Lulaworld 2015 Program

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CELEBRATING THE MUSIC AND DANCE OF THE AMERICAS

WORLD

2015

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Now in its tenth year, the annual Lulaworld festival (May 27 to June 6) brings together Toronto’s finest world, jazz and Latin musicians presenting their latest compositions and projects and collaborating with celebrated international guests. With the Toronto2015 PANAM games just around the corner, Lulaworld 2015 promises to be a pre-party that will get Toronto dancing to the music of the Americas.

Following up on the success of last year, the festival will include a day of free outdoor programming at Dundas West Fest on June 6.

Lulworld 2015 includes three CD releases, more than a dozen international guests, free concerts, family workshops and a huge Brazilian parade that YOU can be part of!

Presented by Lula Music and Arts Centre, the 2015 Lulaworld festival will highlight the incredible breadth and calibre of the Toronto world and Latin music scenes. LMAC would like to thank our funders, partners and sponsors for their generous support.

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MUSIC AND DANCE OF THE AMERICAS FREE, family-friendly workshops.

Learn the steps & join in our community dance party at Dundas West Fest. Details at lula.ca.

MAY 23 @ 1525 DUNDAS STREET WEST 12pm - Mexican Day of the Dead Dance 1pm - Cuban Rumba to Timba

MAY 30 @ DUFFERIN GROVE PARK Presented with Councilor Ana Bailao’s Office 11am - Brazil: Samba Reggae Dance 12pm - Ritmo Colombiano 1pm - Grand Bateria Express: Public Rehearsal

JUNE 6 @ LULAWORLD STAGE PRESENTED BY CBC TORONTO 11am - Brazilian Samba Reggae 1:30pm - Mexican Day of the Dead Dance 3:30 - Ritmo Colombiano 5pm - Beginner Salsa Lesson

Dance Migration @ Lulaworld 2014 Photo Anna Encheva

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MAY 27

Ground breaking local ensemble Dance Migration is joined by special guest Irineu Nogueira, one of Brazil’s most talented choreographers and teachers of Afro-Brazilian dance and samba as well as Sao Paolo-based percussionist Alysson Bruno. The performance is the culmination of an international collaboration informed by Nogueira’s contemporary dance language Abieié (regeneration in the Yorùbá language).

6pm doors, 7pm show, $25, $20 advance

Mar Aberto SoundSystem + T.Dot Sound Crew

Building on a percussion repertoire, Mar Aberto SoundSystem layers bass, skankin’ guitars, dubby horns and vocals atop the grooves. With Tamar Ilana on vocals and Magdalys Sav on the percuteria, dub reggae is combined with Brazilian rhythm, cumbia, and carimbó!

Led by “Pato” Martinehe the “Bloco Afro” style of T.Dot Sound Crew is based on forms originating in Salvador da Bahia, incorporating many surdo bass drum rhythms and bringing a Pan Am flavour with reggae and latin song intertwined with horns, guitar and bass.

9pm doors, 9:30 pm show $15, $10 advance

MAY 27

Featuring performances by Winston Farrell (Barbados), El Jones (Halifax), Adrian Green (Barbados), Ainsley Burrows (New York), Hyf GypsySun (Ottawa) and many more.

Hosted by Dwayne Morgan, The South North Griots Summit brings together griots, poets and spoken word artists from across North America, the UK, and the Caribbean for a series of workshops, panels, and performances. This kickoff event focusses on collaboration between words and music, as notes and verse come together in harmony.

7pm doors, 8pm show $15

MAY 28

Presented with The Northern Griots Network

The South North Griots Summit: In The Beginning, Spoken World While as a collective this group can be labeled emerging, the individual players are highly accomplished and recognized in both Latin jazz circles and the live salsa scene.

Toronto Latin Jazz collective brings together some of the city’s top Latin players to feature new compositions and arrangements by each band member, highlighting the incredible talent to be found in Toronto. With Alexis Baro, Roberto Riverón, Christian Overton, Jorge Betancourt, Pablosky Rosales, Luisito Orbegoso and Jorge “Papiosco” Torres.

6:30 pm doors, 7:30 pm show Free before 8pm, $15 after

MAY 29

Toronto Latin Jazz Collective

MAY 30

lula all stars cd release True to their name, Lula All Stars represents the very best of Lula Lounge’s weekly live salsa series. Their debut CD features the city’s top salsa vocalists backed by an A-list lineup that includes leaders and players from the scene’s most established ensembles, playing a uniquelyCanadian version of “salsa dura.” Led by Sean Bellaviti and Luis Orbegoso and comprised of musicians with roots from across the Americas, Lula All Stars will follow up their album launch with an appearance at the Toronto2015 Pan Am Games.

7pm doors, 10:30 show, $15, $12 advance

Ron Davis’ SYMPHRONICA with THE LOMBARD TWINS

Ron Davis and his endlessly inventive electric / acoustic/ jazz / world / pop / classical mashup, welcome internationally renowned dancing duo, The Lombard Twins for an unprecedented collaboration.

Argentine-born Martín & Facundo Lombard have a unique style and energy: an emotional and expressive blend of hip-hop, tap, jazz, ballet and tango that transcends the traditions and attitudes of established technique.

Now based in the U.S. the Twins have brought their sensational work to major venues and films such as Step Up 3D and Step Up All In. 7pm doors, 8pm show $25, $20 advance

MAY 31

JUNE 3

Amai Kuda & Y Josephine Playing what they call AfroSoul, singer/songwriters, percussionists, community activists and educators Amai Kuda Y Josephine believe strongly in the power of music to heal and change the world. Their latest release, AfroSoul Volume II: MaZai, follow-up to Amai Kuda’s debut album, Sand from the Sea has been described by Nicholas Jennings as “one of the year’s most exciting discoveries” and “earthy and rootsy and good for your ears” by CBC’s Errol Nazareth.

6:30 pm doors, 7:30 pm show $15, $12 advance

JUNE 3

Ogguere releases his third full-length album showcasing Toronto’s top Cuban and Canadian musicians, taking his unique hybrid of contemporary & folkloric Cuban music, North American and world music to the next level.

“Ogguere is a master of rhythm and of the harmonics that are wrought from the expert dissection of the jazz metaphor and the clave of Cuban son.” ~ Raul da Gama.

8:30 pm doors, 9:30 pm show - $15, $12 advance

Ogguere CD Release “Raices”

Canadá le canta a México Canadian composers with roots in Mexico, Venezuela, Spain, Uruguay and Cuba celebrate the influence of Mexican song on their own artistic creation. Featuring Jorge and Yuri López, Rubén Vazquez, Laura Fernández, Valeria Matzner, Eliana Cuevas, Alec Dempster, Kali Niño, Rosy Cervantes, Pablosky Rosales and more.

6pm doors, 7pm show $15, $12 advance

JUNE 4 The Heavyweights kick off their summer cross-Canadian tour with a special concert featuring the legendary Jamaican Canadian vocalist Jay Douglas performing classic and new compositions. “Not since the Shuffle Demons bopped into the limelight has a young Toronto jazz band had as much impact on the local scene as the Heavyweights Brass Band.” - Exclaim 9pm doors, 10pm show $15, $12 advance

JUNE 4

Heavyweight Brass Band with Jay Douglas

Former members of the legendary Cuban groups Klimax, Sierra Maestra, NG La Banda and Cubanismo! join us from England, Mexico, Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto for a special concert dedicated to the classic music of Cubanismo!. The concert will revisit the groups high energy dance music created over two decades under Alemañy’s leadership and will include some new compositions, cowritten with Toronto’s own Pablosky Rosales. Featuring very special guests Alina Vila (Mexico), Miguel de Armas (Ottawa), and Jordan Martínez (Montreal).

7pm doors, 10:30 show $20, $15 advance

JUNE 5

Jesús Alemañy y La Reunión One of the most highly-respected American salsa vocalists of our day, Miami-based Hermán Olivera and local salsa luminaries team up for an evening of Olivera’s repertoire. Born in New Jersey of Puerto Rican parents, Olivera, has recorded 5 albums with Manny Oquendo and Conjunto Libre including classics “Que Humanidad,” “Decídete” y “No me Echen la Culpa”. He is known for his work with Machito’s Orchestra, Johnny Pacheco, Ray Barretto and Eddie Palmieri.

7pm doors, 10:30 show $20, $15 advance

JUNE 6

Hermán Olivera with the Lula All Stars

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LULAWORLD @ DUNDAS WEST FEST!

JUNE 6 FREE ALL DAY!

Music and Dance of the Americas Lulaworld stage presented by CBC Toronto @ 1525 Dundas W 12PM - GRAND BATERIA EXPRESS

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Be a part of Canada’s biggest Brazilian drumming performance to date! Learn the parts by watching the videos for each percussion part. Not a drummer? You can still dance, march or volunteer in the parade. Videos, rehearsal details and instrument advice at lulaworld.ca. (Presented with Contemporånea and Steve’s Music)

2:30 - HERMAN OLIVERA & LULA ALL STARS See June 6 listing for details.

4PM - THE ARSENALS

Led by charismatic trombonist Dizzzy D, the Arsenals are known for their energetic fusion of authentic Jamaican ska, rocksteady rhythms and pop and have performed with legends such as Toots and The Maytals, Monty Morris, Lord Tanamo (Skatallites) and The Satellites.

5:30 - SAINT O

Musicians from St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenada and Trinidad & Tobago come together under the direction of drummer Jermaine St. Omer to create Afro-Caribbean jazz that combines classic Caribbean steal pan, a killer rhythm section, vocals and horns.

7PM - JESUS ALEMANY & LA REUNION See June 5 listing for details.

8:30 - LOS OTROS

The magnetic vocalist Julián Marz leads this energetic six piece playing classic Spanish rock and pop. With Antonio Sosa on guitar, Eduardo González on keys, Oriana Barbato on bass and Anita Graciano on percussion and Randolf Jiménez drums.

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UPCOMNG CONCERT HIGHLIGHTS

kobo town + nomadic massive Canadian Music Week presents Kobotown, the calypso, roots reggae group with an indie-rock attitude, paired with Montreal’s multi-cultural, hip hop supergroup Nomadic Massive.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6

quique escamilla + souljazz orchestra Canadian Music Week presents Juno-winning Mexican Canadian singer-songwriter & guitarist Quique Escamilla followed by Souljazz' chart-topping, percussive explosion of soul, jazz, Afro, Latin and Caribbean rhythms.

THURSDAY, MAY 7

josefina torres + joyce aldrich Mexican-born singer-songwriter Josefina Torres presents a special Mothers’ Day concert featuring some of Toronto’s top players including Alexis Baro, Juan Pablo Dominguez and Ruben Vasquez. Full opening set by Joyce Aldrich.

SUNDAY, MAY 10

st. laurent trio + diane roblin’s reconnect Award-winning guitarist Eric St. Laurent blends uplifting melodies with Afro-Cuban rhythms creating a distinctive & original sound. Featuring all-original, jazz-funk compositions, Roblin’s Reconnect plays high-energy music from the heart.

SUNDAY, MAY 24

andy de campos cd launch De Campos’ bright baritone vocal style and unique phrasing is highlighted on his new CD, “Colors.” Encompassing time-honoured American standards, universal classics and original material, the release features many top Canadian jazz players.

MONDAY, MAY 25

di meschugeles Going beyond typical Klezmer harmonies, Di Meschugeles virtuosic performances are simultaneously both fiery and heartbreakingly moanful. Presented by the Israeli and German Consulates, celebrating 50 years of bilateral diplomatic relations.

TUESDAY, JUNE 9

Toronto composer & tuba player Rob Teehan (Lemon Bucket Orkestra, Heavyweights Brass Band, Boxcar Boys) releases his debut instrumental album "Come Home,” bringing a cinematic sensibility to a bouquet of classical, folk and world music flavours. With Nick Teehan.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10

lerner and moguilevsky This dynamic duo has developed their own improvisational musical language, combining elements of Klezmer and Yiddish traditions with Argentinian folk, jazz, tango and other world music influences. Presented by The Ashkenaz Festival.

THURSDAY, JUNE 11

tash lorayne cd launch Having worked extensively as a back-up vocalist for the likes of Ammoye, Divine Brown and Jacksoul, Tash Lorayne returns to Lula to launch her debut album, Light That Lives, effortlessly blending blues, jazz, soul and folk.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17

lara solnicki trio Critically-acclaimed contemporary jazz vocalist Lara Solnicki, is joined by guitarist Ted Quinlan and bassist Jim Vivian, performing music from her sophomore album “Whose Shadow?” (Inner Circle Music), plus gems from The Great American Songbook.

TUESDAY, JUNE 23

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diane roblin + alexander brown latin jazz jam A double night of jazz, funk and Latin fusion featuring the funk-driven jazz of Roblin’s Reconnect followed by a Latin jazz jam led by celebrated Cuban Canadian trumpeter Alexander Brown and many surprise special guests.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24

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zeynep ozbilen - jazz in latino & ladino Dizzying Mediterranean rhythms and mesmerizing melodies characterize Zeynep’s unique take on world jazz, revealing both her Turkish roots and her extensive Latin American performance experience. Followed by Yasgurs Farm.

THURSDAY, JUNE 25

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LMAC Projects for the Toronto2015 Pan Am Games!

Our ongoing Toronto Ignite project brings middle and secondary students to Lula Lounge to learn about the music and dance of the Americas. The students are invited back to Dundas West Fest on June 6 to participate in workshops and performances at the Lulaworld stage, presented by CBC Toronto. Teachers interested in attending a workshop with their class can email info@lula.ca for details!

LMAC is proud to present a PANAMANIA commissioned project featuring the great pianist, composer and educator Danilo Perez. The PANAMANIA Lula Big Band brings together award-winning jazz artists John Patitucci, Brian Blade, Miguel Zenon, Pedrito Martinez and Canada’s own Jane Bunnett as well as the students of the Berklee Global Jazz Institute.

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A highlight of the day at Dundas West Fest will be the very first performance of Grand Bateria Express. With more than 100 players the group has contributors from eight of Toronto’s top Brazilian drumming troups playing four rhythms that highlight various tropical traditions embraced by Toronto drummers. If you want to drum in the parade, just watch the videos at lulaworld.ca, learn your part for each rhythm and join the biggest Brazilian band in Canada!

Canadian composer, producer and bassist Roberto Occhipinti serves as as Artistic Director for this unique international collaboration with musical direction by Perez. Concerts take place July 21st at Nathan Phillips Square and July 22 at Koerner Hall. The Koerner Hall presentation will include the world premiere of a new piece by Danilo Perez commissioned by LMAC and PANAMANIA and will be co-presented with Toronto Summer Music and PANAMANIA, presented by CIBC.

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BRIAN BLADE, MIGUEL ZENÓN, PEDRITO MARTINEZ, JANE BUNNETT & BERKLEE GLOBAL JAZZ INSTITUTE

July 22 at 8:30pm, Koerner Hall ...and MANY MORE concerts featuring the Danish String Quartet, Karita Mattila, and YOA Orchestra of the Americas!

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