LULAWORLD 2017
DINNER & CONCERT Director - Jose Nieves LMAC Co-Artistic Directors Tracy Jenkins and José Ortega General Manager - Vasilios Cranis Zen Master - Todd Bruder Front of House Manager - Oz Khan Sound Engineer - Howard Laurie Program Design - Mambolino Photographer - Anna Encheva Admin - Kristyn Gelfand Queenette Olu-Egbuniwe
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LULA TURNS 15! Celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of the world music venue Lula Lounge, the 2017 Lulaworld festival will bring together artists with roots in Cuba, Chile, Tibet, Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, Portugal and beyond for eleven days of original collaborations and newest projects that cross borders, genres and generations. This year’s edition of Lulaworld features more than 20 performances including two CD releases, a street mural project, lessons in Brazilian forró, Cuban salsa, and Tibetan dance, a panel on music in the media and a community street brass band performances that you can take part in. Full line up at lulaworld.ca and lula.ca. Tracy Jenkins & José Ortega
Co-Artistic Directors Lula Lounge / Lula Music and Arts Centre
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LULAWORLD 2017 Pre-Festival Panel + Party
Presented with City Hall Live, Music Ontario, Rebel Vibez, Exclaim! Free, all-ages.
6:30 Panel on diversity and live music in the media. Panelists to include Zaib Shaikh, Film Commissioner & Director of Entertainment Industries, City of Toronto, Errol Nazareth, Host of CBC Toronto’s Big City Small World. Dalton Higgins, publicist, concert producer, journalist & broadcaster.
MAY 29 Ammoye + Charmie
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8:00 City Hall Live presents Ammoye + Charmie Soul rebel, Ammoye sings of love, life and justice. Rooted in the reggae music of her native Jamaica, the multi-award winner effortlessly glides into dancehall gospel, soul and r&b with breathtaking ease and presence. Presented with Rebel Vibez. Twenty-one year old singer-songwriter and performance artist Charmie Deller is building a wealth of stage experience through performances at the local level, while pursuing her vision of creating timeless music..
co-Presented with Exclaim!
Dennis Rollins + Alexis Baro British trombonist Dennis Rollins, the founder of jazz funk fusion group Badbone and Co. joins us from Manchester, England to team up with local Cuban jazz trumpeter Alexis Baro.
TD Grand Prize Jazz Awardwinner, Quebec-native jazz trumpeter meets veterans of Toronto’s Cuban salsa scene.
JUNE 2
Opening Night june 1
One of the most-promising young artists to have emerged from the Montreal jazz scene in recent years, Rachel Therrien is known for her stylistic versatility and her sophisticated compositions.
Rachel Therrien + Cafe Cubano
Toronto-based Battle of Santiago combines Afro-Cuban rhythms and vocals with a distinctly Canadian post-rock spirit and sensibility.
Battle of Santiago
Award-winning Montreal-based group mixes Latin rhythms, rap & electro to create the explosive blend that can be heard on their latest album.
Led by piano player Jorge Betancourt and featuring some of the city’s top players, Cafe Cubano is one was of the first allCuban full salsa bands formed in Canada.
Sonido Pesao
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JUNE 3
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1:00 pm to 10:30 pm at 1630 Dundas Street West
@ Dundas West Fest!
A FULL DAY OF FREE OUTDOOR MUSIC FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY: DEDICATED TO BRASS AND HORNS!!! 1PM - Street Brass Community Brass Project - meet in alley beside Lula Lounge
LULAWORLD STAGE @ 1630 Dundas WEST
Featuring an international Street Brass community performance led by Christopher Butcher of The Heavyweights Brass Band and special guest New Orleans-based, Grammy-winner Ashlin Parker.
Funky, Caribbean-inspired jazz with special guest trombonist from Manchester, England and Cuban Canadian trumpeter Alexis Baro.
Be a part of brass history in the making when horn players of all types, levels, ages and musical backgrounds join Toronto’s Street Brass to perform as part of our Dundas Brass project, Inspired by the street music culture of New Orleans. Watch the videos at lulaworld.ca, or on the Facebook event page, learn the parts and be part of our super horn band on June 3.
6pm - The Arsenals
This kicks off the day of music, food, crafts, art, dancing and more at the annual Dundas West Fest.
2:30pm - Dennis Rollins Quintet
4pm - Rachel Therrien Quartet
Montreal/Brooklyn-based trumpeter connects with Toronto’s Latin jazz leaders
Led by trombonist Dizzy Minott, The Arsenals play the history of Jamaican music, from authentic studio one ska and rocksteady to classic reggae.
8pm - Ricky Franco
One of the city’s leading salsa vocalists, Toronto-born singer, songwriter, producer & arranger Ricky Franco, is a multi-talented Latin musician of proud Mexican descent.
10pm - Flavia Nacimento & Zeca Polina
Sherbrooke-based Brazilian vocalist Flavia Nacimento joins Zeca Polina with special guest NYC accordionist Rob Curto + brass by Ashlin Parker and Christopher Butcher. + Dance lessons, street performances and more.. Check lulaworld.ca for updates!
JUNE 4
JUNE 7
Having released his first solo CD in 2016, Simão takes us on an a journey through the sounds of the Lusophone world, uniting a jazz sensibility and chamber music compositional style.
Louis Simão AFTERNOON FORRÓ WORKSHOP BY B. ARTS, 1 - 3 PM @ LULA Explore diverse Forró dance styles: Electronic, Roots, Pé-de-serra, & Universitário
Three Generations of Conga Players featuring the Legendary Candido An exclusive performance by the original Conga King, 96 year-old “Candido” direct from NYC. With Papiosco Torres, Magdelys Savigne and an all-star band led by Jane Bunnet and featuring Hilario Duran. Visit lula.ca for details of our conga contest!
Aline Morales with Rob Curto
JUNE 6
Special guest accordionist, known for his work with Forró in the Dark & Forró for All, joins Brazilian Canadian vocalist, percussionist & bandleader. With Flavia Nascimento & Zeca Polina. Presented with Uma Nota and B. Arts
Dorjee Tsering + So Long Seven Winner of the Tibetan Music Award for Best Traditional Artist releases his 10th CD. Dorjee invites everyone to join him in a beginner Tibetan dance lesson before the concert.
So Long Seven creates a seamless tapestry of sound, at once spirited and meditative with a blend of composition and improvisation.
JUNE 8
Ed Cherry Trio New York City based jazz guitarist who played with Dizzy Gillespie for 14 years appears for the first time in Toronto in many years. Cherry has performed/ recorded with Roy Hargrove’s Crisol Latin jazz band, John Patton, Hamiett Bluiett, Jon Faddis, Paquito D’Rivera and Henry Threadgill.
New York City-based pianist creates a hypnotic blend of jazz, timba, funk with AfroCaribbean rhythms and melodies.
JUNE 9
Co-presented with Barocco Coffee
Axel Laugart Tosca Gritty, witty and streetwise and a celebrated improvisor, Havana-born Gerardo Contino, “El Abogado de la Salsa,” was a lead singer for the Cuban mega-group NG La Banda.
“If there is a better current rock band in Canada, I’ve yet to hear them.” -- Johnson Cummins, Montreal Mirror.
Winner of the 2015 JUNO for world music, Mexican Canadian singersongwriter and multi-instrumentalist Quique Escamilla has been called “a modern day troubadour, making music that comes straight from the soul.”
With a debut CD that features special guests Jimmy Bosch and Herman Olivera. Toronto Latin powerhouse ensemble Sean Bellaviti & Conjunto Lacalu is at the leading edge of Canada’s salsa revival.
JUNE 10
Mercy Now Paul Reddick Quique Escamilla
Melding poetry, mystery, darkness and light, Paul Reddick is a leading voice in today’s blues and roots scene.
Gerardo Contino y Los Habaneros
Sean Bellaviti & Conjunto Lacalu
JUNE 11
LADIES FREE UNTIL 10PM $4.50 CUBA LIBRES
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Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Violeta Parra Toronto artists pay tribute to songwriter, activist, folklorist, ethnomusicologist and visual artist, Violeta Parra, who is known internationally as The Mother of Latin American folk music.
Tribute to Violeta Parra
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3 COURSE DINNER $54 LIVE CUBAN BANDS BEGINNER’S DANCE LESSON
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This new trio from drummer Chris Wallace explores the massive influence of classic 60s era Blue Note tenor men.
Toronto-based saxophonist, vocalist & composer has worked extensively with Rita Chiarelli, Shakura S’Aida, Hilario Duran & Rich Brown.
JUNE 16
JULY 28
the jay danley band
artie roth
World-beat jazz with a strong emphasis on African and particularly Ethiopian influences from an exceptional Toronto ensemble.
Toronto-born jazz bassist & composer, Artie Roth has released 3 CDs under his own name and played on many JUNO-winning and nominated albums.
JUNE 23
AUGUST 4
rafael zalvidar
yoser rodriguez
Renowned for his improvisational and compositional skills alike, this native of Cuba is one of the most brilliant figures in Montreal piano jazz.
Cuban-born Toronto bassist Yoser Rodriguez bridges Latin jazz, world & pop through songs exploring the immigrant experience, the environment, love & friendship.
JUNE 30
AUGUST 11
yiannis kapoulas An infectious blend of ethno-fusion with Latin, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, jazz, classical and funk influences from an award-winning multi-instrumentalist.
JULY 7
django futuro An intoxicating mix of world music and jazz with the driving rhythm of Parisian gypsy swing of the 1940s. “Face-melting, button-popping gypsy jazz!”
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JULY 14
JULY 21
7:30 PM EARLY SET
adrean farrugia Award-winning pianist and composer Adrean Farrugia has played/ recorded with such artists as Randy Brecker, Chris Potter, Kenny Wheeler and Darcy James Argue.
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The Heart of a Man Hosted by Dwayne Morgan, this unique variety show features singers and poets, sharing original work on the theme of love.
June 11
Dandy-up, it’s high-Time for a retro-round-up of smart cocktails, hard swing/rockabilly and sexy stage acts! Lily Frost presents the launch of a new Series, BIG CITY SOCIAL!
June 29
Lily Frost Carmen on Tap
CFA Summer In The City
Flute
Festival
A musical tale of love, jealousy, betrayal and murder. Opera returns to Lula with one woman’s lust for freedom, told through the power of the human voice.
Latin masters Ayres Pothoff (Brazil) and Cesar Vivanco Sanchez (Peru) kick off the opening night of the festival with Sean Bellaviti and his band.
July 30
June 18 Rebel Vibez Presents
STAGES
This monthly industry networking event and showcase, hosted by Carrie Mullings, highlights established and emerging Toronto urban and reggae artists.
June 27 and July 25
Calypso tent-style presentation starring top singers backed by the Caribbean acoustic band Shak Shak, led by Roger Gibbs. Followed by dancing to DJ.
Calypso Mucho August 2
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