a definitive exhibition now underway at the Institute of Jamaica in Kingston. The historic exhibition, Rastafari: Unconquerable!, examines the “Revelation […]

Bunji feeling "Irie" this weekend

Get ready to eat, dance and sing along with the best reggae, salsa and world music artists and dancers this summer as TD Irie Music Festival returns for an eleventh year of FREE, family friendly fun.  This year, IRIE invites music lovers right across the GTA to celebrate summer at the inaugural Oshawa showcase on […]

Jay-z picks up WondaGurl's beat

By Gerald V. Paul There’s a Canadian connection to Jay-Z’s recent release of Magna Carta Holy Grail: 16- year-old WondaGurl, Ebony Oshunrinde, a budding producer! One of the beats on Crown, a track on Jay-Z’s new album has scored Brampton’s Oshunrinde a production credit. WondaGurl was the winner of Toronto’s Battle of the Beat Makers […]

TD Irie Festival expands into Durham, Peel

Some of the world’s best best reggae, salsa and world music artists and dancers will be in the Greater Toronto Area this summer as TD Irie Music Festival returns for an eleventh year of free family friendly fun. This year, the festival will hit three cities in the GTA – Oshawa, Mississauga and Toronto. The […]

TD returns as title sponsor for Irie Music festival

With an average of 100,000 festival goers and growing, TD Bank is back as title sponsor of the Toronto and Mississauga IRIE Music Festival celebrations, extending the successful relationship for a seventh straight year. TD IRIE Music Festival returns to Mississauga’s Celebration Square on Saturday, July 13 & Sunday, July 14, 2013 culminating with the […]

Carnival Nationz set to launch The Reef

“Re-tooled… re-vamped… re-energized… we ready for the road” is the motto of two-time defending Toronto Carnival champions Carnival Nationz (CNz) as they begin their quest for the hat-trick in 2013. The band has won 5 “Band of the Year” titles in 8 years, and is hoping to take the crown again in 2013. “We’ve had […]

List of events around Toronto Carnival 2013

APRIL 13- BLUES CARNIVAL FUSION BAND LAUNCH APRIL 20- CARNIVAL NATIONZ BAND LAUNCH APRIL 27- LOUIS SALDENAH BAND LAUNCH MAY 5- MOTHERS DAY SHOW ” DAVID RUDDER. DENISE PLUMMER. KEN PHILMORE” MAY 11- MOTHERS DAY SHOW “BARON” MAY 18- MYSTIC BLUE CONCERT  “SUPERBLUE. FARMER NAPPY. PATRICE ROBERTS” MAY 19- DRUPATI BOAT RIDE MAY 25- MIXX4U […]

KI, 3Veni ready to warm up Toronto

It’s the first big band to hit Toronto after Trinidad Carnival, and cross-over superband JMC 3Veni is promising a show that will delight the entire family when it hits the stage at the Double Tree Hotel on March 23. Featuring the fastest rising artist in the history of chutney soca, KI, Jmc 3veni promises to […]