Saturday, October 28
Daniels Spectrum, 585 Dundas Street East Toronto, ON M5A 2B7
African Women Acting (AWA), celebrating their 10th anniversary this fall, is set to host The African-Canadian Fusion: a Cross-Cultural Celebration of Art, Music, and Poetry. On Saturday, October 28, Daniel’s Spectrum, a cultural center on Dundas Street in Regent Park, Toronto, will be transformed into a home of music and other performing arts that celebrate the African diaspora in Canada.
Founded in 2011, AWA is a nonprofit focused on empowering, preserving, and promoting women's issues and the heritage of African culture through African art. It is known for its rocking events, including its long-running annual Niagara Festival, which took over RiverBrink Art Museum in Queenston during the waning days of summer. One donor paid for 300 tickets so that fans could enjoy the full-day, family-friendly program.
The Fall event will feature:
Dabbling in genres including classic rock, reggae, and pop, J Nichole Noel has been performing for over 20 years on stages in Canada, the U.S., Spain, the UK, and Jamaica. She has recorded three audio CDs as well as published books of poetry and stories for children.
Sonia Aimy, or the “Velvety voice of Africa” as she’s called, has released several albums. In 2021, she released the quarantine-era “Reconnect,” a fantastic upbeat meditation on Pan-Africanism which feels out of Fela Kuta’s lab. Though the African diaspora is spread all over the world, the chorus, “reconnect, reconnect, my people… motherland, motherland” is a reminder of an everlasting connection to the African continent. One of several October performers who is truly a Jane of all trades, Aimy also released her film “TRACE: Tracing African Canadian Extraordinaire,” which focuses on the accomplishments of seven African-Canadians making an impact in the country.
The October event will feature Afrobeat selections by DJ Moussa, who has played all around Toronto-area haunts and is sure to keep the party going and people dancing.
Eric Alper
Publicist | Music Commentator | Shameless Idealist
Phone: 647-971-3742
Email: Eric@ThatEricAlper.com
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